Spring Community Building Grant
Barton, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford County, KS
*For projects up to $3,000
The Golden Belt Spring Community Building Grant supports a wide-variety of needs and Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford Counties and serve the community at large including but not limited to: quality of life improvement; arts and culture; enhancing community destinations points; charitable economic opportunity; planning and development. Favorable projects leverage matching funds for greater community impact.
Application open:
February 1, Online
Application Due: April 1
Grants Awarded: Mid-May
The CPI Quality of Life Barton County Fund Grant
Barton County, KS
The Barton County Quality of Life in CPI Fund seeks to improve the quality of life in Barton County. Projects must make a tangible and visible improvement in the community.
Application open:
May 1, Online
Application Due: June 14
Grants Awarded: Mid-July
The Neighborhood Youth Grant
Barton, Pawnee, Rush, Stafford County, KS
The Golden Belt Neighborhood Youth Grant provides support within the communities of Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford Counties. This grant is available to help promote youth related organizations, programs and projects that benefit children and families. Favorable projects leverage matching funds for greater community impact.
Application open:
July 1, Online
Application Due: August 1
Grants Awarded: Mid-September
Competitive Grants
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Competitive grants compete for available funding and awards are based on projects most closely aligned. Applications are accepted annually with various deadlines. We look for applications that address a community need, fit the grant guidelines, leverage other funding, and have a positive impact on persons or the community. Please check back often as the 2023 grant cycles are announced.
Hardship Funds Search & Apply
Hardship Funds exist to help individuals in need because of a sudden illness, death, accident, violent crime, natural disaster or other emergency situations. Providing aid to relieve human suffering caused by an unexpected hardship is charity in its most basic form; these funds assist in responding to those unforeseen emergencies. Grant funding is calculated annually and is available on a continual basis until it is fully expended or recalculated for the next calendar year.
Cancer Patient Care & Support Fund Application
Helping Others Document
Our grants are made possible through the contributions of individual donors and nonprofit donor funds managed by the Foundation. Some are driven by the charitable interests of our donors, and others come from our unrestricted funds that allow us to operate at our most strategic level, investing in needs as they change over time, advancing long-term strategic goals, and taking on key leadership roles. GBCF wants to create a partnership with area agencies in reaching their goals. We work to support the causes our community cares about! Grants are available to Barton, Pawnee, Rush, and Stafford County, Kansas organizations and residents.
Review Committees
Golden Belt Community Foundation’s accomplished Grants Committee includes community stakeholders, board members and staff. Volunteer participation and willingness to objectively review grant applications ensures recipients are selected in a fair and consistent manner. Grant reviewers must complete the Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Form each calendar year.
Confidentiality and Conflict of Interest Form
A Volunteer’s Guide to Reviewing Grant Applications
Grants Committee Login
Grant Resources
Grant due diligence is required for on the grantee’s part. When organization receive funding they must complete a Grant Agreement and upon project completion they must complete a Grant Evaluation Report. Funding will not be released until the Grant Agreement is complete and the organization will not be eligible to receive other funds until a Grant Evaluation Report has been completed for past funding.
Grant Writing Tips
You don’t have to be an expert grant writer to submit an application for a competitive grant. Just follow some simple tips and remember our review committees want to hear your story. Tell your project story as if you are explaining to someone that is not familiar with your community or your organization. If you have any questions, do not hesitate to reach out to us.
