Radnor Township Community Grant Program

The Radnor Township Community Grant Program is a new local government funding initiative established by Radnor Township to support nonprofit organizations serving the Radnor community. The Radnor Township Board of Commissioners announced the program on August 6, 2026, with a total grant pool of $100,000 for its inaugural 2027 funding cycle. The Township states that this represents a significant increase from the approximately $50,000 historically awarded to community groups. The new program replaces the Township's previous approach of providing operational funding to selected community organizations without formal criteria with a more transparent, structured, equitable, and merit-based process. The Township intends the program to establish clear eligibility requirements, secure a defined amount of funding in its annual budget, and provide opportunities for new and diverse qualifying nonprofit organizations serving Radnor residents. The program is intended to support new or expanded projects that provide a direct and measurable benefit to the Radnor community. Identified funding focus areas are Arts and Humanities, Capital Improvements, Environment and Green Space, Historic Preservation, and Social Services and Supportive Resources. The Township emphasizes projects capable of demonstrating community impact and enhancing the quality of life of Radnor residents. The source does not establish individual minimum or maximum grant amounts, the expected number of awards, project-specific spending caps, or other individual award tiers. It also does not state a cost-share or matching requirement. The total amount available across the inaugural 2027 program is $100,000. Eligible applicants must be registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in good standing. Organizations must be based within Radnor Township and must provide more than 50 percent of their programming and services for the direct benefit of Radnor residents. These requirements establish both an organizational-location requirement and a service-benefit requirement. The Radnor Memorial Library, Wayne Senior Center, and Volunteer Fire Companies will continue to be handled through separate annual funding processes because the Township considers their activities to offset core Township responsibilities. The announcement does not state that individuals, businesses, educational institutions, other government entities, or nonprofit organizations without qualifying 501(c)(3) status may apply. The application window for the inaugural 2027 grant round opens August 10, 2026 and closes September 14, 2026. Application forms, complete eligibility guidelines, and financial disclosure requirements are scheduled to become available beginning August 10 on the Township website at www.radnor.com. The announcement does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not identify a separate application portal, application questions, narrative requirements, required attachments beyond the referenced financial disclosure requirements, or an application time estimate. Applicants should therefore consult the materials released by the Township when the application period opens for the complete submission requirements. The grant committee is scheduled to review applications through early October 2026. Funding recommendations are scheduled to be presented to the Radnor Township Board of Commissioners on October 16, 2026. The final resolution awarding grants is scheduled for October 26, 2026. The announcement does not provide a detailed scoring rubric or weighted evaluation criteria, but it establishes that the process is competitive and merit-based and states that the program will prioritize new or expanded projects demonstrating direct and measurable impact on the Radnor community. The identified focus areas and emphasis on community impact therefore provide the principal source-supported guidance for prospective applicants. Awards made through this funding round will support a grant period spanning the full 2027 calendar year. The source does not explicitly state that the Community Grant Program itself will recur annually or provide application dates for a subsequent cycle, so no future recurring deadline is established from the announcement. General Township contact information provided with the announcement includes 301 Iven Avenue, Wayne, PA 19087-5297, telephone 610-688-5600, and fax 610-688-1279. No program-specific email address or named grant contact is identified. Commissioner Moira Mulroney is quoted in the announcement regarding the program, but she is not identified as the application contact.

Prioritize a new or expanded project that demonstrates direct and measurable impact on the Radnor community; clearly connect the project to benefits for Radnor residents and to one or more stated focus areas; address the program's competitive, merit-based emphasis.