Current granting cycle for ECCF Grants is now open. Apply by January 15, 2025

PHOTO: The Elk County Development Fund awarded a $3,000 grant to St. Leo School art department. Students are shown standing in front of the new moveable art supply cabinet stocked with much need art supplies. The current granting cycle is again offering grants to qualified organizations to support projects that benefit our communities.

ECCF grants now available: apply by January 15

The Elk County Community Foundation (ECCGF) is accepting applications through January 15 for thousands of dollars in grants currently available to 501c3 organizations during their open grant cycle.

Organizations may submit applications for grant funding from the Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund or the Elk County Development Fund. Each of these funds welcome applications that directly benefit the residents of Elk County.

The Harrison and Muriel Dauer Stackpole Family Fund is an open grant that supports worthy projects that provide services for the residents of our communities. Their goal is to support causes and projects that improve the quality of life in our local area.

The Elk County Development Fund supports community development initiatives that will enhance the economic and community wellbeing of Elk County. Projects should include activities that are innovative and have a plan to sustain themselves.

For instructions on how to apply for a grant, go to the Foundation website at www.elkcountyfoundation.org. Please call our office at 814-834-2125 with any questions. ECCF, an affiliate of the Community Foundation of the Northern Alleghenies, is a non-profit organization that strives to strengthen our region through development, stewardship and grant making as it works with donors to achieve their philanthropic goals.