Recent Grants
COMMUNITY PRIORITIES GRANTS Awarded
We are excited to share with you the results of our recent Community Priorities grant cycle! Thanks to our generous donors, $284,435 in grants were awarded to 22 nonprofits who work to make Charlevoix County a thriving community.
A thriving community includes many things, but a few of the top community needs in Charlevoix County were addressed in big ways during the competitive Community Priorities grant cycle. Significant support from C3F donors helped to make these larger grants possible, which will help address needs in housing, human services, and education.
Housing North will use their grant toward the Housing Ready Coordinator position in Charlevoix County. A key ingredient missing in most rural communities is community development staff that can work with developers to coordinate partners, incentives, funding, and development opportunities. Communities themselves recognize this gap as well and have been working with Housing North to find solutions. The Housing Ready Program, piloted in Charlevoix and Emmet Counties several years ago, is a step towards this goal. A "housing ready" community is one in which there are opportunities for development that can create a variety of options for all people in the community. With grant funding support, the Housing Ready Program Coordinator will be helping the county fill this gap by guiding projects into the pipeline that address this need.
Northern Homes Community Development Corporation will receive two grants: one to help with the organization’s strategic planning process, and another to help build a 6-unit apartment community in Charlevoix. This project is a "missing middle" project, meaning that all units will be income and rent restricted to 120% of the area median income (AMI). The apartments are one-story townhouse style apartments with accessibility features that will appeal to families, senior citizens, people with disabilities and roommates. Grant funds will help support this project, which will bring more affordable housing to our community.
A grant to the Women’s Resource Center of Northern Michigan will support the Empowering Bright Futures campaign to secure funds for a new, renovated facility in Emmet County. The full project includes all interior components, security features, technology, privacy measures, children's outdoor play area, and all mechanical, plumbing, and electrical needs. The building exterior and footprint will remain, but the interior will be completely rebuilt to meet codes, create energy efficiency, and enhance WRCNM programs through the customized design, which includes thoughtful safety, privacy, and trauma reduction features for all WRCNM clients and families.
Grants to Great Start Collaborative and North Central Michigan College will address education needs at both ends of the spectrum. Many local families find themselves forced to choose between providing their child a preschool experience or meeting basic living needs. Paying for vital things like housing, transportation, and food often take priority over preschool tuition. Two government programs (Head Start and the Great Start Readiness Program) provide free preschool to children based on financial need and risk factors. These federal and state funded programs fill to capacity quickly, leaving 40+ children in our area waiting for a preschool opportunity each year. The Great Start Preschool Scholarship Project (GSPSP) fills the state and federal preschool funding gap, and will use grant dollars to provide preschool tuition for eligible children ages 3-5 in Charlevoix County.
NCMC will use their grant toward the Career and Technical Education Enhancement Project, a $21 million investment to revolutionize education in healthcare, manufacturing, and skilled trades - three pivotal sectors shaping our regional, state, and national economies. This grant will focus on and support the workforce in technology, trades, and manufacturing.
C3F is proud to partner with these, and many other, organizations to help address top community needs. If you would like to view the complete list of our grant recipients, click the link below.
To make a donation to the Community Endowment, which supports our Community Priorities grants, click here.
LIST OF RECENT GRANTS
When you give to Community Grantmaking Funds, you are providing for current and future projects happening right here at home. With grant cycles throughout the year, nonprofit partners, schools, and individual communities working in Charlevoix County have the opportunity to seek support for worthwhile places, programs, and projects.
For a complete list of grant awards, and additional information (summaries) about each grant, click on the links below.
2024 Community Priorities Grant Awards
2024 Environment & Land Use Grant Awards
2024 Arts & Culture Grant Awards
2023 Urgent Needs Grant Awards
2023 Geogrpahic Enrichment Grant Awards (for Beaver Island, Boyne City, Charelvoix and East Jordan)
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