Verified September 13, 2026. The Wells County Foundation, Inc. is accepting requests for its 2026 Third Regular Grant Cycle. The Regular Grant Cycle supports Wells County nonprofit projects across multiple areas, expressly including health and human services.
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. Completed proposals and supporting materials must be mailed or delivered to The Wells County Foundation, Inc., 222 West Market Street, Bluffton, IN 46714. Proposals should be submitted unbound.
Funding and match
The reviewed official public materials do not publish a per applicant maximum request or award ceiling. A mandatory match or cost share is not stated. The Foundation does consider whether a grant can serve as seed money for matching funds, whether the applicant can obtain additional funding, and whether the project can be sustained after the grant period.
Eligibility and restrictions
The Regular Grant Cycle considers requests in arts and culture, civic affairs, community development, education, youth, environment, animal welfare, recreation, and health and human services. Grants are not made to individuals except through scholarship funds. The Foundation does not fund operating deficits, post event or after the fact requests, political organizations, or travel expenses. Religious organization requests may be considered when they meet a general community need and do not promote doctrine.
Application requirements
The proposal should include a title page; project narrative; a signed endorsement from the organization’s Board of Directors; project or program budget; other funding sources; future funding plan when applicable; organization history and mission; board and officer information; year end financial statement or audit plus a more recent financial statement when needed; and IRS tax exemption documentation unless unchanged from a prior application. Equipment requests require a minimum of two pricing quotes.
Atlas fit
This is an applicant led foundation grant, not a direct procurement for Dr. Miltie or QC Healthcare. A legitimate technology role may exist in a qualifying Wells County health and human services project because the application expressly contemplates equipment requests, but no specific medical technology, device, vendor, software, subscription, or service is preapproved. Applicant eligibility, clinical need, proposed equipment role, and project specific cost treatment must be verified before budgeting or outreach.
Authoritative sources: Wells County Foundation current grant announcement, Regular Grant Cycle guidelines, and Regular Grant Cycle application procedure.