The Regional Program is designed to enhance the quality of community life in towns surrounding Sudbury.

Funding is restricted to projects that focus on:

• Youth Development and Opportunity
  Objective: To help young people realize their full potential and become caring, concerned citizens.
• Community Building
  Objective: To engender a spirit of pride and a greater sense of community.
• Preservation of Community Character and Assets
  Objective: To preserve the Town's natural, historic and other community assets.
• Organizational Capacity and Effectiveness
  Objective: To help public and nonprofit organizations fulfill their missions and consistently achieve desired results.
  

Regional Program Eligibility
The Foundation makes grants to public and nonprofit organizations located in the communities surrounding Sudbury. These include: Acton, Concord, Framingham, Hudson, Lincoln, Marlboro, Maynard, Natick, Stow and Wayland. In addition, grant support is available for organizations based outside of these communities for activities that substantially benefit one or more of the towns listed.

Organizations may apply for funding once per calendar year.

Applicants who have received prior funding from the Sudbury Foundation must submit their final grant report before applying for additional support.

The Foundation generally does not fund Youth Development and Opportunity projects in public or private schools in Regional Program communities. Please contact the executive director if you feel you have a project that warrants an exception.

Funding Restrictions
The Foundation does not make loans or grants to individuals. While we do not rule out requests for any particular type of assistance, we generally do not provide ongoing operating support, offset deficits, contribute to general appeals, purchase benefit tickets or fund efforts understood to be the responsibility of government or support religious activities.

Other Criteria
The Trustees view collaboration among agencies with similar missions favorably and consider an applicant's ability to secure alternate project financing. We welcome the opportunity to join with other funders in underwriting grant endeavors. Multi-year grant requests are accepted.

Applying for a Regional Program Grant
The Foundation Trustees meet four times a year to review proposals for the Regional Program. The proposal deadline and review schedule is:

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Applicants are encouraged to discuss their needs with Foundation staff prior to submitting a full proposal. Telephone inquiries and concept papers are welcome. We encourage applicants to plan ahead and submit their applications in time for quarterly meetings. However, we will attempt to entertain urgent requests between meetings. Please contact us if an emergency or exceptional opportunity arises.

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