The Keweenaw Community Foundation Youth Advisory Council has announced a one-time Community Connection Grant for fall 2026. The program has $50,000 total funding, consisting of $45,000 awarded to KCF by the Trust for Civic Life plus $5,000 committed by KCF’s Youth Advisory Council. Eligible applicants are nonprofit organizations, schools, municipalities, tribal nations, and community organizations serving Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. The application opens September 28, 2026 and closes November 1, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. EST. The maximum award for a single project is $10,000. The application itself is not yet open, so match or cost-share treatment, complete allowable and ineligible costs, required application fields and attachments, submission controls, and any applicant-specific certifications remain unverified. No ORIGINAL outreach is authorized before the application opens and those controls are verified.
Upcoming / Verification Hold - application opens September 28, 2026
MI-KCF-COMMUNITY-CONNECTION-2026
Michigan Keweenaw Community Foundation Community Connection Grant 2026
Funding$50,000 total one-time funding; maximum $10,000 per single project.
DeadlineApplication opens September 28, 2026 and closes November 1, 2026 at 11:30 p.m. EST.
Last verifiedSeptember 24, 2026
Required next actionOn or after September 28, 2026, inspect the live Community Connection Grant application and verify match/cost-share treatment, allowable and ineligible costs, required fields and attachments, submission mechanics, certifications, amendments, and current status. Only then evaluate applicant-specific fit and clear verified Contact/email, Email_Opt_Out, permanent-bounce, Account/Contact/Deal/Atlas_Email_Queue, and authoritative send-history gates before any ORIGINAL outreach.
Broad Eligibility
Nonprofit organizations, schools, municipalities, tribal nations, and community organizations serving Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.
Atlas Analysis
Formal scoring deferred until the live application opens and complete controlling requirements can be verified. The program is a broad community-connection opportunity rather than an established healthcare procurement. N9+ Fit: 0/100 on currently published information. QC Healthcare Fit: 0/100 on currently published information. No direct Dr. Miltie vendor path is established.
Source verificationReferenced source · www.keweenawcommunityfoundation.orgAtlas last verified this record September 24, 2026. Always use the funder's current application materials, amendments and portal instructions as the controlling source.View source and application materials ↗