Grant Opportunities

Funding Priorities for Maximum Impact

The Foundation's Board of Trustees directs its resources toward projects that can achieve the most impact among several funding priorities. Project proposals are evaluated according to how well they address various criteria of goals and objectives, workplan and budget, public engagement, maintenance and sustainability, partnerships, and assessment. 

Grant applicants whose projects benefit under-resourced communities and/or people groups receive a scoring bonus. As defined for this purpose by the Foundation, an under-resourced community is one that lacks access to specialized professional, financial or institutional expertise and communal knowledge; or is functioning with neglected or outdated infrastructures and absent or limited assets and resources, which in turn diminishes its cyclical capacity, competitiveness, funding and livability.