Grant applications to benefit Blaine County due this week

Press release

HELENA — The Montana Community Foundation is encouraging organizations that seek to benefit communities and residents of Blaine County to complete their grant application by this Friday, Sept. 16. Grants will be made from the Blaine County Community Foundation Fund, established at the Montana Community Foundation by Warren Ross in 1997. Financial support for this grant program also comes from the Ross 87 Ranch Endowment Fund, also established by Warren Ross.

Applicants must be either a 501(c)(3) nonprofit or an exempt governmental unit. Grants will range in size from $1,000 to $3,000 and only one application is allowed per organization. Grants must be used for projects benefiting communities or residents in Blaine County, but the grantee organization does not need to be based in Blaine County.

Eligible projects must provide a direct benefit to local residents, be sustainable, and address important, unmet needs. Ineligible projects include conferences and workshops, planning, research or untested projects, partisan or sectarian activities.

Grant requests are reviewed by the Montana Community Foundation's Grants & Scholarships Committee. The grant process is competitive and incomplete applications will not be considered.

To apply for a grant from the Montana Community Foundation, access our online application at http://www.mtcf.org/grants. Only online applications will be accepted. For questions please contact MCF Operations & Grants Manager Jessica Stewart-Kuntz at (406) 441-4950 or [email protected].