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PACF accepting applications for fall Community Action Grants cycle

By Staff Reports 2 min read

PARKERSBURG -- The Parkersburg Area Community Foundation and its Regional Affiliates of Doddridge County, Ritchie County and the Little Kanawha Area are accepting applications for the fall cycle of the Community Action Grants Program.

The application process is online, with the deadline for submission at midnight Sept. 23.

Organizations can apply to the Foundation and/or any of its affiliates using a single online application form, the Community Action Grants Application, available on the Foundation's website at www.pacfwv.com/Grants.

To be eligible, applicants must be private, nonprofit organizations with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, or a public institution.

Either the applicant or the program to be funded must be located within the foundation's 11-county service area, which includes Calhoun, Doddridge, Gilmer, Jackson, Mason, Pleasants, Ritchie, Roane, Wirt and Wood counties in West Virginia, as well as Washington County, Ohio. Priority counties for grant support are Wood, Wirt, Doddridge, Ritchie, Roane, Calhoun and Gilmer.

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

More detailed information on eligibility and grant priorities is available under the Foundation's grantmaking guidelines at www.pacfwv.com/Grants.

Additional assistance can be obtained by contacting Amy Nahley at 304-428-4438 or info@pacfwv.com.

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