APPLY NOW: Quarterly Competitive Grants

Thank you for your consideration and interest in applying for a grant from the George and Frances Ball Foundation. Grant deadlines for 2025 include: January 21, April 9, July 8, and November 5. Submissions must be received by the Foundation by 5 pm EST. Applicants should anticipate a decision from the Foundation within 6-8 weeks following the appropriate deadline.

See the Grant Guidelines page for further instructions about the required attachments. Note that applicants who have previously received a grant from the George and Frances Ball Foundation are not eligible to submit a new grant application for the same or similar purpose until the final report has been submitted to the Foundation from the previous grant.

Have you met with the Foundation Program Staff for a pre-grant meeting? *

Yes No

If no, please schedule a pre-grant meeting here prior to submitting an application.

If your organization has received funding from George and Frances Ball Foundation before, have you submitted a final report for your most recent grant? *

Yes No

Does the applied for amount represent an increase in funding from your last grant from GFBF? *

Yes No My organization has not received funding from GFBF before.

Which of The Foundation's funding priorities does this project most closely address? *

Please upload the measurable outcomes plan (template here) in the first file upload section. Please submit as an Excel spreadsheet.

Then, please upload the grant application with appropriate cover letter, budget worksheet and budget narrative, annual budget worksheet, accompanying narrative, a list of current board members, the latest annual report, and your organization's IRS not-for-profit determination letter, and any other relevant or necessary attachments. For formatting and additional details, please see our Grant Guidelines page. Please submit as a single PDF.

Upload Measurable Outcomes Plan *

Max file size: 20MB

Upload Grant Application Narrative, Budgets, and Remaining Attachments *

Max file size: 20MB

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