Funds for Greater Green Bay is sponsored by Greater Green Bay Community Foundation. Provides grants to nonprofit organizations addressing diverse community needs, including health, education, arts, environment, and community improvement in Brown, Kewaunee, and Oconto counties.

Funds For Greater Green Bay - Greater Green Bay Community Foundation Details about the program Funds For Greater Green Bay The Greater Green Bay Community Foundation’s grants program funds measurable strategies to make a positive impact on the quality of life and create a better future for residents in our community.

Application Opens November 1 Application Closes January 11 Application Closes July 1 Decisions will be announced within 8-10 weeks of the application deadline. Prior to completing and submitting a grant application please contact the Community Impact Team to discuss your proposal. Typically up to $20,000.

View past recipients . All innovative ideas that meet emerging needs or opportunities will be considered, including these focus areas: Arts and Culture: To infuse artistic and cultural opportunities throughout our community through creative expression. These may include historical, multicultural, visual, literary, theatrical, and musical.

Basic Needs: To address needs found at the root causes of poverty. While typically defined as food, clothing and shelter, these programs and services seek to lift individuals and families up to prevent generational poverty. Education: To improve knowledge, train, instruct, and enhance skills to ensure individuals receive educational opportunities that better the course of their lives and careers.

Especially programs addressing outcomes related to Achieve Brown County Environment and Conservation: To protect, preserve, manage and provide access to or improve resources for the benefit of the natural environment, wildlife and humans. Health and Wellness: To benefit the general condition of a person’s mind, body and spirit to help individuals be free from illness, injury or pain.

This includes preventive, mental/behavioral, addiction and dental health programs ranging from early childhood to seniors. Human Services: To assist individuals, groups and communities such as the poor, sick, elderly, children or youth, to transition to more self-sustainable lifestyle. Older adults: To help older adults remain safe, engaged and supported through programs that provide care and support independence.

Public Benefit and Community Improvement: To provide for the good of our community at large and empower individuals or groups of people with the skills they need to effect change. Youth Development: To promote, encourage and provide access to broad-based youth development, especially among underprivileged youth.

All applicants must meet the following: Be a nonprofit organization with a 501(c)(3) designation by the Internal Revenue Service or a governmental body, such as a school or municipality Directly serve the people of the greater Green Bay area, with primary emphasis on those residing in Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto counties Conduct business without discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, sexual preference, age, marital status, disability or national origin Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply if their services are designed to benefit the broader community, are open to individuals of all faiths, and do not require participation in religious practices such as prayer, worship, or religious education.

Programs would focus on community benefit rather than faith conversion. Program or project support Equipment related directly to projects Technology, equipment improvements, and staff or board training and planning that enhance organizational capacity or develop greater organizational efficiency Other priorities as determined by the Grants Committee Projects will be evaluated on the following criteria.

Strong programs will: Create impact in at least one current priority area Articulate a well-defined need with clearly defined actions to meet the need Build organizational capacity and lead the program to become self-sufficient Use collaboration to leverage impact Be feasible and likely to succeed Have a reasonable level of risk Propose an accurate, appropriate and reasonable budget Attract additional funding and leverage resources Clearly define meaningful and measurable project outcomes and methods to report actual outcomes Have a long-term impact, especially relative to cost Have a positive standing with the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation regarding previously received grants, including the complete and timely submission of final reports Annual appeals, capital campaigns, sponsorships or other fundraisers Debt retirement, debt financing, reduction of an operating deficit or replenishment of resources used to pay for such purposes Lobbying or legislative activities Programming or expenses occurring before the grant is awarded Efforts substantially serving people outside of Brown, Kewaunee and Oconto counties Organizations who seek funding to disburse to a secondary-nonprofit organization To submit a grant request, apply online .

Review the online application questions and requirements, which include this budget form . We welcome conversation or updates at any point during the grant. Recipients will be contacted by Foundation staff via email near the one-year mark following their award with options for completing a brief final report.

Organizations looking to apply for a new grant before the one-year mark should contact the Community Impact Team to discuss completing their final report prior to submitting a new application. Director of Grants & Scholarship Programming Questions? Contact us at 920.

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