Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff Grants

The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff, established in 1987, provides vital funding to enhance the quality of life for Flagstaff residents through various competitive grant programs. These grants support local nonprofit organizations, schools, and community groups across multiple fields, including education, healthcare, and environmental conservation. The Foundation emphasizes collaboration with grant applicants, aiming to empower them to deliver high-quality services and programs that directly benefit the community.

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Introduction
The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff was founded in 1987 and is dedicated to providing a continuing source of funding support to the Flagstaff nonprofit community. The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff is a regional office of the Arizona Community Foundation (ACF). The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff secures, manages and allocates donor gifts for charitable purposes in the Flagstaff area, working to improve the quality of life for all residents.
Awarding grants to Flagstaff’s nonprofit organizations is at the center of the Foundation’s service to the local community. In this effort grant applicants are our partners, bringing services and programs directly to people throughout the community. To help carry out this mutual goal, the Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff provides a variety of funding opportunities that enable schools, organizations and community groups to carry out projects, and maintain ongoing, high-quality services and programs.
The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff seeks to build on the strengths and assets of Flagstaff nonprofit organizations by offering a competitive grant program focused on Fields of Interest or initiatives in one or more of the following areas:

• Flagstaff Education Fund

This fund shall be used exclusively to benefit organizations whose purpose is education, both public and private programs. For example, past recipients have included community classes for adult literacy and young authors summer camp scholarships.
Flagstaff P-12 Educational Resources Fund
Donor intent for this fund is to Increase educational opportunities for children in pre-school through 12th grade, their teachers, and their families in the community of Flagstaff. This fund supports the following:
Outdoor and environmental educational programs by non-profits organizations and public-school programs. Emphasis should be on expanding the offering to children and students of lower economic status and a wide range of culturesPublic school classroom projects and related materials that encompass environmental, community service and experiential learning orEarly Childhood Education programs.
Flagstaff Environmental Education and Conservation Fund
This fund is used exclusively to benefit organizations whose purpose it is to sustain the environment in Flagstaff. For example, past recipients have included youth summer forestry and environmental programs and general operating sustainability funding for a local environmental education center.
Flagstaff Healthcare Fund
The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit organizations whose purpose is to provide community health care services to the Flagstaff community. For example, past recipients have included education and awareness programs for juvenile diabetes and medical cost assistance for a reproductive health program.
Flagstaff Music Education Fund
The scope of the fund is to exclusively benefit schools and organizations that provide music education to the Flagstaff community. Services and programs shall include, but are not limited to, school music programs, music scholarships, cultural enrichment programs, music performances, and guest musicians. For example, past recipients have included a bilingual music show in school, scholarships for a children’s choir and operating expenses for a symphony.
Pickard Arts & Culture Fund For Flagstaff
The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit organizations and schools providing Arts and Cultural services to the Flagstaff community. Services and programs shall include, but are not limited to, artist in schools residencies, arts scholarships, visual art community showcasing, cultural enrichment programs, and operational support for arts in education. For example, past recipients have included dance studio facility improvement, youth poetry exhibition and a summer theater series.
Flagstaff Social Services Fund
The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit projects whose purpose is to provide social services (basic needs) in Flagstaff. For example, past recipients have included relative and caregiver assistance, homeless assistance, school-based services and general operating expenses.
Flagstaff Victim Services Fund
This fund is to benefit organizations whose purpose it is to provide services to crime victims, their families and others affected by crime, in such areas as advocacy, protection, shelter, training, counseling, transition, and similar programs. For example, past recipients have included victim assistance/advocacy, crime scene cleanup, and general operating expenses.
Flagstaff Youth Fund
The scope of this fund is to exclusively benefit organizations whose purpose is to promote and provide programs that benefit all youth in grades K-12 and younger. For example, past recipients have included scholarships for local youth clubs and funding for career and financial education for middle school children.
Flagstaff Animal Welfare Fund
This fund provides grants to local animal welfare organizations for a variety of programs including low cost spay and neuter services, animal rescue and rehabilitation.
Flagstaff Substance Abuse Prevention Fund
The scope of this fund shall be used exclusively for researched-based prevention and reduction of substance abuse for youth (Preschool-12th grade) through information, education, advocacy or innovative drug-free alternative activities..
Use of Funds
Funds can be used to:

• build the capacity of the organization
• support direct service projects and programs

support capital expendituresprovide general operating support and indirect/direct administrative costssupport one-year and/or renewable funding proposals (there is no guarantee for second year funding)

Eligibility

The Arizona Community Foundation of Flagstaff will accept only one application from each qualified organizationProposals must specifically benefit the residents of Flagstaff. The approximate area covered by the Flagstaff Metropolitan Planning Organization including, Bellemont on the west, Kachina Village and Mountainaire on the south, Winona on the east, and San Francisco Peaks on the north and also will include the Flagstaff Unified School District (FUSD) service area. Nonprofit organizations, schools, government agencies and tribal organizations are invited to apply for  fundingIs your organization (or fiscal sponsor) a 501(c)(3) organization, school, municipality, or tribal entity that operates with fiscal accountability and responsibility?Religious organizations may apply for funding of non-sectarian programs.Please confirm that the organization applying for this grant does not unlawfully discriminate against employees, volunteers, board members, or the members, clients, or students it serves on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, medical condition, veteran status, marital status, disability, ancestry, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law