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PARKERSBURG The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation has awarded $43,990 to local agencies from COVID-19 emergency funding.
Residents, businesses, foundations and organizations have donated more than $361,000 to the foundation’s Safety Net Fund and Hunger Fund. Since March, the foundation has awarded $302,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations to address COVID-19 related needs, including $43,990 in new grants in its sixth round of pandemic response.
Several of the recent grants were awarded through partnership with the Sisters Health Foundation, as noted with an asterisk in the following list of agencies that received funding in the sixth round of grants: Actors Guild of Parkersburg, $5,000 in operating support to address revenue loss from canceled performances.
PARKERSBURG The Parkersurg Area Community Foundation has awarded $43,990 to local agencies from COVID-19 emergency funding.
Residents, businesses, foundations and organizations have donated more than $361,000 to the foundation’s Safety Net Fund and Hunger Fund. Since March, the foundation has awarded $302,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations to address COVID-19 related needs, including $43,990 in new grants in its sixth round of pandemic response.
Several of the recent grants were awarded through partnership with the Sisters Health Foundation, as noted with an asterisk in the following list of agencies that received funding in the sixth round of grants:
â« Actors Guild of Parkersburg, $5,000 in operating support to address revenue loss from canceled performances.
Basic Needs/Direct Service Grants Program – United States
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The Sisters Health Foundation is seeking applications for the
Basic Needs/Direct Service Grants Program. Organizations that provide direct service in the form of material aid such as food, personal needs items, and emergency assistance to poor and vulnerable populations in their service area are encouraged to apply.
The Basic Needs/Direct Service Grants Program is a competitive grants program in which applicants can seek grants of $500 to $5,000. Those who currently have such programs will indicate how their work helps strengthen individuals and families receiving basic needs services take a step forward. In addition to helping people on the brink of crisis, this grant program serves as an opportunity to connect families with needed services.
Sisters Health Foundation announces Responsive Grants Program (US)
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The Sisters Health Foundation is seeking applications for the
Responsive Grants Program which is a competitive grants program in which applicants can apply for the project, capacity building, equipment or technology, small capital projects, or general operating support in support of the organization’s mission.
The Sisters Health Foundation is seeking applications for the Responsive Grants Program.
Priority Areas
For the Responsive Grant Program, grant requests generally range from $500 to $50,000, with the average grant award being $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
An applicant must be a tax-exempt nonprofit under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a public institution.