CARA Micro Grant Program

CARA Community Investment Micro Grants

Every award begins with an application.

CARA makes community investment micro grants to organizations and businesses serving the communities in our service area. No award is issued without a completed application and a documented review, including when an organization has been referred by a partner.

Two doors, one review system

Choose the door that matches your organization.

Door one

For-Profit Grant Request

For small businesses and other for-profit organizations seeking a community investment micro grant.

Start a for-profit request

Door two

Nonprofit Grant Request

For 501(c)(3) and other nonprofit organizations seeking a community investment micro grant.

Start a nonprofit request

What CARA Reviews

The application takes about 10 to 15 minutes. Here is what we look at, so you know what to have ready and how we can best support your work.

·Eligibility
·Residency / service area
·Organizational & business standing
·Proposed use of funds
·Public or economic-development purpose
·Budget
·Conflicts of interest
·Prior funding & performance
·Ability to document expenditures
·Measurable outcomes

Ready when you are.

Have your EIN, entity documentation and W-9 handy, plus a short budget and the result you expect to deliver.

For-profit grant request Read the review process

A referral or recommendation does not constitute an award or guarantee funding. All applicants must satisfy CARA's eligibility, due-diligence, compliance, and program requirements before an award may be approved.