Apply for a Grant

Apply for a Grant

CFGC has several types of grants that awarded or distributed throughout the year. If you are interested in applying for a grant through the Community Foundation of Greene County, please take the following steps:

1. Read through our General Guidelines which provides information about the types of grants we make and who is eligible to apply for those grants.
2. Read about the different types of grants that CFGC awards based on an application process:
   1. Community Grants, which may include grants from several Field of Interest Funds.
   2. Public School Grants, which may include some Field of Interest Funds, and Restricted Funds.
   3. Special Initiative Grants for special projects as determined by the Board of Directors

The links above will take you to those pages which include information about the application process and the CFGC Grant Application Form.

Application Deadlines

The Foundation follows a quarterly grant-making schedule with the following deadlines for applications (or next business day if deadline falls on a weekend or holiday):

Quarter 1 (January – March)
Designated Fund Disbursements

Quarter 2 (April – June)
April 1st – Endowed High School/College Scholarship Funds
June 1st – Community Grants Summer Round grant applications – for projects beginning after August 1
June 1st – Cindy’s Wind Fund grant applications

Quarter 3 (July – September)
August 20th (or next business day) – EITC Pre-K Scholarships & EITC K-12 Scholarships

Quarter 4 (October – December)
October 1st – Community Grants Fall Round – (for projects beginning after December 1)
October 1st – Cindy’s Wind Fund grant applications

Year Round (requests should be received by the 1st of February, April, June, August, October and December for consideration by the Grantmaking Committee and CFGC Board at their bi-monthly meetings)
CONSOL Energy Excellence in Education Grants (for public schools)
EITC Educational Improvement (Public School grants)
Donor Advised Funds – As recommended by the donor advisor(s)
Stealth Scholarship (for non-traditional students)
William H. Davis Jr. Scholarship (for high school graduating seniors and non-traditional students)

CFGC does not accept applications outside our regular Community Grants process and the Public School Grant process.

If you have a project you would like to discuss, please contact the Foundation office. Please note that discussing a grant project with Foundation staff and encouragement to apply does not in any way imply or guarantee that your project will be selected to receive a grant.

For information about applications and deadlines for scholarships for Pre-K through Post-secondary schools, please see the Scholarship section.