Welcome to the Community Foundations of Southwest Iowa grant portal!
Please note our annual grant cycles below:
- Spring cycle opens December 15th and closes February 1st at 11:59 p.m. CST.
- Fall cycle opens July 15th and closes September 1st at 11:59 p.m. CST.
Note: Crawford County and Page County only accept grant applications during the spring cycle.
To start a new application for the current grant cycle, click on the Apply button next to the current grant cycle below. Please note: The system only allows for one draft application to be open at a time.
To access a saved draft, go to https://swiowafoundations.submittable.com/user/submissions.
For complete details on the current cycle, please visit your county's webpage under County Listing at www.swiowafoundations.org and read through the Grant Program Fact Sheet.
HAVE QUESTIONS?
For technical assistance with the new grant portal, don't hesitate to use the Submittable Help Center and reach out to Customer Support.
For grant program-related questions, contact Sarah Beth Ray at sarahbeth@omahafoundation.org or by phone at 402-704-7245.
As part of the spring grant cycle, approximately $1.2 Million is available across our nine counties to support nonprofit organizations and community projects. For specific county amounts, please email sarahbeth@omahafoundation.
Counties include:
- Audubon
- Cass
- Crawford
- Fremont
- Harrison
- Mills
- Montgomery
- Page
- Shelby
All grant requests should be for a minimum of $3,500.
Please review the Grant Fact Sheet to make sure your request is eligible for funding before beginning the application.
NOTE: If your organization is applying for funds in multiple counties, you will need to submit an application for each county.