The Laura Jane Musser Fund wants to encourage collaborative and participatory efforts among citizens in rural communities that will help to strengthen their towns and regions in a number of civic areas including, but not limited to, economic development, business preservation, arts and humanities, public space improvements, and education.
Donor Name: Laura Jane Musser Fund
State: Selected States
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/03/2024
Size of the Grant:
- Planning (up to $5,000)
- Implementation (Up to $25,000)
Details:
Priority is placed on projects that:
- BRING together a broad range of community members and institutions
- PROVIDE the opportunity for diverse community members to work together
- CONTAIN measurable short-term outcomes within the first 12 to 18 months
- INCLUDE community members actively in all phases of the process
- WORK toward an outcome of positive change within their community.
Projects must demonstrate:
- SUPPORT from a diverse cross-section of community members and institutions
- MATCHING financial and/or in-kind support from the local community
- SIGNIFICANT volunteer participation
- REASONABLE plans to complete the project within 18 months or less.
Funding Information
- Planning (up to $5,000): These funds may support costs like: consultant or staff time, meeting costs, mailings, secretarial support, refreshments, local travel, childcare, etc.
- Implementation (Up to $25,000): These funds are available to implement community based rural projects that originate in, have been planned by, and involve diverse people from the local community. The projects should result in a tangible outcome within at least the first 18 months.
Geographical Areas
- Only programs in Colorado, Hawaii, Minnesota, Wyoming, and limited counties in New York and Texas may apply:
- Eligible counties in New York include: Delaware, Greene, Otsego, Schoharie, Sullivan, and Ulster. Eligible counties in Texas are located in the Rio Grande River Valley (Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, and Willacy counties), Deep East Texas (Angelina, Houston, Jasper, Nacogdoches, Newton, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, Shelby, Trinity, and Tyler counties), and the Brazos Valley (Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson, and Washington counties).
Who can apply?
- Nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations (organizations with fiscal sponsors are not eligible).
- Local units of Government.
For more information, visit LJMF.
