The Community Foundation of Carroll County is seeking applications for 2023 Grant Cycle for Strategic Grants and General Grants.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Carroll County
State: Indiana
County: Carroll County (IN), Howard County (IN) and Clinton County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/17/2023
Details:
Strategic Grant: In 2019, the Community Foundation conducted 16 community conversations in Howard County, 16 community conversations in Clinton County and 14 community conversations in Carroll County to hear the issues citizens feel are important to the future well-being and growth of our communities.
- Mentally Healthy, Safe and Drug-Free: This includes support of criminal justice initiatives, affordable housing, shelters, mental health and substance abuse services (bilingual services for care), removing barriers (includes transportation) to access services, family strengthening initiatives, safe housing, job training and education for those struggling with behavioral health and substance abuse issues.
- Progressive, Growing, Vibrant and Economically Healthy: This includes community development, workforce diversity and skills, workforce development, education, building an innovative and diverse business environment, affordable housing, transportation and quality of place initiatives.
- Inclusive, Supportive, Connected, Engaging and Culturally Diverse: This includes initiatives that encourage inclusiveness, cultural diversity, connectiveness, and bilingual services, collaborative activities, socioeconomic interaction initiatives, diversity in community outreach, human rights programs and accessibility for all to resources.
General Grant: Also part of their regular grant cycles, general grants are a continuation of their traditional, responsive grantmaking program which supports a variety of programs and services in their counties. It also includes grants for nonprofit capacity building.
- Health & Medical — to include the support of health and medical related programs
- Social Services — to include the support of human service organizations, programs for children and youth and services to the aged;
- Education — to include support for programs in pre-school, elementary and secondary education, post-secondary education, scholarships and for special education programs;
- Cultural Affairs — to include the support of programs and facilities which are designed to establish a diversified county cultural program that offers widespread participation and appreciation;
- Civic Affairs — to include support of programs related to criminal justice, community development, employment, citizen involvement, leadership training, and other general community activities;
- Community Beautification — to include the support of projects that advocate, stimulate and support community vitality, beautification/environmental preservation and adornment.
Grant Policies
- Grants will be made only to organizations whose programs benefit the residents of Howard, Clinton or Carroll counties and preference will be given to those projects that have high visibility in the community.
- Grants will be made only to organizations which provide a responsible fiscal agent and adequate accounting procedures.
- Most grantees are required to submit a final grant report to the Foundation. They may delay a decision on new applications if we have not received a final report for a previous grant.
Eligible Applicants
- They welcome grant applications from any 501(c)3 organization that is doing work to make their community a better place.
For more information, visit Community Foundation of Carroll County.
