KCF Announces $69,000 in Funding Available - Application Opens September 1
Fall grants are available! Keweenaw Area Community Foundation provides grants to 501(c)(3) organizations, churches, schools, and governmental units serving our local communities. The online application will be available September 1 through October 20, 2023. Grant awards will be announced in November. The following funds will be accepting grant applications:
David Wiitanen & Slim McLean Memorial Youth Hockey Fund: supports youth hockey programs. ($2,600 available)
Environmental Fund: supports programs, projects, and activities related to a broad range of environmental topics including: public health, community development, environmental stewardship education, public policy, planning, water, wildlife, and outdoor recreation. ($2,000 available)
Joe Freed Empowerment Fund: supports efforts to empower individuals with mental and/or intellectual or developmental disabilities in the Copper Country region to be a valued, thriving part of our community. ($10,000 available)
Houghton County Historical Preservation Fund: supports local historical preservation and education projects or activities related to Houghton County, Michigan. ($1,200 available)
Keweenaw Cross Country Skiing Fund: supports cross country skiing programs throughout Houghton and Keweenaw Counties. ($2,200 available)
Copper Shores Community Health Foundation - Community Wellness and Outdoor Recreation Fund: supports programs and projects that influence or support individual physical activity and healthy nutrition; supports the expansion, creation, or sustainment of outdoor recreational resources in Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. ($29,500 available)
This year’s funding is prioritized for projects that incorporate and/or improve the use of universal design upon existing recreational resources and/or create new universally accessible points of access to recreational resources for all our region's citizens and visitors.
Project examples may include ADA enhancements to existing facilities; barrier-free access points to recreation assets, or other inclusions that help mobilize established recreation plans with consideration of people of all capabilities.
Youth Funds: In addition, over $20,000 in total is available to support youth programs and activities in our local communities from the Kellogg Youth Endowment Fund, Portage Lake Youth Fund, and Funding Youth Initiatives.
For more details, please visit www.keweenawgives.org/fall-granting.
About Keweenaw Area Community Foundation: Keweenaw Area Community Foundation is a place-based non-profit organization that supports our community with grants and scholarships along with other services. For more information on the Keweenaw Area Community Foundation and how to give, visit www.keweenawgives.org.
Last fall KCF awarded over two dozen grants, including for the Ahmeek Village Volunteer Fire & Rescue Department
Past grants from the Kellogg Youth Fund include supporting local students to attend the 15th Biennial Lake Superior Youth Symposium