Butte-Silver Bow Community Foundation is accepting applications for its 2026 community grant cycle for locally based projects aligned with the Foundation’s mission and priority areas.
Funding: requests may be up to $5,000. The current application requires a detailed total project budget and permits budget categories such as labor, fringe, materials and supplies, travel, legal, equipment, and other justified project costs.
Deadline: applications are due October 31, 2026. The controlling public page does not publish a closing clock time or time zone, so Atlas will not infer one. The page contains inconsistent opening-date text, stating both September 1 and October 1; the application form is currently visible and the page explicitly states the grant application period is open through October 31.
Eligibility controls: the application requires the applicant to be physically located in Butte-Silver Bow and to select an applicant type. If the applicant is a 501(c)(3), an IRS determination letter must be uploaded. Because the public form does not expose all applicant-type dropdown values in the indexed text, Atlas will not infer eligibility for an organization type that is not expressly confirmed in the live application.
Priority areas: Arts and Culture, Basic Human Needs, Economic Development, Education, and Natural Resources and Conservation. The application evaluates project purpose and mission alignment, organizational health, need, feasibility, innovation, leadership, staffing, track record, partnerships, budget quality, financial management, cost effectiveness, sustainability, timeline, community impact, and prior grants.
Application requirements: organization and contact information, EIN or Tax ID, project budget, project description, needs statement, population served, mission alignment, feasibility, measurable objectives, timeline, leadership experience, staff qualifications, organizational track record, and community partnerships. Applications are submitted through the Foundation’s online form.
Match and cost share: no mandatory match or cost-share requirement is stated on the controlling public application page. Do not infer the absence of any live-form conditions that are not exposed publicly.
Atlas Opportunity Score: 73/100. N9+ Fit: 10/100 conditional. QC Healthcare Fit: 10/100 conditional. Dr. Miltie direct-applicant fit: 0/100. Education and basic-human-needs projects can be legitimate Atlas targets, but the $5,000 cap and broad community focus make this a selective opportunity. Do not force technology, healthcare, or N9+ costs into an unrelated project.
Current Atlas action: prioritize only specific Butte-Silver Bow organizations with a credible eligible project and verified applicant type. Before package production or ORIGINAL outreach, verify the live applicant-type selection, organization eligibility, authoritative business contact, Email Opt Out, prior original outreach history, project fit, and all current Montana lane gates.