Grants: Deadlines

This is a list of deadlines for annual grant programs at the Community Foundation.

Competitive Grants

CYCLE 1

Letter of Intent due first Friday of October
Full Proposal due first Friday of December
Interviews held in January
Board Decision made third Thursday in February

CYCLE 2

Letter of Intent due first Friday of January
Full Proposal due first Friday of March
Interviews held in April
Board Decision made third Thursday in May

CYCLE 3

Letter of Intent due first Friday of April
Full Proposal due first Friday of June
Interviews held in July
Board Decision made third Thursday in September

CYCLE 4

Letter of Intent due first Friday of July
Full Proposal due first Friday of September
Interviews held in October
Board Decision made third Thursday in November

Hancock Education Fund Grants

First Friday in March
First Friday in October

HancockREADS Grants

First Friday in April
First Friday in October

Handbags That Help (HTH) grants are due December 15 of each year. The Request for Proposals is announced in September along with that year’s selected grant focus area. Note: HTH grants are evaluated by the HTH Grants Sub-circle and voted on by the members.

ECLIPSe

The ECLIPSe youth grantmaking council awards grants each fall and spring. Deadlines vary. Please check the ECLIPSe grants page by clicking here.

Learn & Serve

Learn & Serve grants are awarded each fall. Deadlines vary. Please check the ECLIPSe grants page by clicking here.

Scholarships

Scholarship applications are available online beginning February 1st of each year, and all scholarship applications must be received in our office by April 1 of each year.

For more details on TCF grant opportunities click here for our Guidelines For Grantseekers (PDF). This information is designed to provide information about applying for a grant. It explains policies, priorities, limitations, deadlines and other information grantseekers will need to know and the factors that influence funding decisions.