News Release:  HCCF ONLINE GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE APPROACHING MAY 1st

The Harper County Community Foundation will be offering the first round of grants for 2026. The grant deadline is May 1, 2026 and over $100,000 will be available for projects that benefit Harper County.

HCCF’s Mission is to promote community development by supporting educational, human needs, health care, community improvement and rural development projects throughout Harper County.

All grant applications for the May 2026 round must be submitted in HCCF’s online grant application portal. A link is available at www.harpercofoundation.org on the Grant Info/Application page. Simply follow the link to the logon page, create an account for your organization, and begin your grant application process.

This grant round represents the 35th round of grants awarded since May of 2009. A total of $3,976,592.00 has been awarded since the inception of this granting process. The grant round includes monies as part of the annual commitment of $200,000 from the landfill revenue funds.  The Foundation will also be awarding monies from their discretionary funds. Past grant recipients can be viewed on the Foundation’s website at www.harpercofoundation.org.

Grant applicants may seek full funding, partial funding or matching funding for projects that meet HCCF’s areas of focus as well as the grant application deadline and criteria. All applicants must be not-for-profit organizations or associations. No funds will be awarded to individuals. The Foundation will accept applications submitted online no later than 11:59 PM on May 1, 2026.

Criteria for all grants awarded in 2026 includes the completion of the progress or final report for grants awarded in 2025.

More information about HCCF as well as the grant evaluation reporting forms and application for this grant round are available at their website www.harpercofoundation.org. Questions may be directed to the Harper County Community Foundation by calling Michelle Fahring, Assistant to the Foundation, at 620-840-1153 (cell phone), or by sending an e-mail to michelle@harpercofoundation.org. EIN 48-1189755

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