ELIGIBILITY

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Geographic Priorities

CINF seeks to serve our local Valley of the Sun community, and only accepts requests from organizations serving Maricopa County, unless the project/program primarily benefits Maricopa County residents.

Funding Eligibility

CINF does not currently provide funding to the following:

• Nonprofit organizations whose 501(c)(3) status has been in effect for less than three years.

• Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, national origin, marital status, age, disability or veteran status.

• Scholarships or fellowships for individuals.

• Political, labor or fraternal organizations.

• Advocacy or lobbying activities for issue related topics.

• General fund drives or annual appeals, general ongoing operating budgets and overhead costs.

• Capital campaigns.

• Religious organizations, churches or programs that are purely denominational in purpose.

• Foundations or organizations which are themselves, grant-making entities.

• Individual schools: public, charter, private, colleges, universities or their support organizations (to include but not limited to; Booster Clubs, PTA/PTO’s, athletic teams, bands, performing arts groups, alumni associations or school foundations).

• Ongoing support or multi-year support.

• Projects or programs outside of Maricopa County, unless the project/program primarily serves Maricopa County residents.

APPLICATION GUIDELINES

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Proposal Submission Requirements

Applicants are required to provide additional required financial and supplemental documents, listed in detail in the application form provided below, within the deadline for consideration of funding from CINF.

APPLICATION DEADLINES

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Application Period

• Application acceptance: January 1st through April 1st
• Final Application Decision by June 1st

Should you have any questions or need clarification throughout any stage of the grant application process, please contact grants@CINFAZ.org.