The Brooklyn Community Foundation has two grant cycles annually.  Each grantmaking cycle lasts 12-16 weeks from start to finish.

Organizations may submit Letters of Inquiry:

• Beginning July 1, 2011 - July 31, 2011. This will be the last grant cycle in 2011.  

Notification of Awards:

• Organizations will be notified via email whether or not their LOI was accepted or declined within 30 days from the close of the LOI application cycle to which they applied.
• Applicants who have been selected to proceed to stage II of the application process will have 30 days to submit a complete a proposal. Please note that this deadline is strictly enforced.
• Organizations submitting a complete proposal should typically expect a final decision within eight to twelve weeks of receipt.
• Only those organizations that receive a confirmation that they can proceed to stage two may complete a proposal to the Brooklyn Community Foundation; if we receive LOIs or complete proposals through the mail, those will be returned.
• Typically, site visits and/or in-person meetings are integral to the Foundation’s review process.  Our staff will be in touch to arrange these meetings.

Note that requests to our Micro Grant program for applications of $500 or less are accepted year around and require only the submission of a Letter of Inquiry.  Micro Grant applicants should typically expect a final decision from Brooklyn Community Foundation within four weeks after your submission.
 

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