JANESVILLE - From now until Sept. 1, the Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin Inc. will be accepting grant applications for its Community Enhancement Fund.
Eligible applicants for the Community Enhancement Fund are charitable nonprofit organizations in Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock and Walworth counties that do not have access to grant dollars from a community fund.
The Community Foundation established community funds that serve Argyle, Benton, Blanchardville/Hollandale area, Crawford County, Darlington, Edgerton, Elkhorn, Evansville, Janesville, Lancaster, Milton, Monroe, New Glarus, Platteville, Shullsburg and South Wayne.
Community Enhancement Fund awards are given for projects that offer practical solutions to current community needs. The Foundation favors projects that promote cooperation and collaboration between agencies, promote volunteer involvement, strengthen an organization's effectiveness and stability or address prevention as well as intervention.
Average grant awards from the Community Enhancement Fund are between $500 and $2,000.
The applicant must be a charitable nonprofit organization with a project or program that relates to the fund's mission. Grant requests for endowment funds will not be considered. Individuals are not eligible applicants.
The awards will be announced in late October.
Grant application forms are available online in the "Receive Grants" portion at www.cfsw.org. For more information, contact Jane Maldonis at 608-758-0883 or 800-995-2379 or at jane@cfsw.org.
The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin serves communities in Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk, Vernon and Walworth counties through 16 community funds and more than 570 other funds established to match personal philanthropy with community need.
Eligible applicants for the Community Enhancement Fund are charitable nonprofit organizations in Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock and Walworth counties that do not have access to grant dollars from a community fund.
The Community Foundation established community funds that serve Argyle, Benton, Blanchardville/Hollandale area, Crawford County, Darlington, Edgerton, Elkhorn, Evansville, Janesville, Lancaster, Milton, Monroe, New Glarus, Platteville, Shullsburg and South Wayne.
Community Enhancement Fund awards are given for projects that offer practical solutions to current community needs. The Foundation favors projects that promote cooperation and collaboration between agencies, promote volunteer involvement, strengthen an organization's effectiveness and stability or address prevention as well as intervention.
Average grant awards from the Community Enhancement Fund are between $500 and $2,000.
The applicant must be a charitable nonprofit organization with a project or program that relates to the fund's mission. Grant requests for endowment funds will not be considered. Individuals are not eligible applicants.
The awards will be announced in late October.
Grant application forms are available online in the "Receive Grants" portion at www.cfsw.org. For more information, contact Jane Maldonis at 608-758-0883 or 800-995-2379 or at jane@cfsw.org.
The Community Foundation of Southern Wisconsin serves communities in Crawford, Grant, Green, Iowa, Lafayette, Rock, Sauk, Vernon and Walworth counties through 16 community funds and more than 570 other funds established to match personal philanthropy with community need.
