The Greater Cincinnati Foundation is currently accepting Letters of Intent for its Environmental Beautification Grant Program.
Donor Name: Greater Cincinnati Foundation
States: Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/03/2022
Grant Size: up to the $25,000
Details:
Purpose
To support the environmental beautification of this region by enhancing the accessibility and quality of greenspaces and/or connecting historically marginalized groups to the benefits of nature.
Funding Information
For the 2022 Environmental Beautification cycle, GCF has approximately $380,000 available and grants will be awarded up to the $25,000 level.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be classified as tax-exempt by the IRS, typically 501(c)(3) status or government agency. If your organization is not a 501(c)(3), you may utilize a fiscal agent, however the fiscal agent must be identified in the application.
- Grants will be made to organizations with efforts based in the Greater Cincinnati region which includes the counties of: Hamilton, Butler, Warren, and Clermont in Ohio; Boone, Kenton and Campbell in Kentucky and Dearborn in Indiana.
Preference will be given to:
- Organizations that develop solutions with a racial equity lens
- Requests that beautify, create, conserve and/or restore greenspaces, with preference for spaces that benefit historically marginalized groups in their region.
- Requests that connect historically marginalized groups to the benefits of nature, including but not limited to, increased fresh food access and nature education programming, particularly for children or youth.
- Proposals with clear and measurable outcomes
- Organizations that have demonstrated partnerships, collaboration and alignment with community-wide efforts
- Organizations that have demonstrated insights from their past results
- Organizations using an asset-based approach to the work
For more information, visit Greater Cincinnati Foundation.
