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Nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for two grant programs from the Community Foundation of the Eastern Shore that have application deadlines this summer.

 

Local nonprofits may apply for the next round of Technical Mini Grants up though July 20^th.  The Technical Mini Grants will be awarded in August.  The deadline for applying for grants from the Foundation’s Community Needs Program is August 1st.  The Community Needs Grants will be awarded in October.

 

These competitive grants are awarded to benefit organizations serving Somerset, Wicomico and Worcester Counties at least twice each year through the Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Support Program.  Grants are awarded to a wide range of nonprofit organizations that benefit health and human services, education, arts and culture, community affairs, environmental conservation and historic preservation.

 

The purpose of the Technical Mini Grants program is to provide grants for individual nonprofit agencies of up to $1,000 for organizational development, the purchase of equipment, attendance at training or other resources necessary to enhance their mission.  Generally, grants range from $100 up to a maximum of $1,000 per nonprofit organization.

The Community Needs Grant Program provides program support to local nonprofits with individual grant amounts likely to range from $500 to $7,500.  The deadline for submissions of applications for the next grant cycle is August 1, 2011, with grants to be awarded in October.  The deadline for a second cycle of Community Needs Grants is February 1, 2012.

 

Copies of grant guidelines and application forms are available upon request by calling 410-742-9911, or by visiting the Community Foundation’s website at www.cfes.org.