North Central Michigan CF: Community Impact Grants

About Funds Available

A portion of funds awarded during the Community Impact grant cycle is set aside specifically for programs addressing health for youth under the age of 18 and senior citizens, as well as broad reaching, community wide health-related programming.

About Allocation Decisions

All charitable projects are eligible for funding, and nonprofits are encouraged to apply for funding. In 2019, the NCMCF Board of Directors identified several grantmaking priorities. Preference may be given to projects aligning with these priorities:

• Health/Human Services
  • health/wellness,
  • human trafficking prevention,
  • mental health care,
  • senior programs,
  • substance abuse help, and
  • suicide awareness
• Education
  • workforce development,
  • skilled trades,
  • financial education,
  • early literacy
• Community Improvement
  • trails and bike paths,
  • community spaces, and
  • quality child care
• Environment
  • clean drinking water
  • invasive species control, and
  • recycling initiative;
• Youth Arts Programming and Education

Eligibility

_You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website._

• About Your Organization
  • Your organization must provide benefits to those within the geographic area of Crawford, Ogemaw, or Oscoda County.
  • Your organization must be recognized as a non-profit charitable organization under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service code.
  • Schools and government agencies are also eligible.
  • Grants to religious organizations will be considered only if they serve the general public and do not have religious overtones of a sectarian nature.
• Grants are made for future projects only.

Ineligibility

• No grants are made to individuals.
• Grants are not made for routine operating needs or budget deficits.
• If your program has been funded either two consecutive years or two consecutive grant cycles, you are not eligible to apply for this program, though you may apply for other programs/projects within your organization.