The Franklin County Community Foundation (FCCF), a regional foundation of The Foundation for Enhancing Communities (TFEC), is accepting applications from nonprofit organizations serving Franklin County.
Donor Name: Franklin County Community Foundation
State: Pennsylvania
County: Franklin County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/01/2026
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
As housing needs continue to grow in the communities, an additional $10,000 is available through FCCF to support housing-related needs for individuals in targeted regions. This funding is intended to help nonprofits respond to immediate challenges and strengthen housing stability. Eligible nonprofits can apply through the TFEC Grants Portal.
Funding Priorities
FCCF’s strategic grantmaking focus is to invest in innovative, collaborative approaches and solutions to community problems, and to support projects that demonstrate achievable outcomes, the potential for replication as a model program, and plans for sustainability beyond the grant term. The overarching goal is to fund programs and services that have the potential for the greatest impact on the quality of life and positive outcomes for individuals and families living in Franklin County.
FCCF requires that applicant organizations be aligned with one or more of the following funding priorities:
- Arts & culture
- Community development
- Education
- Environment
- Health & human services
FCCF’s additionally pleased to welcome grant applications that address:
- Programs that provide housing stability
- Programs & projects in the field of music & the arts
- Health services with particular emphasis on cancer
- Services for the in-need, elderly, & people with special needs
- Programs that benefit children with special needs or accessibility needs
- Programs & projects that focus upon or nurture access to early childhood education.
Funding Information
Grant Up to $7,000.
Grant Period
Proposed projects may take place at any time during the grant year beginning September 1 and ending August 31 of the following year.
Eligibility Criteria
- This opportunity is available to nonprofit organizations serving Franklin County.
- Applicants must either be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, or have a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization act as a fiscal sponsor for the proposed project.
- If you are awarded a grant, they ask that a representative from your agency to be present at FCCF’s Annual Grant Presentation Program taking place in the Fall. Grant award checks will be presented at the event.
Ineligibility
- Advertising
- Capital campaigns
- Direct lobbying to influence legislation or funding appropriations
- Individuals
- National and statewide umbrella organizations that cannot demonstrate a local presence
- New staff positions without a substantial plan for sustainability
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Retroactive projects.
For more information, visit TFEC.
