Competitive Grants Program
Competitive Grants Program supports nonprofits, schools, and municipalities with community projects, human services, and educational programs that address the needs of Crawford County, Ohio residents.
Funder: Community Foundation for Crawford County
Due Dates: December 31, 2026 (First cycle) | August 31, 2027 (Second cycle)
Funding Amounts: Grants funded through income from the Crawford Impact Fund
Summary: Supports nonprofit, school, and municipal projects responding to the needs and interests of Crawford County, Ohio residents.
Key Information: Applicants must be eligible tax-exempt organizations or governmental units and have prior grants in good standing.
Description
The Community Foundation for Crawford County’s Competitive Grants Program supports work responding to the needs and interests of Crawford County, Ohio residents. Income from the Crawford Impact Fund, the Foundation’s unrestricted fund, supports new projects addressing defined community needs, needed human services programs, and worthwhile community projects that generate additional funding. The program also supports broadly beneficial school projects and qualifying preschool programs.
The Foundation aims to act as a catalyst for nonprofit work and collaborate in meeting local needs. In partnership with United Way of North Central Ohio, it has aligned grantmaking goals and processes around Collective Impact. Since the second grant cycle of 2022, applications and evaluations have relied heavily on Results-Based Accountability (RBA), a data-driven framework that starts with the intended difference a program will make and works backward to the actions needed.
