Verified September 13, 2026. The Wells County Foundation, Inc. is accepting requests for its 2026 Third Cycle Needs Assessment Grants for projects addressing critical Wells County priorities including Substance Use Disorder, Affordable Housing, Child Care and Early Childhood Education, and Workforce Development.
Deadline and submission
Proposals are due October 15, 2026 at 4:00 PM. The Foundation’s public materials do not state a deadline time zone, so Atlas does not infer one. The completed proposal and supporting materials may be mailed or delivered to The Wells County Foundation, Inc., 222 West Market Street, Bluffton, IN 46714.
Funding
The reviewed public materials do not publish a per applicant maximum award or request ceiling for this cycle. Atlas does not treat overall Lilly Endowment GIFT IX grantmaking support across the four critical needs areas as an applicant ceiling. A mandatory match or cost share is not stated in the reviewed public materials.
Eligibility and application requirements
Needs Assessment grants are for organizational applicants serving Wells County needs; grants are not made to individuals. The application package requires IRS tax exemption documentation, a proposal narrative, signed board endorsement, project budget, other funding sources, organization history and mission, board and officer information, year end financial statements or audit materials, and recent interim financials when applicable. If equipment is requested, the application requires at least two price quotes. A letter of support is required when another organization is collaborating on implementation.
N9+ and vendor fit
Atlas Opportunity Score: 88/100. N9+ Fit Score: 84/100 conditional. A legitimate applicant led role may exist for the Nonagon N9+ device and platform where a qualifying Wells County organization has a verified Substance Use Disorder project in which guided remote physical examinations, vital signs, or telehealth enabled clinical encounters are materially necessary. The equipment quote requirement shows that equipment can be contemplated in an application, but it does not preapprove any specific device, technology, vendor, software, subscription, or service cost.
This is not a verified direct procurement for Dr. Miltie or QC Healthcare. Applicant eligibility, actual project need, detailed technology role, and project specific cost allowability must be verified before outreach or budgeting.
Next action
Identify a qualified Wells County applicant with a documented Substance Use Disorder health access need. Before outreach, verify applicant eligibility, recipient identity, CRM opt out and bounce controls, technology or equipment allowability, any newly published deadline time zone, and both required organization specific outreach PDFs.
Authoritative sources: Wells County Foundation current grant announcement, Needs Assessment Grants, and official Needs Assessment application.