Annual Grant Cycle

End of July through Mid-September

501c3 organizations serving Benton and Franklin counties are eligible to apply.

Limit of one application per organization.

Grant awards range from $500 to a limited number of grants at $10,000 or above. The majority of grants range from $2,000 to $3,000.

3RCF may schedule interviews with all or selected applicants.

Grant awards are distributed in November.

The following websites may provide helpful data for grantwriters: www.bentonfranklintrends.org and www.wa211.org/community-data

Please review the list of exclusions to the right before applying.

Annual fundraising campaigns or events
Capital campaigns
Capital expenditures for real estate, building construction, and feasibility projects
Debt retirement/reduction
Endowments
Matching funds
Organizations that discriminate with regard to age, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, national origin, religious affiliation, or presence of a disability
Political or lobbying activities
Purchases/activities that occurred prior to grant decisions
Re-granting funds
Religious purposes including sectarian worship, instruction, or proselytizing (organizations with religious affiliations will be considered for grants only if their activities address the needs of the wider community without regard to religious belief)
Schools (public, private, charter), PTO’s
Service clubs and service club foundations
Sponsorships
Sports Teams