Milford Lions nonprofit grant applications due Jan. 31

During January, the Milford Lions Club Service Foundation will be accepting applications from nonprofit 501(c)3 organizations for grants from the Eunice S. Reed Fund to benefit the greater Milford community. Applications must be postmarked no later than 5 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 31. Grant checks will be awarded by late May 2024.

The Milford Lions Club has established this grant program to enable prospective recipients to develop or expand projects of significant benefit to the greater Milford community. In 2023, the program awarded grants totaling $63,600 to 20 very deserving organizations.

Requests for a minimum of $5,000 are preferred, but smaller amounts will be considered. This is a matching program, with grant recipients required to provide at least 10% of total project funding, unless the Lions Reed Fund Awards Committee determines the project merits a waiver of this requirement.

The application letter must include the purpose of the project, the amount being requested, how the funds are to be spent, and a schedule for project completion. Eligible applicants include schools and other youth organizations, nonprofit organizations, public welfare organizations, environmental groups, civic associations and so forth. Cooperative partnerships involving multiple parties, including private industry, are also welcomed to apply. Grants will be awarded to applicants whose projects, in the judgment of the Milford Lions, will be most beneficial to the community.

For the application form, go to e-clubhouse.org/sites/milford_de/projects.php or see a club member. All applications must be fully completed, signed and mailed by the deadline to be considered. For more information on the grant program, contact Tom Reiss at 302-725-5843 or Gaillyn Wadkins-Berry at 302-745-1177.

Mail completed applications to Awards Committee Chairperson, Milford Lions Club Service Foundation, P.O. Box 25, Milford, DE 19963.