The Community Foundation of Macon County (CFMC) is accepting online applications from Macon County nonprofit organizations seeking grant awards from the CommunityWorks Endowment Fund. Total available funding for these annual grants is $200,000, and funding is restricted to programs that prioritize –
Education ($100K total awarded, minimum individual funding level per grant award is $10,000),
Workforce Development ($50K, minimum funding per grant $5,000) or
Land Use/Protection ($50K, minimum funding per grant $5,000).
Applications may be completed and submitted through the link at www.maconcountygives.org/communityworks. Deadline to apply is Feb. 18, and award recipients will be announced March 29.
“The longstanding CommunityWorks grants continue to provide important funding for major priorities in our community each year,” says CFMC Director of Strategic Grantmaking Tony Holly. “We look forward to the transformative work that will happen in our area as a result of this year’s funding.”
Organizations applying for these grants from must submit a new or existing program that meets at least one of the specified criteria listed for the chosen funding area:
Education
Increase access to quality, affordable education
Expand availability of quality childcare facilities
Strengthen educational programs and management capacities
Workforce Development
Job retention and career advancement
Job creation
Access/transportation options to jobs
Adult literacy
Land Use/Protection Issues in Macon County
Protection and restoration of natural lands and waterways
Development of clean renewable energy and prevention of pollution
Expansion/connection of preserved natural lands
Implementation of regional growth
Management and land use strategies that promote economic vitality and environmental health
Educating the public in the above issues
In 2005, The Community Foundation of Macon County was one of only 18 initial foundations selected to receive a CommunityWorks grant from the Grand Victoria Foundation to establish an endowment fund. Through the years, generous donors have added to the fund stewarded at CFMC to meet challenge matches required by that foundation.
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