The Vermont Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Hills and Hollows Fund to support educational opportunities, children and families, and efforts that foster the future sustainability of Poultney and its nearby communities.
Donor Name: Vermont Community Foundation
State: Vermont
Town: Poultney
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 11/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $7,500
Details:
Funding Information
The Hills and Hollows Fund includes two programs that make grants of different amounts:
- Hollows Grants ($250 – $1,500)
- Hills Grants ($1,501 – $7,500)
What they Fund
Through its grant programs, the Hills and Hollows Fund aims to promote sustainable, healthy, vital and democratic communities. Grant funding is available to support existing services, provide seed money for promising new projects, and enable organizations outside of Poultney to expand their outreach to include area residents.
Examples of eligible program areas include:
- Educational opportunities;
- Services for children, elderly, and family health;
- Food security;
- Community organizations that nurture, preserve and interpret the area’s unique cultural, built and natural environment;
- Programs that address the use and abuse of limited natural resources, including responses to climate change; and
- Programs that encourage community engagement and a stronger sense of connection and belonging.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible applicants must be schools, municipal entities, or nonprofit organizations whose service area includes Poultney or its nearby communities.
What they Don’t Fund
The Hills and Hollows Fund does not fund capital campaigns, endowments, deficit funding, or expenses that have already been incurred. If you have questions about project eligibility. Please note that programs and events must take place in spaces that are ADA accessible in order to be eligible for funding.
For more information visit, Hills and Hollows Fund.