Funding Amount

$90,000 - $100,000

Deadline

October 1, 2026

174 days left

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Cooperative Education Fund

Focus Areas:

  • Cooperative research

  • Sponsorship of cooperative education events and scholarships

  • Development of cooperative education materials and programs

  • Board and staff training for food cooperatives

  • Trade school curriculum development related to cooperatives
  • Geographic Scope: United States

    Eligible Applicants:

  • Food cooperatives

  • Educational institutions

  • Cooperative development organizations

  • Worker cooperative organizations

  • Other cooperative sectors
  • Funding Amount: $90,000-$100,000 in grants, scholarships, and sponsorships annually

    Background: In 2020, the Co-op Education Fund assumed the assets of the Howard Bowers Fund for Food Cooperatives and committed to funding eligible food cooperative trainings and education materials.

    Contact Information:

  • Email: info@cdf.coop

  • Phone: 202-383-5440

  • Address: 1725 I Street NW, Suite 300, Washington, DC 20006

  • Website: https://www.cdf.coop/cooperative-education
  • How to Apply

    Application Process

    1. Visit https://www.cdf.coop/cooperative-education
    2. Submit application by October 1 deadline (annual cycle)
    3. Provide information about the proposed cooperative education project

    Recent Grant Recipients (2021):

  • Madison Workers Cooperative - $28,400 (trade school curriculum development)

  • Cincinnati Union Co-op Initiative - Union Co-op Symposium

  • Cooperative Development Foundation - Cooperative Leaders and Scholars Institute

  • National Farmers Union Foundation - College Conference on Cooperatives

  • Northwest Cooperative Development Center - Shared Equity Housing Research

  • Ralph K. Morris Foundation - Cooperative Leadership Scholarships
  • Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    nonprofitseducationworkforce-development

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