The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Community Grants Program is designed to support organizations, programs, and projects that are an extension or enhancement of current Ketchikan Gateway Borough priorities, objectives and services that demonstrate an areawide need of residents.
Donor Name: Ketchikan Gateway Borough
State:Alaska
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/27/2026
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Ketchikan Gateway Borough accepts applications from organizations seeking funding for programs, projects and/or services that support and promote at least one of the following areas:
- Animal Protection: Programs and services that expand and supplement animal protection activities offered by the Borough
- Economic Development:
- Programs and services that aid in the development and support of new business enterprises;
- Increase workforce availability by providing worker training and education;
- Enhance the employability of individuals not presently in the workforce;
- Programs that foster greater commercial activity in the Borough.
- Education: Programs and services that expand or supplement the educational programs of existing schools
- Recreation: Programs and services that expand or supplement parks and recreation activities offered by the Borough
- Transportation: Programs and services that expand or supplement transportation activities offered by the Borough.
Funding Information
- The proposed funding request cannot exceed $25,000 and 25% of the organization’s local operating budget for each award cycle.
- Fiscal Sponsors can receive a maximum of $50,000 per award cycle.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for grant funding:
- Applicants must be a non-profit organization with 501(c)(3)statusin good standing with the IRS, State of Alaska and Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
- The proposed funding request cannot exceed $25,000 and 25% of the organization’s local operating budget for each award cycle.
- Fiscal Sponsors can receive a maximum of $50,000 per award cycle. The same funding caps in
item 2 above apply to fiscal sponsors. There is no limit on the number of projects that can be submitted
by a sponsor, but a $25,000 cap in total sponsored project funding is in place. - The proposed program/service must provide significant, measurable, and direct services to
Ketchikan Gateway Borough residents, businesses and/or visitors. - The proposed programs, projects and/or services must support or promote at least one of the
following categories: animal protection, economic development, education, recreation, and
transportation. - The organization must have submitted all prior funding cycle reporting information and required
applicant materials prior to the application deadline.
For more information, visit Ketchikan Gateway Borough.
