The Coastal Bend Community Foundation is accepting applications for grants.
Donor Name: Coastal Bend Community Foundation
State: Texas
County: Aransas County (TX), Bee County (TX), Jim Hogg County (TX), Kleberg County (TX), Nueces County (TX), Refugio County (TX), San Patricio County (TX)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Donors in the Coastal Bend, through both current and testamentary gifts, have enabled the Foundation to enhance and improve the quality of life through grants to area nonprofit organizations. The Foundation’s grants from unrestricted funds cover a broad spectrum of projects from the Arts to Zoology.
Focus Areas
As a community foundation, CBCF awards grants in many focus areas that benefit all citizens of the Coastal Bend:

Arts and Culture – including performing arts/music programs, museum exhibits/classes
Education – including library services, GED and adult literacy, youth programs
Environment – including animal welfare, park improvements, conservation
Families and Children – including family, youth, and elderly programs
Health – including medical and patient services programs, diabetes programs
Human Services – including counseling, drug programs, food pantries, and shelters
Public Good – including disaster relief, housing, and community development.

Funding Priorities

Programs that measurably raise the quality of life in the Coastal Bend
Disadvantaged youth, elderly, and families
Education and job creation projects that bring people out of poverty
Projects that are not easily accomplished without Foundation funding
Projects that result in increased funding from additional sources.

Funding Information
Through the Annual Grants process, the Foundation expects to award up to $400,000 in 2024. This year, there are two grant opportunities to choose from:

A grant up to $10,000 to support general operations. Grant requests for general operations cannot be in excess of $10,000. OR
A grant from $10,001 up to $25,000 to support expenses associated with a specific program or project serving vulnerable individuals and/or families.

Geographical Areas
All grant requests must be for services that are performed in CBCF’s seven-county service area: Aransas, Bee, Jim Wells, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, and San Patricio counties.
For more information, visit CBCF.