Community Foundation accepting grant applications

The Mountain Grove Area Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for its fall grant-making cycle. 
Any area not-for-profit organization is eligible to apply for a grant. 
Typical grant amounts are $250 to $1,000 with occasional grants up to $2,000. 
Preference will be given to organizations who indicate they intend to use the Foundation grant as a matching grant. 
“A matching grant is one in which a group has a need for a certain amount, for example $2,000.  The group indicates it plans to start raising money toward its goal.  The Foundation would then agree to match the money raised by the group up to a predetermined amount – in this example, maybe as much as $1,000,” indicated Dr. David Barbe,
Foundation president.  Also, projects or activities that benefit a larger number of individuals are favored. 
Projects that only benefit a few individuals are less likely to be approved. 
Grant applications must be submitted online through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks website.  Search on Mountain Grove Area Community Foundation and follow that link or go directly to https://www.cfozarks.org/affiliates/mountain-grove-area. Scroll down that page to “available grants” and click on the link.  Paper grant applications can no longer be accepted.  
Completed applications are due by Monday, Nov. 23.  Grants will be awarded in mid-December. 
For questions or assistance with applying for a grant, contact Foundation board members Dr. David Barbe at 417-838-0311 or Kim Norris at American Family Insurance, 417-926-3446.
Since it was established in 2004, the funds in the MG Area Community Foundation have given out more than $2.4 million in grants and scholarships. 
Mountain Grove Area Community Foundation Board members also include Dusty Schober, Lisa Watson, Jared Moore, Jim Dickey, Matt Brown, Dr. Katie Peterson, Dr. Preston Thomas, Shawna Plummer and Cade Coffman.