photo courtesy of Joe Burns

Grants

The Washington County Community Foundation accepts Grant Applications once a year.

The deadline for applications is January 15th.

All submissions are reviewed and final notification is given to applicants by March 5th.

Grant Application 2025_fillable– This is a PDF form an organization can fill out, then then deliver your application via email/mail/in person.

Grant Application 2025– This is a condensed PDF document.  An organization may want to use a separate Word document to work from, then deliver your application via email/mail/in person.

Apply Now! – Grant Application Guidelines

Questions?
You can contact us at
grants@washcocommfoundation.org.

2025 Grants – $156,000 Total *Grant distribution date changed to beginning of year.

  • Arlington Elementary PTO – $2,000 TV for communicating school information
  • Arlington Youth Sports – $3,676.92 field armor for pitcher’s mound and batting boxes and infield maintenance broom
  • Bennington Public Library – $2,535.68 STEAM learning kits
  • Blair Healing Rooms – $5,000 enclosed cargo trailer
  • Blair Kids Academy/Blair Community Schools Foundation – $2,500 STEAM kits for summer project
  • Blair Little League – $3,670 helmet/bat racks for dugouts
  • Blair Youth Shooting Sports – $2,650 wireless voice call system and microphone
  • Blair Youth Softball Association – $6,500 installation of sidewalk and two bleacher pads
  • Conservation and Management Pioneer (CAMP) – $7,000 NRD tap fee, material/labor for installation of water lines and septic
  • Crowell Memorial Home Foundation – $2,500 digital signage
  • Fort Calhoun Community Schools – $3,000 two batting/pitching cages
  • Fort Calhoun Fire & Rescue – $10,000 replacement of breathing air compressor
  • Fort Calhoun Parks Board – $4,350 landscaping/barriers along park/trail
  • Fort Calhoun Youth Sports Organization – $10,000 installation of proper drainage system and add shade structures
  • Friends of the Jeanette Hunt Animal Shelter – $5,584 run electricity to out building
  • Gateway Development Corporation – $6,700 lighting for Art Alley project
  • Camp Fontanelle – $4,000 foam making machine and foam pit
  • Habitat for Humanity Omaha – $5,000 support construction for one new home in Blair
  • Lutheran Family Services – $5,000 tools and supplies for employment and supporting training
  • Mandy Jo Rounds Memorial Foundation – $5,000 dog park
  • MCH Auxiliary Thrift Shop – $7,724 installation of lighting on exterior of building for lighting and visibility
  • Roots to Wings – $2,000 commercial dehydrator and commercial ice cream machine
  • Village of Kennard – $5,000 keycard entry system and programmable thermostat and installation for Kennard auditorium
  • Washington County Food Pantry – $30,000 interior renovations
  • Washington County Friends of the Fair – $10,000 roadway lighting
  • Washington County Historical Association – $4,750 Longcreek schoolhouse landscaping and benches

2023 Grants – $89,495 Total

  • Fort Calhoun Youth Sports Organization – $5,000 Improvements to fields
  • Bear Cubs Youth Baseball – $3,000 Publicly available batting cage
  • Friends of Jeanette Hunt Animal Shelter – $2,000 Fenced in area outside for interaction with families
  • Washington County Emergency Management – $4,500 Motorola 8500 portable radio
  • Danish American Archive and Library – $1,000 Computer system upgrade
  • St. John Paul Classical Academy – $500 Garden boxes for the Academy
  • Washington County Food Pantry – $5,000 Two door freezer
  • Blair Little League – $2,300 Line striper for use on all fields
  • Arlington VFW – $500 Veteran shadowboxes for casket flags/medals
  • TeamMates of Blair – $1,000 Computer
  • Deerfield Elementary/Arbor Park – $15,000 Book vending machines for both schools
  • Blair FC Soccer Association – $2,000 Digital sign project
  • First Lutheran Church ELCA – $7,500 Restaurant range
  • St. Paul’s Lutheran School, Arlington – $2,500 Outdoor adjustable basketball hoop
  • TeamMates of Fort Calhoun – $655 Mentor resource packets and shirt/signs
  • Blair Basketball Club – $1,500 Two portable scoreboards
  • Blair Family YMCA – $1,600 The Swimnerd Pacer Clock
  • Blair Preschool – $2,340 Copier/Printer for school
  • Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue – $5,000 Fire ventilation prop for training
  • Roots to Wings – $400 New POS System for store
  • American Heritage Girls – $500 Program books
  • Camp Fontanelle (Great Plains United Methodist Camps) – $2,700 Tree climbing relay system
  • Fort Calhoun Parks Board – $10,000 Multipurpose court at Pioneer Park
  • Blair Youth Softball Association – $5,000 Replacement of white rock walkways at softball complex
  • Washington County Friends of the Fair – $8,000 Additional lighting

2022 Grants – $50,900 Total

  • Arlington Elementary PTO – $2,000 Gifts for Elementary Holiday Store
  • Arlington Youth Sports – $2500 Security Cameras and equipment at the Two Rivers Sports Complex
  • Blair Basketball Club -$1500 Purchase 2 Bison Zip Crank Goal Height Adjusters for 1st and 2nd Grade Basketball Players
  • Blair Chaos Softball – $3000 softball equipment including pitching machine, attachment and accessories
  • Blair Healing Rooms / Blair Radio – $2000 5G Mobile Hotspot and Portable Solar Generator/ powerbank for broadcasting events
  • Blair Trail Fund – $2000 Purchase and installation of a concrete pump track
  • Blair Wrestling Club – $500 Wrestling Scale
  • Blair Youth Softball Association – $2500 Improvements to BYSA Concession Stand and new popcorn machine
  • Camp Fontanelle – $1500 Two in-ground basketball hoops for sports complex
  • City of Fort Calhoun – $2500 Baseball/ Softball Field maintenance equipment (groomers, chalker)
  • City of Fort Calhoun – $5000 New public restroom for Adams Street Plaza Park
  • Fort Calhoun Community Schools Foundation – Booster Club – $7000 New Digital Scoreboard for Gymnasium at the High School
  • Fort Calhoun Fire and Rescue – $3500 Thermal Imaging Camera
  • Friends of Jeanette Hunt Animal Shelter – $2000 designated outside fenced in area for one-on-one social interactions
  • Roots to Wings – $1400 Supplies for new building including kitchen faucets and sink, mop sink and door repairs
  • St. John the Baptist Catholic Church – $1500 refurbished defibrillators for Schwertley Hall
  • Washington County Chamber of Commerce – $1500 purchase a portable podium with sound system
  • Washington County Food Pantry at Joseph’s Coat – $4000 New replacement freezer
  • Washington County Friends of the Fair – $4000 New Public Address (PA) System
  • Washington County Historical Association – $1000 6 Interpretive exhibit panels and 2 wall cases in the Historical Frahm House

2021 Grants – $55,000 Total

  • Arlington Dog Park – $1,500 Water fountain for dog park
  • Blair Chaos Softball – $833 Start-up equipment for team
  • Blair Cubs Baseball – $1,400 Implementation for batting cage (grading, gravel, cement) for public use at Dana Fields
  • Blair Family YMCA – $2,000 Tables and chairs for Before & After school program
  • Blair Family YMCA – $2,500 2 new indoor soccer goals for indoor youth soccer program
  • Blair Healing Rooms / Blair Radio – $1,800 Remote broadcasting equipment
  • Blair Kids Academy – $1,500 “Construction” play activities
  • Blair Little League – $2,000 Repairs to Hardy concession building and Wederquist press box
  • Blair TeamMates – $607.52 Flattop grill and accessories and wireless mouse
  • Blair Youth Softball Association – $2,000 Field tarps to cover 2 fields (tarps, weights, storage roller and cover)
  • Camp Fontanelle – $2,500 Mobile climbing wall
  • Christ Lutheran Church – $1,500 Program to adopt 12 families for Christmas
  • City of Blair – $4,000 Purchase equipment at Generations Splash Pad and Park
  • Danish American Archive and Library – $1,000 Moveable shelving for historic materials
  • Friends of the Jeanette Hunt Animal Shelter – $3,500 Extend and install air conditioning in new kennel area in garage section of shelter
  • MCH Auxiliary Thrift Shop – $2,550 Purchase storage containers (materials, installation of concrete pad)
  • Pioneer Fund Foundation – $3,464.94 Enhance curriculum for Before & After School program
  • Roots to Wings – $2,534 Fridge/Freezer for merchandise in storefront
  • The Bridge – $445.50 Vinyl banners for Silent Witness Display
  • THOR Black Elk Trail – $555 Trail maps at 7 trail junctions on the trail system
  • Washington County Food Pantry – $4,810 Enhance and expand heat in food pantry / donation area of building
  • Washington County Friends of the Fair – $5,000 Repair and modernize restroom / shower facility
  • Washington County Historical Association – $7,000 Country-wide project to install interpretive signs / images of Washington County History

2020 Grants – $32,500 Total

  • Blair Basketball Club – $4,000 Shooting machine
  • Blair Cubs Youth Baseball – $500 Chalker and Field drag
  • Blair Kids Academy – $700 Implement game time (50 puzzles and board games)
  • Blair Optimist Club/Blair Post Prom – $2,000 Prizes for Post Prom
  • Blair Wrestling Club – $450 Non-contact temperature thermometer, wrestling dummy
  • Blair YMCA – $4,000 Interactive beam floor projector
  • Blair Youth Softball Association – $3,000 Field tarps, storage roller and cover
  • Camp Fontanelle – $2,500 Walk-in freezer
  • First Baptist Church of Blair – $250 Upgrade audio system
  • Fort Calhoun Fire & Rescue – $900 MHZ pagers
  • MCH Auxiliary – $2,800 Upgrade to LED lighting
  • Reach Church – $1,000 Tow-able grill
  • Roots to Wings – $500 Chef of the Week program
  • The Bridge – $1,300 Reusable billboard banner and sign space
  • Washington County Food Pantry – $3,288 Door threshold repair
  • Washington County Friends of the Fair – $4,000 Rebuild stage (materials)
  • Washington County Historical Association – $1,312 Creating and manufacturing historical marking signs