Who should apply?
The primary applicant for your NRF project must be either:

A registered neighborhood association or neighborhood group recognized by your local jurisdiction; or

A community group

A community group is defined as an organized group led by and representative of residents in a single neighborhood or continuous cluster of neighborhoods (i.e. community action network centers, tenant unions, etc.); or

A registered 501(c)(3) organization incorporated in either Missouri or Kansas

Applicant projects must be designed for and completed in a “Qualified Census Tract” in Jackson, Clay, Platte, or Cass counties in Missouri, or Wyandotte, Johnson, and Leavenworth counties in Kansas. To determine if your project is in a qualified census tract, use this mapping tool: Explore the map – Climate & Economic Justice Screening Tool (geoplatform.gov) to search by address, census tract, and other geographic areas of interest. Use the search bar to type an address and view eligibility information on the map.

If your project service area is not within a qualifying census tract but you would like to be considered, please contact CCF for consideration at [email protected] or 816-502-9584.

Applicants should be in good standing with the State of Missouri or the State of Kansas.
To find out if your organization is in good standing visit the Missouri Secretary of State website here: https://bsd.sos.mo.gov/BusinessEntity/BESearch.aspx or the Kansas Secretary of State website here: https://www.kssos.org/other/certificate_good_standing.html;

Applicants for one-year grants should have the organizational capacity to complete the project by December 31st, 2024;

Applicants for two-year grants should have the organizational capacity to complete the first phase of the project by December 31, 2024 and the second phase of the project by December 31, 2025*; and

Applicants should have active and identifiable leadership with clear and updated decision-making processes in place (includes mission, bylaws, and fiscal accountability measures);

* Applicants for two-year grants should have satisfactorily completed/reported on any prior NRF-funded projects.