Their community action grant priorities include education and neighborhood improvement, economic development, youth development, community problem-solving, assistance to disadvantaged people, environmental conservation and cultural enrichment.

Their average grant amount is in the $1,000 to $5,000 range. 

What Community Action Grants do not fund

Grants will not be considered for the following purposes:

• individuals
• private foundations 
• organizations not determined by the IRS to be a tax-exempt public charity under §501(c)(3)
  organizations classified by the IRS as 509(a)(3)
• national or regional organizations unless their programs address specific local community needs
  programs or initiatives where the primary purpose is the promotion of religious doctrine or tenets
  elementary or secondary schools (except to provide special initiatives or programs not provided by regular school budgets)
• political action or legislative advocacy groups
• endowment funds
• multiple-year pledge campaigns
• medical or research organizations, including organizations funding single disease research
• organizations located in or benefiting nations other than the US and its territories
• fraternal groups, athletic teams, bands, volunteer firefighters or similar groups

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