PIQUA — The Piqua Community Foundation has introduced a new application process as it releases its 2021 spring grant cycle this week.
The foundation accepts project-based grant applications twice a year from nonprofit organizations serving Piqua residents with a mission that is religious, educational, scientific, literary or charitable in nature. Applicants must provide documentation demonstrating the organization’s 501(c)(3) or equivalent tax-exempt status.
While those key tenets of the grant program remain unchanged, the new digitally accessible process allows applicants additional flexibility in their preferred submission method, Foundation Executive Director Michelle Perry said.
The primary amendments for nonprofit applicants to note include:
The Foundation now uses one common application and shared deadlines for all grant requests, regardless of the organization’s structure or the amount of the project funding sought.
Grant guidelines and the application form are available at the foundation’s website at piquacommunityfoundation.org/grants.
Applications are accepted via email, as well as in paper form via mail or hand delivery.
“The principles that lie at the heart of our grant distribution model remain the same,” Perry said. “This revised process condenses the information shared and requested and allows for digital access to the application forms at any time. We are proud to be able to continue to support our local nonprofit community in this expanded way.”
The spring 2021 distribution is part of the foundation’s semiannual grant cycles from unrestricted funds. The deadline to apply is March 31, 2021. The foundation’s Distribution Committee makes recommendations to the Board of Directors for approval based on the grant application and review process.
In 2020, The Piqua Community Foundation distributed a total of $196,500 in grants from its unrestricted funds through its semiannual distributions and through its Piqua Emergency Response Fund for pandemic relief.
The Piqua Community Foundation’s grant program guidelines and application form can be found by visiting piquacommunityfoundation.org/grants. Prospective applicants are encouraged to review the guidelines and then confirm their organization’s eligibility by emailing [email protected] or calling (937) 615-9080.
