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Grant Opportunities

Spring 2023 Capacity Building Grants

  • Grant Guidelines: Please find the Spring 2023 Capacity Building Grant Guidelines here. We strongly encourage you to review this document before applying.
  • Timeline:
    • February 1, 2023 – Pre-Application Survey Available
    • March 1, 2023 – Pre-Applications due as soon as possible and by 5 pm
    • Rolling – Within 5 business days of pre-application submission, applicants will receive feedback provided by ICoF and/or the full application from ICoF staff via email
    • March 31, 2023 – Final applications due by 5 pm (Budget Template)
    • By May 1, 2023 – Grant decisions will be made and applicants notified
  • Eligible Applicants: Accredited Iowa community foundations and affiliates
  • Match Requirements: 50% cash match
  • Final Grant Report Forms:
    • Please find the grant report form for 2022 Spring & Fall Capacity Building Grants here.

 


Disaster Recovery Fund Matching Grants

  • Grant Guidelines: DRF Challenge Grant Guidelines
  • Application: DRF Matching Grant Application
  • Timeline: Grants are accepted on a rolling basis from February 6 – June 30, 2023.
  • Eligible Applicants: Countywide Iowa community foundations not currently participating in the PPREP cohort (Dubuque, Linn, and Scott counties are not eligible)
  • Match Requirements: 3:1 cash match ($1,500 raised to receive a $500 grant)
  • Resources Available: Disaster Philanthropy Toolkit
    • Setting up the Disaster Recovery Fund (page 9)
    • Sample Fund Agreement (pages 10-11)
  • Ideas to Raise Match:
    • Allocate a portion of your CEFP endowment payout
    • Ask each advisory committee member to make a gift (e.g., if you have 15 advisory committee members, each could give $100)
    • Reach out to 3 local businesses to each give $500

 


Affiliate Training Grants

  • Application: Affiliate Training Grant Application
  • Timeline: Grants are accepted on a rolling basis.
  • Eligible Applicants: Host community foundations.
  • Match Requirements: N/A

 


Idea Implementation Grants

  • Application: Idea Implementation Grant Application
  • Timeline: Grants are accepted on a rolling basis through November 15, 2023
  • Eligible Applicants: Each community foundation who attends at least one Connect Conference session, either virtual and/or in-person, is eligible to receive up to two awards totaling $2,500 in funding in 2022.
  • Grant Range: $250 – $2,500
  • Match Requirements: N/A
  • Final Grant Report Form: Please find the grant report form for 2022 Idea Implementation Grants here. Grant reports are due December 31, 2023.

Please contact us with questions about any of these grant programs.

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