Community Enhancement

Project Grants

Projects serving Arlington to include events, trainings, programs or services. Organization can be any budget size.

Grants up to $10,000.

Application Availability:  Late/ End of August

General Operating Grants

Grants to nonprofits serving Arlington for their general operations.

Organization must have a budget less than $1 million.

Grants up to $10,000.

Submitting A Successful Grant

For any application other than one requesting operating funds, the ACF looks for a clear identification of:

• What the grant is expected to accomplish
• How the work will be completed
• How the activity will benefit Arlington residents
• How success will be measured
• Whether the organization has the capacity to complete its intended work.

Applications requesting operating funds will be reviewed by taking into account:

• How well the non-profit is managed
• What's the quality of the organization's financial structure
• How successful have previous and ongoing activities been
• How will ACF's contribution to operational expenses change the organizations prospects for future success.

In addition reviewers will be looking for applications that:

• Promote community assets and meet well-defined community needs
• Promote volunteer and community involvement
• Encourage cooperation and collaboration
• Foster self-reliance and reduce dependency
• Foster social entrepreneurialism
• Focus on prevention as well as treatment (if applicable)

The application may be downloaded here and saved to the applicant's workstation. The application is a form that guides the applicant on how much space to allocate for each response. If needed, applicants can attach extra pages to answer the questions on the applications.