GRANTS AVAILABLE FROM COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

(07/16/2015)
Parkersburg, WV - The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and Regional Affiliates (PACF) of Doddridge, Ritchie, Jackson, Mason Counties and the Little Kanawha Area is currently accepting applications for grants for the fall cycle of its Community Action Grant Program.

The Foundation's application process is online; the application deadline is midnight on September 15. Organizations apply to PACF and/or any of the affiliates on the same online application form, the Foundation's Community Action Grant Application. To access the online application form, visit the Grants section of the Foundation's web site www.pacfwv.com

To be considered for a Community Action Grant, an applicant must be a private, non-profit organization, tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a public institution. Either the applicant or program to be funded must be located in the Foundation's eleven-county geographic service area (Wood, Wirt, Doddridge, Ritchie, Pleasants, Roane, Calhoun, Gilmer, Jackson, and Mason counties in West Virginia, and Washington County in Ohio).

The Foundation provides support for capital and equipment projects, program development, and technical assistance, training, and capacity building projects, and, under special circumstances, operating support. Submitted applications are considered for support from a wide variety of grant funds available to support charitable projects through the region.

The Foundation's grantmaking guidelines provide additional information on eligibility and priorities for all types of grants; visit the Foundation's web site at www.pacfwv.com to access the grant guidelines and application forms. For more information, contact Marian Clowes at 304-428-4438 or email info@pacfwv.com