Community Grant (Hearing Health Programs and Projects)

Community Grant (Hearing Health Programs and Projects) is sponsored by Sertoma. This grant supports hearing health programs and projects, including hearing health equipment, program supplies, screenings, new program development, and support groups.

Sertoma > What We Do > Adopt-An-Agency > Community Grant Professional Education Grant Amplified Hearing Program Serteen & Collegiate Programs Sertoma Club Natural Disaster Fund 2026 International Conference What We Do Adopt-An-Agency Community Grant Congratulations to the 2025-2026 Community Grant Recipients! 2026-2027 Grant Applications will open in early November.

To advance the hearing health mission and branding of Sertoma through a direct relationship with the National Adopt-An-Agency/Affiliate Program. Must be recognized as a National Affiliate of Sertoma through headquarters by September 30 annually. Organizations that wish to be part of this program can submit an application found at www.

sertoma. org/adoptanagency. Affiliation fee for the current fiscal year must be paid prior to submittal.

All grant applications and requested materials must be received at Sertoma headquarters by 4:00 pm Central Time on January 31st annually.

Projects That Will Be Considered Hearing health programs and projects Equipment related to hearing health Program supplies [expendables] Development of new program Salary stipend to support a new program Parent support groups and associated resources (may be a first-year program only) Hearing/speech screening program Information research [surveys, focus groups, market research, etc. Online Grant application.

Have everything prepared before going to the application. You will not be able to make changes once the application has been submitted. Online Application ( Note: We have a new system this year for our grant programs.

You must register to create a login prior to starting the application process. The login credentials are separate from any that are used to access the website you are currently on (sertoma.

org) Short Project Description - general area of use such as hearing, youth, etc. (25 characters) Complete Project Description (300 words max) Community Impact Statement (250 words max) explaining how the project will affect your community, including the number of people helped annually and the life expectancy of the program.

Semi-detailed budget showing the detailed revenues (two individual revenue lines max) and detailed expenses (five expense lines max) of the project. Please include revenues from all sources. An additional seperate line is provided for applicants to show the amount requested from Sertoma for this grant ​Notification of Recipients Upon submission, an email verifying that it was received will be sent to the contact email.

Notification of award or denial will be made in writing each spring. If a grant is awarded, a check payable to the agency will be included with the notification letter. If a grant is denied, a letter of explanation will be mailed.

Each recipient is required to email a short report on how the funds were used and the outcome of the project. This must be received to apply for a grant the following year. Sertoma may modify the guidelines and funding priorities without prior notification.

Grants may be for the full amount or a portion thereof.