Community Grants

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2024 Community Grant  Applications 

The 2024 application process will open on July 1, 2024

Please do not submit applications early as the process may be updated.

The City of Sisters Community Grants provide assistance to non-profits and for profit organizations who serve the Sisters community through the Community Grant Process. Over the past two decades the City Council has awarded $304,00 in grants to 61 organizations with an average award of $1,400.

Community organizations that serve the Sisters community, but are not designated non-profits, will need to meet at least one of the following criteria to be eligible for a grant:

  • Provides assistance for essential utilities, food, medical needs, clothing or shelter. 
  • Provides educational or recreational opportunities for children or seniors.
  • Generates/supports economic activity in Sisters.

In evaluating requests from non-profits and for-profit organizations the City will consider the following:

  • The requesting organization’s history of success.
  • The organizational and financial stability of the requesting organization.
  • The number and types of community members served by the request.
  • The ability to measure and track the effectiveness of the project or service.
  • Community grant funds will not be used for travel, budget deficits or for routine operating expenses.

Community Grant Applicant

  • Submit a Community Grant application prior to the deadline along with a letter supporting the request.  The letter should include how the funds will be used, including the benefit to citizens, number and types (children, seniors etc.) of community members served, positive impacts to the community and any other information relevant to the request.
  • Provide a letter to the City of Sisters upon completion of the project/or fiscal year end detailing how the funds were used.

Interested organizations should submit a Community Grant application between July 1, 2024 and July 31,  2024, to recorder@ci.sisters.or.us. Grants are awarded at the discretion of the Sisters City Council in late August.

For more information on community grants please contact Rebecca Green at  recorder@ci.sisters.or.us  or 541-323-5213