Opportunity Overview
The Bowling Green Community Foundation 2027 Grant Cycle is open for local nonprofit organizations serving Bowling Green, Ohio. The Foundation supports programs that strengthen the community across areas including education and youth development, health and safety, community wellbeing, food insecurity, arts, recreation and other local needs.
Funding and Deadline
Annual grant awards generally range from $500 to $7,500. Applications for the 2027 grant cycle are due October 9, 2026 at 5:00 p.m. The controlling Foundation page does not state a time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. No separate solicitation, RFP or grant number is published.
Eligibility and Geographic Scope
Eligible applicants are 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations serving the 43402 and 43403 ZIP codes and the Bowling Green school district area. The Foundation does not make grants to individuals except through designated scholarship funds. Organizations using a fiscal sponsor must provide the sponsor’s tax-exemption documentation and obtain the required sponsor signature.
Funding Uses, Match and Restrictions
The Foundation’s current public materials describe support for local nonprofit programs in education and youth development, health and safety, food insecurity, community wellbeing, recreation, arts and related community-benefit work. The controlling grant page does not state a mandatory match or cost-share requirement and does not publish a complete line-item allowable-cost schedule. Applicants should review the linked Grant Guidelines and Scoring Rubric before committing specific equipment, capital, travel or other non-routine costs. Atlas does not infer cost eligibility that the Foundation has not expressly published.
Submission Rules and Required Materials
Applications must be completed through the Foundation’s online grant form. The Foundation states that only submissions through that form will be considered, subject to accommodations arranged directly with Foundation staff for applicants needing assistance. Required preparation materials include: a copy of the applicant’s 501(c)(3) determination letter or fiscal sponsor’s letter; a list of board members and key staff or volunteers involved in the project; and the signed Grant Application Signature Page signed by the applicant and the organization’s CEO or President, or by the fiscal sponsor where applicable. The Foundation also provides Grant Guidelines, a Scoring Rubric and an Application Questions Reference document for proposal preparation.
Contact
Application assistance is available from Christine Cook, Development Coordinator, at (419) 352-0281 or bgcf@bgohcf.org.
Atlas Fit Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 72/100. This is a credible local opportunity for Bowling Green nonprofits with a discrete, community-facing health, behavioral-health, youth or education project that can be meaningfully advanced within a $7,500 maximum award.
N9+ Fit Score: 18/100, conditional. The current Foundation materials do not identify telehealth, remote physical examination or clinical technology as a priority, and the award ceiling is modest. N9+ should not be forced into this grant. A role could be considered only if an eligible nonprofit has an applicant-owned health-access project, the requested technology is explicitly allowable under the Foundation’s guidelines, and the budget is practical within the award amount.
Strong Applicant Profile
Children’s Resource Center of Wood County is a realistic applicant profile. It is a private nonprofit located at 1045 Klotz Road in Bowling Green, Ohio 43402 and provides child-centered, family-focused mental-health and co-occurring mental-health/substance-use services to Wood County families. A behavioral-health access, youth wellness or community-support project could align with the Foundation’s local health and youth priorities, subject to applicant-owned project design and the Foundation’s cost rules.
Direct-vendor review: Dr. Miltie/QC Healthcare is not the direct applicant profile described by the Foundation, which centers eligibility on 501(c)(3) nonprofits serving the Bowling Green area. Any QC Healthcare participation would need to be applicant-selected and independently confirmed as an allowable project cost.
Verification basis: Bowling Green Community Foundation official Grant Funding page and Foundation website, reverified September 11, 2026.