Foundation accepting grant proposals

The Community Foundation of Mendocino County has $168,000 in available funding from its Field-ofInterest grant program. Field-of-interest funds are established to make grants in specified areas of interest (e.g., the environment or human services), or specified geographical areas, or both.

Nonprofit organizations from throughout Mendocino County are invited to submit proposals online by 5 p.m. Feb. 26.

Since the shelter-in-place orders went into effect in March 2020, the Community Foundation has developed a dedicated COVID-19 Relief Program, which includes a focus on the nonprofit sector.

“To achieve this we have shifted our grant making programs this year, offering a Non-profit Relief Grant to Mendocino County organizations experiencing increased demand or reduced funding as a result of the pandemic.

“Our traditional Fieldof-interest grant program is now open, with grants available from four different Field-of-interest funds thanks to the Non-profit Relief Program, the Community Resiliency and Disaster Preparedness Fund, the Environmental Education & Conservation Fund, and the Releaf Tree Planting Fund.”

Available funding includes:

-Community Resiliency and Disaster Preparedness

Fund: total $100,000; grant range $1,000 to $10,000

-Environmental Education and Conservation Fund: total $10,000; grant range $1,000 to $5,000

-Releaf Tree Planting Fund: total $8,000; grant range $1,000 to $8,000

-Safety-net Fund: total $50,000; grant range $1,000 to $5,000

Guidelines and a link to the online application are available at www.communityfound.org. Questions about eligibility, guidelines or the application may be directed to Amy Lutz, grants administrator, at (707) 4689882 x104.

Field-of-interest funds are created with a specific area of interest in mind, but anyone can contribute to these funds.