AAACF is pleased to announce applications are now being accepted for the Dedicated Grant Program!

The Dedicated Grant Program is comprised of four Field of Interest Funds which each have their own unique purpose and geographic area covered within Washtenaw County. For 2025, AAACF will distribute over $60,000 in competitive grants to local nonprofits delivering services aligned with each Fund's purpose.

• African American Endowment Fund - This fund will award grants that seek to improve the physical, economic, social, and educational conditions that affect the quality of life for African Americans in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area.
• Barden Family Fund for Enhancing Community - This fund will award grants that support efforts by Washtenaw County organizations serving veterans and their families; programs for aviation education, awareness and promotion; activities that carry out the Catholic ideals of service and social justice; and/or efforts at building community, including service clubs.
• Dexter Community Fund - This fund will award grants that work to enrich the quality of life within the Dexter community (services/programs for seniors, mental health services for youth and adults, improved outdoor recreational opportunities, services/programs for teens, services/programs for people who are homebound, programs to enhance arts and culture).
• Junior League of Ann Arbor/Parke Davis Pharmaceutical Research Domestic Violence & Dating Prevention Fund - This fund will award grants to nonprofits in Washtenaw County that work to end violence against women and children by supporting early intervention and prevention programs in the areas of domestic and dating violence.

Available Grant Dollars: ~$60,000
Application Deadline: July 8, 2025 at 5 PM

 

Application Submission Process:

1. Log on to AAACF's Application Portal.
2. View the Dedicated Grant Program Slides (located in the Eligibility Quiz of AAACF's Application Portal) which contains important details about the grant program and application process.
3. If desired attend the optional Information Session that will be held on Monday, June 9th at 10 AM. To register, please email Maryellen Ferro. Note that registrations will not be accepted after Friday, June 6th at 5 PM. The Zoom link will be emailed to those registered at 9 AM the day of the session.
4. Submit the application by July 8, 2025 at 5 PM. No applications will be accepted after this time.