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| The Sudbury Foundation • Investing in People, Place and Possibility | Home |
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Resiliency for Life Program |
Investing in four interest areas in the 10 communities surrounding Sudbury, MA.
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 mission 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
benefiting one or more of the towns listed.
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:
| Proposal Postmarked by: | Trustee Review: |
| January 1 | March |
| April 1 | June |
| July 1 | September |
| October 1 | December |
If the deadline falls on a weekend or holiday, proposals should be postmarked on the first working day following the deadline.
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.
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, fund efforts
understood to be the responsibility of government or support religious
activities.
Other Criteria
In the grant review process, 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.
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| contact@sudburyfoundation.org |
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