Apply for a Grant

LETTER OF INTENT

If you have a grant proposal for a “funds available” program area, and meet the eligibility requirements (see Grant Making Overview), please FIRST SEND A LETTER OF INTENT by November 1 to:

Shenandoah Community Foundation
P.O. Box 31
Woodstock, VA 22664

The Letter of Intent should be no more than one to two pages. It should include a description of your organization’s project for which you seek funding, the community need that it expects to meet (see list of need priorities by clicking HERE), the amount requested, and a copy of the IRS letter of determination identifying your organization as a 501(c)(3) charity or your official affiliation with such a charity. Agencies may collaborate on a project, but please send only one request per agency.

Following submission of your Preliminary Application letter, you will be notified whether you are encouraged to submit a full application.

If a full application is invited (Uninvited applications will not be considered in the regular grant cycle), you may download the necessary application materials from this website. If you wish to have them mailed instead, please contact the Foundation by phone (540) 459-7737 or email at
gra...@shenandoahcommunityfoundation.org

Letter of Intent inquiry due to Foundation by November 1
Invitation to submit application sent by Early December
Applications complete and sent to Foundation by February 1
Grants notification by Early April 

Grant minium $250. Grant maximum is $10,000. Please apply only for what you really need to accomplish your project goals. Especially in these challenging economic times, we want to help as many organizations as possible with our limited funds.

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