Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa’s Black Hawk County Grants one-time grants awarded to organizations and projects that benefit residents of Black Hawk County, Iowa.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
State: Iowa
County: Black Hawk County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Areas
Arts and Culture

Access- Programs that offer new and expanded access to arts and cultural opportunities.
Infrastructure– Programs and projects that protect history and make long-lasting impacts in the community.
Talent Development- Programs that help grow the visual and performing creative class in their community

Community Betterment

Economic Development– Programs that create or expand businesses, create new jobs opportunities, and leverage outside financial support.
Civic Engagement– Programs that support civic action, service learning, and cross-cultural understanding.
Shared Amenities- Through the creation or expansion of public amenities like parks and trails, libraries, farmers’ markets, etc.

Education and Youth Development

Child Care-Programs that address the academic, health, and social/emotional needs of children pre-kindergarten.
Mentorship-Through K-12 programs that provide guided and continuous mentoring, coaching, and teaching during or outside regular school hours that improve academic performance.
Career Readiness- Through 9-12 programs that support postsecondary attainment and workforce readiness.

Environment and Animal Welfare

Conservation- Through projects that protect ecosystems and minimize their use of natural resources.
Restoration- Through projects that work to re-establish the healthy functions of ecosystems.
Education- Programs that foster a stronger awareness and understanding of environmental and sustainability issues.

Health

Case Management- Programs that provide guided and continuous behavioral healthcare and wellness services.
Prevention- Programs that focus on education, physical health screening, and suicide prevention.
Access- Programs that expand access to high-quality physical and mental healthcare

Human Service

Case Management- Through programs that help people overcome barriers to self-sufficiency.
Prevention- Programs that focus on prevention of child abuse, violence, and substance abuse.
Basic Needs- Programs that meet basic human needs of food, shelter, housing, transportation, and emergency assistance.

The Community Foundation prioritizes requests that align with their community initiatives and program areas and embraces organizations that work to address two or more of these.
The Community Foundation has identified community initiatives to provide focus on what we fund and how they spend the time in community initiatives and leadership. Those include:

Advancing Racial Equity – They are committed to supporting organizations and initiatives that are BIPOC-led and/or support BIPOC populations.
Expanding Child Care – They strive to increase equitable, accessible, and sustainable child care opportunities.
Enhancing the Arts – They work to enrich and enhance an inclusive arts community that amplifies diverse voices and viewpoints.
Strengthening Workforce Readiness – They support the community-wide need to create a more qualified, prepared workforce for the future.
Building Nonprofit Capacity – They want to build the capacity of their nonprofit partners so their work is strengthened to serve their community well.

Funding Information
The majority of competitive grants range from $5,000 to $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must provide benefits to the people of Black Hawk County and meet the following criteria:

Be classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be a government entity. Tax-exempt organizations classified as other than 501(c)(3) are also eligible if and only if the project is deemed charitable.
For groups, projects, or initiatives that do not meet the above eligibility requirement, we will consider projects submitted through a fiscal sponsor. Fiscal sponsors must be classified as a 501(c)(3) or a government entity. CFNEIA prefers the fiscal sponsor’s mission closely align with the sponsored project.
Applicants must be current with all state and federal reporting requirements.

In addition, the following conditions must be met:

Applicants must not have any past due grant reports for previous CFNEIA grants.
Applicants with a separate supporting, eligible organization (like a “friends of” or a foundation) can apply through either the organization or through its supporting organization, but not both. The Foundation encourages applications to be submitted through the supporting organization.
The Foundation will consider requests for capital campaigns but will not provide multiple grants (in subsequent years) for the same campaign.

For more information, visit CFNEIA.