Cape Cod Foundation seeks proposals for grants

Cape Cod Foundation seeks proposals for grants

Deadline for submission is March 3, 2008

YARMOUTHPORT - The Cape Cod Foundation is seeking proposals from nonprofit organizations for the first of two grant-making cycles this year to support projects that will address the existing and emerging needs of the region.

Approximately $45,000 has been committed for the spring 2008 general grants program to address a broad range of needs in the areas of health, human services, environment, education, the arts, and community development.

The deadline for submission is March 3, 2008.

Prior to this deadline, on February 1st, the Foundation will conduct a brief technical assistance workshop on applying for a grant from the Foundation from 1:00pm-2:30pm at Barnstable County Superior Courthouse Rooms 11&12.

Please RSVP to mwhite@capecodfoundation.org by January 30th if you are interested in attending.

Additional information about the Cape Cod Future Fund and other unrestricted funds in the program as well as qualifications and guidelines for developing proposals may be obtained by contacting the Cape Cod Foundation toll free at 800-947-2322 or by visiting the website, www.capecodfoundation.org.

The Grant Review Committee meets twice annually to review applications for funding. The fall deadline for submissions will be October 1, 2008.

The Cape Cod Foundation is a charitable community trust established as a non-profit organization in 1989 to serve the people of Cape Cod by linking community resources with community needs. The Foundation extends the reach of philanthropic dollars by pooling and investing funds to leverage community investment and provide a perpetual resource for the community. In 2007, the Foundation distributed over $2.3 million in grants.