Foundation for Southeast Texas Grant

The Foundation for Southeast Texas Grant supports civic and social projects focusing on arts, education, health, and community development. Eligible organizations are 501(c)(3) nonprofits or government entities operating for over a year in Hardin, Jefferson, or Orange Counties. Grants are awarded annually based on available funds, with a focus on emerging community needs. Applicants must adhere to strict guidelines, and funds must be used exclusively for the approved project.

Grants will address the following areas of civic and social concerns: arts and culture, preservation, education, health, social services, youth and elderly, economic development, and civic affairs.
Funding
The number and size of grants awarded are related to the amount of funds available in unrestricted funds each year.
If complete funding is not provided for the proposed project and/or funds provided by Foundation for Southeast Texas are not used for the proposed project by April 30, the funds must be returned to the Foundation.

Eligibility

Grants will only be made to qualified 501(c)(3) and governmental tax-exempt organizations who have been in operation for one full year.Governmental organizations may also be served if the purpose of the grant goes beyond normal limits of service.Grant applicants must be based in Hardin, Jefferson or Orange Counties and grants must serve populations in at least one of the three counties.Grants are made to provide for continuously changing and emerging community needs.The grants committee will consider applications from all communities in the area it serves for projects beginning May 1 of the current year to April 30 of the following year. All grants awarded must be used exclusively for the purpose requested.Grants are awarded once a year.Only one application per nonprofit for competitive grants per year will be accepted.

Ineligibility

Grants will not be made to individuals, for political purposes, for financing fund raisers, for endowments, for religious purposes, for paying off indebtedness or for advertising.Grants will not be awarded for regular salaries but will be considered for special programming and services of performers or contracted specialists required to make the project possible.Grant will not be awarded for applications that support only one person or one family.Grants will not be awarded to Foundations. A nonprofit agency who is awarded a grant of $5,000 or more cannot apply again for two years.Grant recipients are required to make a report to the Foundation upon completion of the project for which the funds have been awarded. No new application will be accepted from the recipient before receiving this report.