grants
Federal government awards millions to Kent County, Grand Rapids for lead hazard removal
by (allisondonahue)
Submitted 11-03-2023 under NEWS
Half the houses in Grand Rapids were built before the 1978 federal ban on lead-based paint, leading to a higher proportion of children under six years old with elevated blood lead levels (EBLL) in Kent County, city and county officials said Tuesday...Grant Strategy for Sustainability
by (johnsoncenter)
Submitted 10-31-2016 under
The relationship between a nonprofit and a foundation can be mutually beneficial; however, nonprofits struggle to understand the complicated world of foundations, how they give and how to effectively manage these relationships. This interactive...Tell the Awesome Foundation about your ideas
by (mariah_kat)
Submitted 07-09-2013 under NEWS
Each month 10 local philanthropists join forces and donate $100 each to create a $1000 grant for someone’s awesome idea. Each chapter of the Awesome Foundation is independently funded. Each agent (the philanthropic member) makes a...
Youth Grant Committee to award $45,000
by (GRCommFound)
Submitted 01-25-2013 under NONPROFITS
Grand Rapids Community Foundation puts a lot of trust in local youth. This can be seen in the important responsibilities put on the Foundation’s Youth Grant Committee, a group of high school students who annually help award $45,000 in grants....
Six months of Awesome
by (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 (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 (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 (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 UP)
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 (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...