GRANT GUIDELINES
Mission and Goals: To support charitable, scientific and literary projects, and in particular, governmental and civic projects designed to further the cultural, social, economic and physical well-being of residents of Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Jackson, Macon and Swain Counties of North Carolina and the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Grants are also awarded in the form of scholarships to assist worthy and talented young men and women who reside in said counties in pursuing their college/university degree education within the state of North Carolina.
Restrictions: Grant recipients must be located in the counties named above or in the Cherokee Indian Reservation. Scholarship recipients must be a resident of these areas and must attend a college or university in the state of North Carolina. Scholarship recipients that wish to renew their scholarships must submit a renewal application each year.
Application Deadlines: The deadline for the submission of a grant application is September 30. The deadline for scholarship applications is January 31.
Application Form