Available Grants

Regional Place-Based Grants

My application would be for a specific region within Vermont. 

The VCF holds grant rounds for specific places in Vermont. Please read through the summary of the grant size, specific focus area and calendar for grant applications before applying.

• Addison County: Walter Cerf Community Fund
  Awards grants focused on education, historic preservation, and social services in Addison County and the Town of Brandon (70% of grants) and statewide (30% of grants). One grant round per year. The Fund will consider both small ($500-$5,000) and large (up to $25,000) grant requests. Organizations must be serving Addison County or Brandon to be eligible to apply for the large grant.
• Bennington Region: Opportunity Fund for Southshire Youth
  Grants of up to $3500 supporting organizations serving dynamic and innovative youth programs in Bennington, North Bennington, Pownal, Shaftsbury, and Woodford.
• Brattleboro: Crosby-Gannett and Dunham-Mason Funds
  

  The Crosby-Gannett Fund supports endeavors that contribute to the betterment and vitality of the Brattleboro area. The Fund hosts one competitive grant round per year. The Fund is currently updating its funding guidelines and application format. The next grant round will be announced in February 2023.

  The Dunham-Mason Fund is pleased to announce they have established a Dunham-Mason Scholarship at Brattleboro Union High School in partnership with The Curtis Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation. They are also funding a limited number of arts and culture organizations in the Brattleboro region and will no longer host competitive online grant rounds. 

• Chittenden County: Concert Artists Fund
  Grants up to $20,000 over two years, $10,000 per year, to support performances of classical music in Chittenden County.
• Deerfield River Watershed: Deerfield River Enhancement Fund
  $2,000-$10,000 grants to support watershed conservation, development of low impact recreational and educational facilities, and planning, design, maintenance, and monitoring of such facilities in the Deerfield River Watershed.
  
• Lake Champlain Basin: Kelsey Trust
  $5,000-$10,000 grants to organizations that serve the people and/or protect the environment of the Lake Champlain Basin, with a strong preference for organizations located in the Basin. The spring grants typically focus on education and the environment, and the Letter of Interest deadline is June 1. The winter grants typically focus on children and families, basic human needs (food, fuel, shelter), and health, and the Letter of Interest deadline is December 1. Emergency grants outside the normal grant cycles will sometimes be considered. 
• Lamoille and Orleans Counties: The Green Mountain Fund
  

  $500-$5,000 grants to organizations serving low-income youth and families, environment, sustainability, climate change, local food production, and the health and wellness of children and families in Lamoille and Orleans Counties and neighboring communities.  

• Northeast Kingdom Fund
  $500-$5,000 grants to organizations to support the vibrancy and health of the Northeast Kingdom.
• Rutland County: Hills and Hollows Fund
  

  $250-$7,500 grants for organizations to promote educational opportunities, support children and families, and foster the future sustainability in Poultney and its adjacent communities. Applications are accepted each year on a rolling basis from January 1 - November 1. Applications submitted between November 2 and December 31 will not be considered.

• South Lake Champlain Fund
  

  $1,000-$7,500 grants to organizations for research and education concerning Lake Champlain south of Crown Point.

• Spark Connecting Community
  

  $500 - $5,000 grants made to organizations throughout Vermont. This grassroots grantmaking focuses on strengthening community connections that lead to action and impact. Our Spark grants program continues to focus on building social capital and connection; however, we recognize the inherent challenges of bringing people together at a time when social distancing is essential and in-person gatherings are not safe. We encourage applicants to be creative in their strategies for keeping people engaged and connected to one another in these challenging times.

• Windsor County: The Laurance & Mary Rockefeller Fund
  $1,000-$7,500 grants to organizations working to preserve and enhance the physical, cultural, spiritual, and wellness environment of the people of the State of Vermont, with preference given to the needs of the Town of Woodstock and the surrounding communities of Barnard, Bridgewater, Hartland, Pomfret, and Reading.

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