York Rotary Grants Now Open

Rotary Club of York and the York Rotary Foundation have just opened the 2025 round of their Rotary Club community grants. Interested applicants must complete a Letter of Interest (LOI) found on the Rotary website – www.yorkrotary.org The LOI will open on March 10, 2025 and will close on April 11, 2025 at 5:00pm. 
York Rotary Grants provide valuable funding support to address the changing needs of York through grant programs focused on improving our local community.  Grants of $2,500-$10,000 will be awarded to programs/projects that have a total project budget of $50,000 or less in 2025 that align with our Rotary Club of York focus areas. Final grant amounts are averaged and usually below what is requested; our average grant size is $5,000.
The fields of interest for 2025 and examples of projects/programs that would fall under these fields follow. The Rotary Club grants committee only accepts letters of interest that fall under one of these interests.
 
CULTIVATE youth success
Programs and projects helping York City residents under the age of 18 prepare for their future as successful students, leaders, and community members.
Events designed to bring youth together to build connection, learning and understanding.
Educational programs to build skills needed for a successful future (No applications for scholarships will be considered. The Rotary Club of York already provides scholarship funding. If seeking a scholarship, please visit https://www.yorkrotary.org/page/scholarships ).
 
IMPROVE the York City Environment
Programs and projects designed to improve the environment in the City of York to benefit its residents and visitors.  Environment can be physical improvements to the built environment, the social environment, and/or the cultural environment.  Projects under this scope include beautification such as murals, convening conversations to build bridges among communities, sense of place activities, and programs that remove barriers and improve access for all York City residents.
 
Letters of Interest by York County based non-profit organizations can now be submitted for projects and programs that meet these focus areas until April 11, 2025 at 5:00pm EST.  Full grant guidelines and online Letter of Interest applications can be found at https://www.yorkrotary.org/page/york-rotary-grants