Opportunity Overview
The 2026 Kowzan / Sandrock Grant Fund is a North Lee Community Foundation grant opportunity serving Lee County, Iowa. The fund supports qualifying charitable capital and program projects, including health-related work under the foundations’ general grant guidelines.
Funding and Deadline
The 2026 application window runs from August 3 through October 5, 2026. The published guidance does not state a closing clock time or time zone. Awards are available up to $10,000, and the fund allows one grant per organization.
Eligible Applicants
Lee County 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations, municipalities, churches, and schools with charitable intent may be considered. The foundations’ general guidance expressly welcomes nonprofit organizations, charities, health care organizations, and educational institutions that qualify under Section 501(c)(3), as well as municipalities and schools with charitable intent.
Supported Projects and Restrictions
Capital projects may include building or facility upkeep and repair, equipment purchases, equipment upgrades or replacement, and new equipment and technology. Program projects may establish new initiatives or support growth and expansion of existing programs. General guidelines also prioritize projects that reduce costs, increase efficiency, address important community needs, strengthen nonprofit effectiveness, foster collaboration, and support capital expenditures.
Applications must be submitted through the foundations’ GLM portal with all required documents. Grants are for a one-year period, and projects, purchases, or expenses completed before an award are not eligible for reimbursement. The published Kowzan / Sandrock and general guidelines do not establish a universal matching-fund percentage.
Atlas Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 91/100. This is a strong local healthcare/public-health opportunity because healthcare organizations are expressly eligible under the controlling general guidelines and the fund specifically permits equipment and technology purchases as well as program expansion.
N9+ Fit Score: 88/100, conditional. A Lee County health organization could potentially frame Nonagon N9+ as a remote physical examination platform supporting guided examinations, vitals, and telehealth-enabled clinical encounters when tied to a defined charitable health need. The fund does not preapprove N9+, telehealth, or any vendor, so project-specific allowability, procurement, budget, legal applicant identity, and any other current application requirements must be confirmed before advancing a technology purchase.
Applicant-Specific Control
No Lee County organization is pre-cleared for this opportunity merely because its mission aligns with health or human services. Before ORIGINAL outreach, Atlas must verify the specific legal applicant, charitable eligibility, a credible organization-specific project, current GLM requirements, a verified business Contact, Email_Opt_Out not true, no authoritative permanent hard bounce, and no prior successful ORIGINAL outreach for this opportunity. Project-specific procurement, budget, technology allowability, current application requirements, and the fund’s one-grant-per-organization rule must also be confirmed before package production. Ordinary ORIGINAL outreach must not introduce or sell N9+.
Next Action
Confirm the legal applicant and current GLM application requirements, verify that the organization has not already used its one-grant allocation for this fund, define the Lee County health project and budget, confirm procurement and technology allowability, and complete the application before October 5, 2026.
Official source: North Lee Community Foundation – Kowzan / Sandrock Grant Fund.