Foundation scholarship forms available

Main Street Community Foundation invites area nonprofit organizations to apply for grants through its competitive General Grant Cycle. Local students are also invited to submit scholarship applications for 75 scholarship opportunities. All guidelines, eligibility criteria and links to the online applications are available on the Foundation’s website, www.mainstreetfoundation.org.

Nonprofit organizations serving Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington and/or Wolcott may be eligible to apply for grants through the Foundation’s competitive General Grant Cycle. Funding consideration will be given to, but not limited to, proposals requesting support for charitable projects in the areas of education, health, human services, sports field maintenance, animal welfare, environment and arts and culture. All proposals are due March 29.

Interested organizations are required to contact Kate Kerchaert, Director of Grants & Programs, at 860-583-6363 to discuss the proposal before submitting an application.

The foundation is also awarding scholarships for the 2019-20 academic year. Scholarship applications are now available to area students for 75 scholarship opportunities. The deadline for all scholarships is March 15. All information is available at www.mainstreetfoundation.org.