Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust Grant

The Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust was established by the late Bradley Henry Barnes of Southington to support the health and well-being of Southington residents. The Trust distributes grants to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving the Southington community. Main Street Community Foundation administers the application process, and the Trust Advisory Committee recommends grant decisions for final approval by the Foundation's Board of Directors. The opportunity is geographically focused on Southington, Connecticut, rather than the broader six-community geographic area otherwise served by Main Street Community Foundation. The Trust supports new projects through its Letter of Inquiry cycle, including programs, capital requests, and initiatives that improve the health and well-being of Southington residents. Funding requests must align with at least one identified community health or healthcare priority. These priorities include health and healthcare needs for an aging population, behavioral health, and healthy initiatives and lifestyles. Healthy initiatives and lifestyles may address availability of and access to healthy food, environmental protection and sustainability of natural resources, fitness and health, health equity, health literacy and education, and transportation and access to health services. The source does not state additional restrictions on grant expenditures, indirect costs, or matching funds. Grants generally range from $25,000 to $100,000. No total amount available for the grant program, anticipated number of awards, required cost share, or matching contribution is stated. The Trust also maintains a Continued Funding cycle for programs, projects, and initiatives that are already supported by the Trust. New funding requests and continued funding requests therefore follow different application cycles, and organizations seeking new support should use the Letter of Inquiry cycle rather than the Continued Funding process. For the new funding cycle, the Letter of Inquiry cycle opens August 17 and applications are due September 18. Organizations must contact Whitney Shufelt, Director of Grants & Programs, or another member of the grants team at least one week before the application deadline to discuss the proposed project and determine eligibility before applying. Whitney Shufelt may be contacted at whitney@mainstreetfoundation.org or 860.583.6363. If determined eligible, an organization applies through Main Street Community Foundation's Online Grants Center, where the full program guidelines and eligibility criteria are available. The supplied information does not identify specific narrative questions, required uploads, attachments, or application review criteria beyond alignment with the Trust's community health and healthcare priorities. Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving the Southington community. Main Street Community Foundation generally welcomes requests from organizations serving Bristol, Burlington, Plainville, Plymouth, Southington, and Wolcott, Connecticut, but this Trust is specifically described as supporting the health and well-being of Southington residents and distributing grants to nonprofit organizations serving the Southington community. Organizations are eligible to apply to one Main Street Community Foundation competitive grant cycle per calendar year and are encouraged to identify their highest priority and select the cycle that best fits their need. The source does not state eligibility for fiscally sponsored organizations, 501(c)(4) or 501(c)(6) organizations, for-profit entities, government entities, educational institutions, individuals, or other applicant types. Grant recommendations are made by the Bradley Henry Barnes and Leila Upson Barnes Memorial Trust Advisory Committee and are subject to final approval by Main Street Community Foundation's Board of Directors. The supplied source does not state an award notification date, grant start date, performance period, reporting schedule, or evaluation methodology beyond the stated funding priorities and eligibility determination. Letters of Inquiry for new projects are accepted twice a year, while Continued Funding requests are also accepted twice a year. For the cycle described in the source, the new funding cycle opened August 17 with a September 18 deadline, while the Continued Funding cycle opens September 28 with an October 23 deadline.

Contact the grants team at least one week before the deadline; demonstrate that the request improves the health and well-being of Southington residents; align the request with at least one stated community health and healthcare priority; select the competitive grant cycle that best fits the organization's top priority because organizations may apply to one competitive grant cycle per calendar year.