Opportunity Overview
The 2026 Bolivar Area Affiliate Grantmaking Program, administered through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks for the Bolivar Area Community Foundation, supports projects that improve quality of life in the Bolivar and Polk County area of Missouri.
Funding
Applicants may request up to $3,000. The current controlling public listing does not state a total funding pool.
Eligibility and Geography
Eligible applicants are public 501(c)(3) organizations or other IRS-approved entities, including government entities, school districts and churches, that serve Bolivar and the Polk County area. Applicants serving Bolivar and Polk County are encouraged to apply.
Deadline and Submission
Applications are due October 5, 2026. The current official listing publishes the date but does not state an exact submission time or time zone. Applications are submitted through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks grant portal.
Eligible and Ineligible Costs
The public listing expressly states that funds cannot be used for salaries, utilities, rent or other operational costs of the applicant. The listing does not publish a complete affirmative list of eligible project costs. Applicants should confirm project-specific allowability in the grant portal or with the funder before committing costs.
Match, Registration, Procurement and Forms
The current public listing does not state a required match or cost share, separate vendor procurement rules, a solicitation number, special qualifications, reference requirements, or separate addenda or amendments. The CFO grant portal is the identified application route. Atlas does not infer requirements that are not published by the controlling source.
Contacts
Program questions: Kelly Parson, kparson@oakstarbank.com, 417-298-2223. Application-process or technical questions: Latesa Carter, lcarter@cfozarks.org, 417-864-6199.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 72/100. This is a legitimate Missouri community grant with explicit eligibility for school districts and governmental entities, making Bolivar-area schools and public-health organizations plausible applicants. N9+ Fit: 35/100, conditional. The program is not healthcare-specific, does not expressly identify equipment as an eligible cost on the public listing, and has a modest $3,000 ceiling. A narrowly scoped school-health or public-health project could potentially align, but N9+ should not be forced and equipment/platform allowability must be confirmed before any applicant outreach or package development. QC Healthcare Fit: 10/100.
Potential Missouri Applicants
Potentially eligible organizations include Bolivar R-I School District and Polk County Health Center, subject to project-specific fit and the funder’s final eligibility determination. Missouri DHSS identifies Polk County Health Center as the local public health agency serving Polk County, and the center states that it provides health care, education and community-health services.
Direct Dr. Miltie Eligibility
Dr. Miltie, LLC does not appear to be a direct eligible applicant under the published eligibility language because the program is limited to qualifying nonprofit or IRS-approved entities such as governmental entities, school districts and churches. No separate direct-vendor procurement or solicitation is identified in the controlling listing.
Next Steps
Eligible Bolivar and Polk County organizations should confirm the proposed project’s cost allowability and submit through the CFO grant portal by October 5, 2026. Atlas should not initiate N9+-specific outreach unless a legitimate project scope and cost allowability are independently confirmed.
Verified source: Community Foundation of the Ozarks — Find Grants.