Grant FAQs

Typically a grant cycle takes 12 weeks from submission deadline to notification. 

Capital requests are rarely supported, so please reach out to WYCF prior to applying for a capital grant.

All WYCF grantees are required to submit a final report. Learn more about reporting here. 

In most cases, nonprofit organizations that have been granted funds from WYCF may not submit additional applications until the previous grant has been closed out. This may be done through submission of a final report.

However, there are some special exceptions for statewide organizations serving multiple communities.

WYCF determines your eligibility to submit multiple applications on a case-by-case basis. Please contact cassandra@wycf.org to discuss the best way to submit applications that meet the needs of your program.

Please email or call WYCF program staff to determine if you are able to receive an extension. Your request should include a brief and reasonable explanation for the extension and the date by which you can most likely complete the report. Please note that WYCF will not accept new requests for funding from the grantee if past grant reports are overdue or incomplete.

Grant applications are first reviewed by the Wyoming Community Foundation’s program staff to determine eligibility and to make certain that the application is complete. Program staff members are responsible for matching your application with the appropriate advisory committees and/or donor advisor. Your application goes through committee review and a funding recommendation is presented to the WYCF board. Final approval is given by the WYCF Board of Directors.

An organization may receive full funding, partial funding, or be denied funding. In some cases, additional conditions may be attached to funding approval.

You must submit your application electronically. It is not our intent to cause additional hardship for any organization that does not have adequate online service. If you have a special situation that prevents you from submitting your application electronically, please contact WYCF (307-721-8300).

A budget narrative is also sometimes referred to as the budget justification. The narrative serves two purposes: it should explain how the costs were estimated and it justifies the needs for the cost. Ideally you will concentrate on the line items that you used for the project budget attachment submitted in the electronic application. Focus on any line items for which you are requesting funding and any unusual line items. For example, if all of the funds you are requesting will go toward a consultant, why is the consultant critical to the success of your project? You may want to include some timeline information in the narrative if it is relevant to funding. Also, be careful to differentiate between committed and pending revenue sources. If your budget includes in-kind donations, then you should disclose calculations on the dollar value of the in-kind donations. Get the project budget form here.

If you have requested funds for general operating, then use this section to justify why you have requested general operating support and/or to discuss your organization’s financial strategy in the coming years.