Quick Response Grants
Quick Response Grants support nonprofit, educational, governmental, and Tribal organizations with unforeseen expenses outside regular budgets so they can respond to unexpected community needs.
Funder: Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation
Due Dates: Rolling (Applications accepted year-round; reviewed monthly)
Funding Amounts: Up to $2,500 per request
Summary: Supports organizations responding to unexpected, smaller-dollar community needs outside their regular budgets.
Key Information: Eligible entities must be in Antrim, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, or Leelanau Counties.
Description
Quick Response Grants are part of the Grand Traverse Regional Community Foundation’s Community Funds pool. They provide a rapid, flexible response to unforeseen community needs, supporting smaller-dollar expenses that organizations could not anticipate and that fall outside their regular budgets. The program prioritizes time-sensitive requests and requests where the total need is no more than $10,000.
The grants are available to nonprofit, educational, governmental, and Tribal entities across the foundation’s five-county service area. Community Foundation staff review applications monthly and make funding decisions, which are presented to the Board of Directors for acceptance. The program focuses on unexpected needs rather than expenses already included in an organization’s budget.
