The Fayette County Community Foundation (FCCF) announced the distribution of $141,750.50 to 20 projects of organizations serving Fayette County through its 2023 grant cycle.
“We are fortunate to have these organizations that strive to better our Fayette County communities, and the Fayette County Community Foundation is proud to support each of them,” said Rich Scheffel, chair of the FCCF governing committee.
Grant recipient, organization, project the grant will fund, and grant amount is listed below by funding area.
Arts & Culture:
Community Betterment:
Education & Youth Development:
Human Service
Decisions on grant awards are determined by a local committee, which consists of volunteers from Fayette County. Committee members include Rich Scheffel (chair) Robin Bostrom, Janell Bradley, Erica Bushaw, Ken Hemesath, Pat Hunsberger, Rita Losh, Bradley Minger, and Jamie Tafolla.
Grants are awarded through FCCF’s competitive grant process to projects in the program areas of arts and culture, community betterment, education and youth development, environment and animal welfare, health and human service. Grant applicants must be a 501(c)(3) designated organization or government entity serving Fayette County in order to be considered for funding. The 2024 grant cycle opens September 1 with an application deadline of October 15. The grant guidelines and application can be found at http://www.fayetteccf.org/.