Ash Grove Community Foundation accepting grant applications now

The Ash Grove Area Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2022 community grantmaking round. All applications are due by 11:45 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 31.
 With a total of $7,880 available, this grant round includes $6,000 for grants related to community health, with the remaining $1,880 open to other charitable needs in the Ash Grove area. The minimum grant requests if $500.
 Nonprofit agencies with 501(c)3 or similar tax-exempt status like schools, faith-based organizations or governmental entities are eligible to apply for grants. In awarding grants, the Ash Grove Area Community Foundation and the Community Foundation of the Ozarks will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.
 Eligible nonprofits can begin the application process online at cfozarks.org/applyforgrants. For questions, contact Tyler Gunlock, AGACF board chair, at 970-316-1960 or ashgroveareacf@gmail.com.
 The Ash Grove Area Community Foundation was founded in 2020 with a mission to enhance the quality of life in the Ash Grove area through resource development, community grantmaking, collaboration and public leadership.
 Founded in 1973, the Community Foundation of the Ozarks is the region’s largest public charitable foundation serving a network of donors, 53 regional affiliate foundations — including the Ash Grove Area Community Foundation — and nonprofit partners across central and southern Missouri.