Opportunity Overview
The Sturgis Area Community Foundation (SACF), with support from the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, is accepting applications for its 2026 Food Assistance Program Grant to strengthen food access and sustainable food-assistance capacity across St. Joseph County, Michigan.
Funding and Deadline
Organizations may request up to $10,000. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until funds are depleted. SACF does not publish a fixed closing date, clock time, or time zone for this program, and the total program pool is not stated on the controlling public page.
Eligibility and Geography
The program is described as open to nonprofits, food pantries, faith-based organizations, and community groups serving St. Joseph County. SACF’s basic grant eligibility rules state that grants are made to federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organizations, government entities, school districts, and universities; grants must serve residents of St. Joseph County. Sectarian religious programs are ineligible, and prior SACF grantees must have submitted all final reports that are due.
Eligible and Ineligible Costs
The controlling page states that funding may support infrastructure, staffing, technology, program improvements, and limited food purchasing. SACF’s general rules exclude grants to individuals, deficits, and other previously incurred obligations. No mandatory match or cost-share percentage is published on the public program page.
Submission, Forms, and Contacts
The Food Assistance Program application is linked from SACF’s official grants page through a live Jotform. Atlas reverified the live form on September 21, 2026: it requests organization identity and EIN, contact information, organization type, mission/history, current food-assistance programming, service geography and populations, current demand, selected funding categories, amount requested, a detailed project description, projected additional people served, estimated start and completion dates, and an authorized representative name, title, signature, and date. No file-upload field or applicant match/cost-share field is displayed in the currently rendered application form. SACF also links detailed Food Assistance Program Grant Guidelines through Adobe Acrobat. The Acrobat viewer requires JavaScript and its full guideline text was not independently extractable during Atlas verification, so any additional applicant qualifications, form requirements, procurement rules, references, or special documentation contained only in that document should be confirmed before submission.
Grant questions may be directed to sacf@sturgisfoundation.org or 269-659-8508.
Vendor and Procurement Rules
The controlling public grants page does not publish a separate vendor registration, competitive-procurement rule, subcontractor qualification, or technology-vendor approval process for this program. Applicants should confirm any project-specific purchasing or contracting requirements with SACF before committing grant funds.
Atlas Strategic Analysis
Atlas Opportunity Score: 82/100. The opportunity is current, Michigan-specific, health-adjacent, and supports food-access infrastructure and technology, but it is narrowly focused on food assistance rather than clinical care.
N9+ Fit Score: 3/100. Atlas does not force a Nonagon N9+ pathway here. The word “technology” on the grant page is not enough to establish allowability or programmatic relevance for a remote physical examination platform. QC Healthcare and other Dr. Miltie clinical services likewise do not have a demonstrated fit under the published purpose.
Dr. Miltie, LLC is not a published eligible prime applicant under SACF’s basic eligibility rules. No direct-vendor pursuit should be advanced without a qualifying St. Joseph County applicant and specific confirmation from SACF.
Verification Notes
No public solicitation number, fixed deadline time/time zone, mandatory match requirement, total program pool, addendum, amendment, or grant-specific FAQ changing the live program terms was identified on the controlling public page.
Verified source: Sturgis Area Community Foundation Grants.