The Dallas Foundation’s Summer Grant Cycle consists of disbursements from The Dallas Foundation’s Community Impact Fund, which focuses on the strategic priorities to ensure a Strong & Healthy Start and Community & Economic Resilience, as well as several Field of Interest Funds, which are endowed funds customized to align with a donor’s interest in a specific cause.
Donor Name: The Dallas Foundation
State: Texas
County: Dallas County (TX)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/16/2024
Size of the Grant: Not Available
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Focus Areas 
The Summer Grant Cycle is open to proposals from nonprofit organizations working in Dallas County and focused on the following areas:

Strong & Healthy Start

Support for projects that build a strong & healthy start for children with an emphasis on prenatal to three care, family homelessness, and child and youth mental health.

Critical Needs

Support to provide the necessities of life, including food, clothing, emergency and transitional shelter, and healthcare to children and families who are low-income, indigent, homeless, or ill.

Community & Economic Resilience

Support for education & workforce development, including Pre-K12, out of school time programs, and post-secondary access; Support for economic empowerment, including entrepreneurship and employment; and Support for housing and neighborhood infrastructure, including affordable housing and property support, transportation, infrastructure (i.e., broadband, utility access, sidewalks, etc.), and access to parks and recreation.

Children with Intellectual and Physical Disabilities and Older Adults

Support for disabled, blind, and deaf children; Support for the education of intellectually and developmentally disabled children to enable them to lead productive lives; and Support for older adults, including low-income older adults.

Grant Restrictions 
Funds are generally not available for:

Programs or services that do not serve Dallas County residents
Annual Fund campaigns, underwriting of fundraising events, and marketing campaigns
Religious purposes (although they do support educational and social service programs offered by faith-based organizations)
Endowments
Individuals.

For more information, visit The Dallas Foundation.