GAR Foundation's capital grant application period is now open. The deadline to apply is Friday, October 25, 2024 by 5:00 pm. Decisions will be made in February of 2025.
Capital projects are defined as new buildings or renovations or expansions to existing facilities/buildings. Organizations may apply for a capital grant even if they have already received, or plan to apply for, operating or program funding. See the Capital Criteria section below for more information.
Capital Criteria
The capital project must:
- Be located within Summit County.
- Advance GAR’s strategies in the areas of: education; economic, workforce, and community development; arts and culture; and basic needs.
- Be critical to the organization’s mission.
- Be proven to create quantifiable efficiencies.
Fund criteria:
- The requested amount must be $50,000 or less.
- Funds must be deployed within 18 months of the grant award.
- Fundraising must be near completion, with most dollars already raised.
- Must have exhausted most other potential funding sources.
- Must have 100% participation in funding contribution to the capital project by its board members (and/or to the overall organization if the capital project is not part of a discrete capital campaign).
GAR does not fund:
- Vehicles
- Technology
- Organizations working on subjects outside of GAR’s strategic priorities