MADISON, WI Thanks to $5,000 grant from the Alliant Energy Foundation, the Janesville Performing Arts Center will be able to offset a large portion of their flood damage repair cost and affiliated lost revenues. The dollars are coming from the Foundation’s Rebuilding Our Communities Grant Program. The program was established to provide unrestricted grants to help non-profit groups throughout Alliant Energy’s utility service territory with recovery from this summer’s flooding.

The Alliant Energy Foundation’s Rebuilding Our Communities Grant Program was created in response to the extensive flooding across Alliant Energy’s utility service territory in Wisconsin , Iowa and Minnesota . The Foundation has allocated $1 million for the program and non-profit groups can apply through October 1st for $5,000, $10,000, $15,000 or $20,000 unrestricted flood recovery grants. Funds are to be used to help non-profits resume or maintain operations.

Non-profit groups can request funds by submitting a brief application form explaining their need and the population they serve that was affected by the flooding. A determination of grant eligibility will be made within 14 days of submission.

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MARION, OH – Representatives of the 21 grants totaling more than $419,000 from the Marion Community Foundation were recognized and offered their appreciation for the grants at a breakfast Tuesday morning at Country Gatherings.

Brad Bebout, president/CEO of the foundation, said the charitable funds often help the community meet the challenges of changing times as they implement many programs to meet those challenges. He also encouraged recipients to share their stories with the public and with MCF.

Community Foundation recognizes grant recipients | marionstar.com | The Marion Star.

Here’s an interesting article from a writer who has gotten a number of grants. Lots of common sense that we often don’t apply when dealing with foundations for any kind of grant.

Research is the first step. This is the same advice I’d give if you were, say, looking to query a publication or apply to an MFA program. You should carefully study any information the foundation or other grant-giving body provides, whether it is just a blurb in a newsletter or a multi-paged, detailed website. You must understand what the foundation is looking for and whether you fit the profile, so you don’t waste both your time and theirs.

Brave New Words: How to Get Grants.

Holland, MI —

The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area’s Board of Trustees announces it awarded more than $160,000 in grants to area non-profit organizations. The 12 grants, ranging from $3,000 to $24,100, will support innovative programs and capital improvements that contribute to the quality of life in our communities.

This represents the third of three rounds of grants provided by the Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area in 2008, totaling $567,831. The Community Foundation of the Holland/Zeeland Area is a non-profit organization, building and managing a community endowment that assures support in perpetuity for quality of life initiatives and emerging community needs. To learn more, visit the Community Foundation online at www.cfhz.org.

Community Foundation awards grants to non-profit organizations – Holland, MI – The Holland Sentinel.