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How to Apply for Grant

The Early Childhood Development program has two levels of funding.

• $1,000 and not to exceed $5,000
• Over $5,000
• Each level has its own process

Grant Requests $1,000 and not to exceed $5,000

The Foundation will accept applications for grants, not to exceed $5,000, anytime during the year. These requests will receive immediate review; generally, a decision is forthcoming within four weeks of receipt of the proposal. A Letter of Inquiry is not required for this level of grant.

Grant Requests Over $5,000

Interested organizations with grant requests over $5,000 must submit a Letter of Inquiry.  In order to properly process your request, we ask that you submit your form at least six weeks prior to the deadline date for invited proposals via mail, fax or email.  The Foundation will advise the organization if it is appropriate to submit a proposal. 

Deadlines for proposals are:

Letter of Inquiry Deadline	Invited Proposal Deadline	Board Meeting
December 1	January 15	March
March 1	April 15	June
June 1	July 15	September
September 1	October 15	December

If any of the above dates occur on a holiday or a weekend, the postmark deadline is the next business day.

Organizations can only apply for one grant per calendar year.

 

Grant Limitations

The Foundation cannot consider grants to individuals and generally will not consider grants for:

1. Individual scholarships or grants, even if through an otherwise qualified organization.
2. Sectarian religious activity.
3. Endowment funds.
4. Film or video production.
5. Debt reduction.
6. Foreign operations or expenditures.
7. National fund-raising campaigns or mass mailing campaigns.
8. Membership in civic organizations or trade associations.
9. Veterans' organizations or fraternal societies.
10. Annual support to local or national offices of organizations whose stated purpose is to combat a particular disease or family of diseases.
11. Organizations that do not provide services to Ohio's Mahoning Valley.

Workshops

As part of our grant making to nonprofit groups, we provide useful sessions to potential grant seekers. We offer these sessions before each of our quarterly rounds of grant making. Visit our events registration page for more details.

Grantseeker Orientation PowerPoint Presentation