The Vermont Community Foundation has launched Hills and Hollows Fund to support educational opportunities, children and families, and efforts that foster the future sustainability of Poultney and its nearby communities.
Donor Name: Vermont Community Foundation
State: Vermont
Town: Poultney
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/01/2022
Grants Size: $1,501 – $7,500
Details:
Through its grant programs, the Hills and Hollows Fund aims to promote sustainable, healthy, vital and democratic communities. Grant funding is available to support existing services, provide seed money for promising new projects, and enable organizations outside of Poultney to expand their outreach to include area residents.
Examples of eligible program areas include:
- Educational opportunities;
- Services for children, elderly, and family health;
- Food security;
- Community organizations that nurture, preserve and interpret the area’s unique cultural, built and natural environment;
- Programs that address the use and abuse of limited natural resources, including responses to climate change; and
- Programs that encourage community engagement and a stronger sense of connection and belonging.
The Hills and Hollows Fund seeks to encourage collaborative programs and projects that take full advantage of available resources, such as colleges and existing programs and services (i.e., food shelves, rescue squads, schools, historical societies, clubs), or special individual expertise and experience. The best projects will stimulate participation and build bridges within the community.
What They Don’t Fund
The Hills and Hollows Fund does not fund capital campaigns, endowments, deficit funding, or expenses that have already been incurred. If you have questions about project eligibility, please contact VCF staff. Please note that programs and events must take place in spaces that are ADA accessible in order to be eligible for funding.
Funding Information
The Hills and Hollows Fund includes two programs that make grants of different amounts.
- Hollows Grants ($250 – $1,500)
- Hills Grants ($1,501 – $7,500)
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants must be schools, municipal entities, or nonprofit organizations whose service area includes Poultney or its nearby communities.
- Grant applications will be accepted from organizations that are located in or serve the people of Vermont.
- Organizations must be tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a public agency or municipality in the state of Vermont.
- Nonprofit organizations or community groups who do not have 501(c)(3) status may apply for grant awards if another tax-exempt organization acts as a fiscal sponsor.
- No person in the United States shall, on the basis of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds made available (meaning any funds having a competitive application process) by the Vermont Community Foundation, and any other program or activity funded in whole or in part with funds appropriated for grants, cooperative agreements, and other assistance administered by the Foundation.
- If grant applicants employ staff or engage volunteers, they must do so and provide services without discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity (as defined in paragraph 249(c)(4) of title 18, United States Code), sexual orientation, marital or parental status, political affiliation, military service, physical or mental ability.
For more information, visit Vermont Community Foundation.
