General Grants

General Grants

Part of our regular grant cycles, general grants are a continuation of our traditional, responsive grantmaking program which supports a variety of programs and services in our counties. It also includes grants for nonprofit capacity building.

Health & Medical -- to include the support of health and medical related programs

Social Services -- to include the support of human service organizations, programs for children and youth and services to the aged;

Education -- to include support for programs in pre-school, elementary and secondary education, post-secondary education, scholarships and for special education programs;

Cultural Affairs -- to include the support of programs and facilities which are designed to establish a diversified county cultural program that offers widespread participation and appreciation;

Civic Affairs -- to include support of programs related to criminal justice, community development, employment, citizen involvement, leadership training, and other general community activities;

Community Beautification -- to include the support of projects that advocate, stimulate and support community vitality, beautification/environmental preservation and adornment.

Eligibility

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• We make grants to tax-exempt agencies classified as 501(c)(3) organizations, which are public charities as defined by the Internal Revenue Service.
• The Community Foundation will consider only grant requests that benefit residents of Howard County.
• Not-for-profit organizations without a 501(c)(3) classification may seek funding with the support of a fiscal agent.

Ineligibility

• Typically, we do not award grants:
  • For costs incurred prior to the grant application being approved.
  • For annual fund drives or generic solicitation letters.
  • To individuals, families, or businesses.
  • For attending seminars or taking trips except where there are special circumstances which will benefit the larger community.
  • Sectarian religious purposes but will consider grants to religious organizations for general community programs.
  • Endowment funds.
  • Projects which have been proposed by individuals or organizations responsible to advisory bodies or persons unless letters of recommendation or approval from those advisory bodies or persons accompany the grant proposals.