grants
Six months of Awesome
by Katie Caralis (kcaralis)
Submitted 05-02-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
Get an awesome idea. Apply for a grant. Win $1000 with no strings attached. Sound too good to be true? When the Awesome Foundation started awarding grants in Grand Rapids six months ago, they expected to have a constant flow of submissions, but...
Race for a Cure project makes Grand Rapids awesome
by Katie Caralis (kcaralis)
Submitted 01-23-2012 under LOCAL LIFE
There’s nothing awesome about cancer. Well, except maybe a bicycle racing team that supports local fitness programs for cancer patients. That’s how Brad MacKenzie sees it anyway. MacKenzie, 27, won January’s $1000 grant from the...Community Foundation Grants: Civil Liberties, Bike Bridges, Housing Rehab, Summer Interns, Hispanic Business Development and Fish Streams
by Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCommFound)
Submitted 06-14-2011 under NONPROFITS
Trustees of Grand Rapids Community Foundation recently approved $454,500 in grants to nonprofits in Kent County that will have impact on people in all corners of the community. American Civil Liberties Union Fund of Michigan was awarded $30,000 to...
Seeking Funding for your Youth-Serving Program?
by Youth Grant Committee of Grand Rapids Community Foundation (YGCreporter)
Submitted 01-28-2011 under NONPROFITS
The Youth Grant Committee (YGC) is comprised of public, private and home-schooled high school students from the greater Grand Rapids area. During the school year, members meet and assess youth issues, develop a request for proposals process to...SMF Grant making is underway!
by LINC Community Revitalization, Inc. (LINCrev)
Submitted 08-06-2010 under NONPROFITS
SMF grant review is underway!The curtains are drawn, the applications are in, and the evaluation process for the Southtown Matching Fund has begun. Our Neighborhood Services Department received a number of applications from a variety of nonprofits...
Newest Community Foundation Grants Total $1.5 Million
by Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCommFound)
Submitted 06-15-2010 under NEWS
This week, Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees voted to approve $1.5 million in grants. The grants address four areas of need in Kent County including economic growth, health, arts and culture, and the creation of safe and...
The Michigan Cultural Data Project comes to Grand Rapids to help arts and culture organizations make the mark they deserve
by Boys & Girls Clubs of Grand Rapids Youth Commonwealth (BGC Grand Rapids)
Submitted 05-22-2010 under NONPROFITS
At every presentation about the Cultural Data Project (CDP), people gasp at what it can do - at every one of the fifteen talks across the state. And now, after two years of work by a dedicated team, this valuable tool is available in Michigan. If...
$150,000 in Grants for Economic and Workforce Development
by Grand Rapids Community Foundation (GRCommFound)
Submitted 01-07-2010 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids Community Foundation’s Board of Trustees recently approved $150,000 in grants that will support local economic and workforce development in 2010. Nonprofits receiving these grant awards include: Grand Valley...
