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COMMUNITY RESPONSE GRANTS PROGRAM |
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The Humboldt Area Foundation’s Community Response Grant Program is designed to respond to urgent, unexpected or one-time needs where a small investment can make a lasting difference to our community.
This grant program should not be viewed as an ongoing or yearly source of support. If your project requires future support, be sure you are developing sources of future funding. Repeat applications for the same project are seldom funded.
Grant size: $2,000 or less
Deadlines: 1st of each month (postmarked or delivered)
Notification of results in three to four weeks.
Mail to:
Humboldt Area Foundation
Community Response Grant Program
373 Indianola Road
Bayside, CA 95524
Grant Guidelines
Grants will be made for projects that do one or more of the following:
- Build collaborative relationships and partnerships,
- Integrate youth in ways that build their commitment to community and civic responsibility,
- Engage community members who will benefit in the planning,
- Develop community leadership,
- Leverage matching funding or resources for the organization
- Increase the long-term capacity of an organization to improve or expand their services.
Eligibility Requirements
- Applicants must be nonprofit charitable or public benefit (federal tax exempt) organizations, public schools, government agencies, Indian tribal governments or have a qualified fiscal sponsor.
- Projects must benefit the communities within Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties. All organizations from outside this service area must demonstrate that they are working with a county based group to develop and implement the proposed project.
- Grants cannot be made for expenses outside the service area such as travel expenses of schools or groups for trips out of the area, cultural groups going on tour, “good will” ambassadors, or scholarships and fellowships to other countries.
- Grants cannot be made for the deferred maintenance or annual operating costs of public institutions, churches, services of special tax districts, government or cemeteries.
- Grants cannot be made for religious activities or projects that exclusively benefit the members of sectarian or religious organizations.
- Grants cannot pay for expenses that have already been incurred.
How to Apply
1. Submit:
- Grant Application Form with Project Budget
- Project Narrative (one page maximum),
- A copy of the applicant organization’s letter of tax exemption (501(c)3 letter).
2. Postmarked or delivered by 5 pm on day of the deadline to:
Community Response Grant Program
Humboldt Area Foundation
373 Indianola Road
Bayside, CA 95524
NOTE: If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, the deadline will be the following working day.
Project Narrative
Please attach a one page narrative with a very brief description of the project including the following.
1. Timeline and how it wll make a lasting difference in our community.
2. All applicants must describe how the project meets one of the following criteria:
- Builds collaborative relationships and partnerships,
- Integrates youth in a way that builds their commitment to community and civic responsibility,
- Engages community members who will benefit in the planning,
- Develops and strengthens community leadership,
- Leverages other funding or resources for the organization,
- or, Increases the long-term capacity of an organization to improve or expand their services
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