Intro:: The Community Foundation of Abilene is seeking applications for the Paula A. Windham Fund Grants to support special projects, capacity building, and capital projects to build on and ensure a higher quality of life.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Abilene
State: Texas
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Community Foundation of Abilene (or “Foundation”) is a public foundation committed to improving the quality of life in their communities. Foundation’s rural grantmaking initiative is specifically for outlying communities in the greater West-Central Texas region.
Focus Areas
- Arts and Culture
- Community Development and Leadership
- Education related to Agricultural Education and Ranch Management
- Health and Human Services
- Quality of Life
Service Areas
- Nonprofits serving the following counties may apply: Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Kent, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Runnels, Scurry, Shackelford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor and Throckmorton.
- Any applicants outside of these counties that are within a 150-mile radius of Oplin, Texas will also be accepted and reviewed.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations with an IRS tax-exempt status, municipalities, local governments, volunteer fire departments (VFDs), churches, school districts, universities, colleges, trade schools, and chamber organizations located in a rural area. A rural area is defined by the Foundation as all territory that is not within the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) of any city having a population of 100,000 or more.
For more information, visit Community Foundation of Abilene.
