Eligibility
Eligible applicants must name one or more members of the Collaborative of the SCFD. Visit our website to double check who is a member of the Collaborative.
Collaborative Members can submit more than one application, if naming different collaborative partner(s) for a different project/program.
Pilot Year 2 2025/2026 is open to Full, Associate or Cultural Partner Levels
Awarded organizations from the first pilot year are ineligible and unable to apply for the grant in the second pilot year.
Expectations of Grant Recipients:
One or more staff members involved from each grant project/program must be part of a virtual panel discussion at 6 months and at 12 months completion to serve as a learning opportunity for other member organizations. This will involve reporting on the project’s development and final outcomes. Brief report will be due but in survey format that will be provided by the Collaborative.
Award Distribution
Finalists may have a phone interview if the Peer Review Committee has further questions.
The Collaborative will send an email notification to grant award recipients by June 1, 2026.
Award funding will be sent to the Primary Organization applicant. It will be that organization’s responsibility to distribute funds to partnering organization(s) as indicated and agreed upon in the project/program.
Primary Applicant organization must provide W-9.
All grants will be delivered through electronic funds transfer in June. No paper checks will be issued.
Conditions of Funding
In the event that the project/program was partially executed and unable to reach completion, any remaining grant funds must be returned. Final delivery of the approved project must take place by May 31, 2027.
Any unforeseen changes to the project/program after the grant cycle has started, must obtain approval by the Peer Review Committee.