Applications for the next grant cycle for Greene County Community Foundation are now available.
President Tim Heisterkamp says they will have at least $125,000 to give away to worthy projects. Grow Greene County Gaming Corporation (GGCGC) is the funding source for the Community Foundation. With the advent of a casino now in the county there are a couple of changes to how grants will be handled. GGCGC will handle any grant requests over $35,000 and the Community Foundation will consider any requests under $35,000. Heisterkamp points out another change to how much they will require in matching funds.
“Now in the past, those matching requirements have been 50 percent. We are going to decrease that this year where you only have to come up with 25 percent and the Community Foundation could fund up to 75 percent of your project.”
To apply for a grant, the request must come from a non-profit organization, which includes schools and municipalities. Applications are available at Home State Bank, which is the new administrator for the Community Foundation. Applications will also be on their new website, forgreenecounty.org, which is expected to be operational by the beginning of 2016. Application deadline is February 11th, with grants to be awarded in late March.
Call Heisterkamp at Home State Bank at 386-2131 for more information.