The C&B Better Initiative Grant supports community needs that are in alignment with company’s mission and core values.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Greater Dubuque
State: Iowa
County: Dubuque County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/30/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Preference is given to organizations that prioritize one or more of the following criteria:
- Health, Education, and Economic Empowerment
- Committed to bettering lives through promoting health, education, and financial wellness.
- Examples: Access to healthcare, job training, and tax filing assistance
- Eliminating barriers and ensuring access to various resources.
- Examples: Access to food, technology, shelter, clothing, mentorship, career pathways
- Committed to bettering lives through promoting health, education, and financial wellness.
- Social Awareness and Inclusion
- Building awareness, eliminating stigmas, and changing mindsets.
- Examples: Brain health, racial inequity, diversity, homelessness, and addiction
- Building awareness, eliminating stigmas, and changing mindsets.
- Community Development and Relationship Building
- Neighborhood safety and revitalization.
- Examples: Low-income neighborhood improvements, safe spaces/shelters/housing, recreation areas
- Fostering positive relationships between individuals, neighborhoods, and communities
- Examples: Youth mentorship, athletic programming, tutoring, counseling, and therapy services.
- Neighborhood safety and revitalization.
Funding Information
Three grant awards will be offered: one at $25,000, one up to $15,000 and one up to $10,000.
Geographic Area
Grant applications only from nonprofit organizations with programmatic service areas in Dubuque County will be accepted. Proposals from nonprofit organizations outside of the Dubuque County area may apply only if the proposed project benefits Dubuque County residents exclusively.
Eligibility Requirements
Eligible applicants include 501(c)3 nonprofit organizations with at least two years of active public service, as well as churches, schools, and government organizations. Organizations without 501(c)3 status and those operating under fiscal sponsorships are not eligible for grant funding through this initiative.
Ineligibility
- Non-501(c)3 organizations
- Individuals
- Lobbying activities
- Debt retirement or budget deficits
- Tuition, scholarships or core operating expenses for public schools, charter schools, private schools, or universities and colleges
- Annual campaigns, fundraising campaigns or events
- Religious organizations for religious purposes
- Political activities
- Purchases or activities that occur prior to grant decisions
- Grants that are solely focused on capital improvements.
For more information, visit CFGD.
