GG ICF: Greater Impact Grant Program Fields-of-Interest-Grants

The Greater Grand Island Community Foundation offers grants up to $10,000 to address unmet charitable needs in Hall County. Eligible organizations include 501(c)(3) entities and governmental agencies. The foundation focuses on a variety of sectors, including arts, education, health, and community enrichment. Priority is given to programs that reach underserved populations and demonstrate community engagement. Applicants must contact the foundation before proposal submission and may only apply once every 12 months.

The Greater Grand Island Community Foundation grant program is designed to address unmet charitable needs and unique program opportunities for essential and emerging issues in the Hall County area.
Arts and Culture
These grants should strive to stimulate thought, communication, and creativity through programs in the arts and humanities that enhance or develop the common aesthetic spirit through education, creation, or performance.
Basic Needs
Nationally, the basic needs approach focuses on addressing poverty and is one of the primary methods used to determine absolute poverty. It attempts to define the resources for physical well-being. Immediate "basic needs" include food, water, shelter, clothing, sanitation, health, physical and mental well-being.
Children and Youth
These grants should help children grow — physically, socially, and intellectually into healthy, mature, and productive adults through programs that ensure all children are supported, nurtured, and protected in their homes and community. Programs should focus on childhood development and reduction of at-risk behavior through activities, education, and prevention programs.
Community Enrichment
These grants promote economic development, improve community services, and encourage residents to become actively involved in community enrichment projects by providing the training, tools, and resources needed.
Community Health
These grants should encourage healthy lifestyle choices that promote healthy behaviors and provide access to the resources needed to build healthy individuals, neighborhoods, and communities.
Education
These grants should focus on supplementing the educational system to ensure children have access to the tools they need to build a foundation for life-long learning. The programs and/or projects should help people learn to cope with life's challenges, gain skills to better care for their families, and ensure access to academic and technological opportunities, thus allowing individuals to develop their personal, social, and professional skills.
Animal Welfare & Wildlife Conservation
These grants promote economic support and development for animals and their  homes. Not only it can assist organizations with the  support of sheltered or strayed animals, but also for the protection, development and conservation of wildlife and their natural habitat.
Veteran Services
These grants provide funding for veteran-related projects and are designed to support organizations that offer services to and assist local veterans and their families. These services provided by local organizations can include rehabilitation, health, education and much more.

Eligibility

The Greater Grand Island Community Foundation awards grants to both private and public organizations. In order to be eligible for a grant, these organizations fit within the following parameters:To be eligible for a grant, organizations must be classified as either a 501(c)(3) by the Internal Revenue Service. 501(c)(3) private foundations may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Governmental agency (for capital expenditures and/or capital improvements).Organizations may only be funded once in a 12 month period, Organizations denied funding may reapply for a different program or project in the same 12-month period, but not for the same project/programIf prior funding has been received, all assigned follow-ups with due dates before the grant award date must be completed and accepted prior to applying for additional funding in any Greater Grand Island grant programThe Greater Grand Island Community Foundation serves the greater Grand Island area.Except when extraordinary circumstances apply, only programs and projects in Hall County will be considered for support. Request must fall within at least one of the Field of Interest areasAll applicants must meet with Foundation staff to discuss their proposed project/program prior to starting the application

Ineligibility

Grants for the following purposes will NOT be considered:
To individualsReligious or political purposesEndowments, capital campaigns, or annual fund drivesFundraising event sponsorships or creation of fundraising event collateral materialsPrograms that create an indefinite, long-term commitment by the Grand Island Community FoundationRequests for additional funding for projects that have already been approved and fundedFor ongoing projects and programs, applicants must address funding for maintenance and operationsIncomplete requests