Closed — 2026 Round 2 application deadline passed
MI-KZCF-ANNUAL-RESPONSIVE-R2-2026Michigan
Michigan KZCF Annual Responsive Grants — Round 2 2026
Kalamazoo County nonprofits, public entities, schools, religious institutions and fiscally sponsored projects may seek $5,000 to $50,000. Round 2 applications are due September 23, 2026 by noon.
Funding$5,000-$50,000 one-year awards. KZCF estimates about $1 million in 2026 Annual Responsive Grant funding across both rounds.
DeadlineSeptember 23, 2026 by noon. KZCF does not publish a controlling time zone on the current Annual Responsive Grants page; do not infer one.
Last verifiedSeptember 23, 2026
Required next actionThe controlling KZCF Annual Responsive Grants page states the Round 2 deadline was September 23, 2026 by noon. At the September 23 evening verification, that deadline had passed even without inferring the unpublished time zone. Do not create new ORIGINAL outreach, a replacement queue record, or a new applicant package for this closed Round 2 cycle. Continue only non-lifecycle closeout, award monitoring, and future-cycle monitoring.
Broad Eligibility
501(c)(3) nonprofits, registered religious institutions, public entities including schools and educational institutions, or projects with an eligible fiscal sponsor, with organization or programming in Kalamazoo County and alignment to a KZCF WHEN priority.
Atlas Analysis
Formal Atlas Opportunity and N9+ scoring remain deferred under the Michigan verification gate. KZCF's current controlling page verifies a Round 2 deadline of September 23, 2026 by noon, $5,000-$50,000 one-year awards, approximately $1 million estimated across the 2026 Annual Responsive program, eligible 501(c)(3) nonprofits, registered religious institutions, public entities including schools and educational institutions, and projects with an eligible fiscal sponsor. It also verifies Kalamazoo County location/programming, WHEN-priority alignment, public restrictions, one-session online submission, and several required application inputs. The current page does not publish a deadline time zone or a universal match/cost-share requirement. The linked 2026 application template/live form has not been fully reviewed in this workflow, so publication, formal scoring, and new package execution remain held. As of September 22, 2026, new cold ORIGINAL outreach is independently barred by the Michigan lane's 48-hour rule because fewer than 48 hours remain before the published September 23 noon cutoff, regardless of the unresolved time zone.
Kalamazoo Community Foundation (KZCF) is accepting Round 2 applications for its 2026 Annual Responsive Grants. The program supports projects, programs, and general operations aligned with KZCF’s community impact priorities in Kalamazoo County.
Funding and deadline
Award range: $5,000 to $50,000 for one year.
KZCF estimates approximately $1 million in 2026 Annual Responsive Grant funding for about 50 requests, with half of the funding available in the March round and half in the September round.
Round 2 deadline: September 23, 2026 by noon. KZCF does not separately publish a time zone on the controlling page.
Eligibility
Eligible applicants include 501(c)(3) nonprofits, registered religious institutions, public entities including governmental agencies, public schools and educational institutions, and projects operating with an eligible fiscal sponsor. The organization or its programming must be located in Kalamazoo County and connect to at least one KZCF WHEN priority: Wealth is attainable, Housing is available, Education is accessible, or Neighborhoods are vibrant.
Restrictions and requirements
KZCF states that Annual Responsive Grants do not fund election intervention or candidate support or opposition, annual appeals or event sponsorships, episodic or one-time programs and events, or direct funding to individuals. Organizations receiving multiyear grants are generally not prioritized for this grant type.
The online application must be completed in one session. KZCF asks applicants to prepare an organizational budget, one to three proposed outputs or outcomes with projections, demographic information, significant leadership changes, recent audit findings, information on board standing and governance, and narrative responses. Funded organizations participate in annual reporting.
The controlling public page does not state a mandatory match or cost share, solicitation number, separate vendor registration requirement, reference requirement, grant-specific procurement rule, or formal addenda process.
Authoritative source: Kalamazoo Community Foundation — Annual Responsive Grants.
Atlas fit assessment
Atlas Opportunity Score: 79/100. This is a legitimate Kalamazoo County community and education funding source with a meaningful award range and broad eligible applicant classes.
N9+ Fit Score: 5/100. The controlling program does not establish telehealth, clinical technology, remote examination, or medical equipment as a priority. The Nonagon N9+ device and platform should not be forced into this general-purpose grant.
Dr. Miltie, LLC is not an eligible prime applicant under the published applicant classes. No direct-vendor solicitation is published.
Source verificationReferenced source · kzcf.orgAtlas last verified this record September 23, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗
