Grant Cycles

Spring

Youth Advisory Council (YAC) Grant Cycle opens Feb. 16 and ends March 31. Grants during this cycle are specific to programs that support youth and children of Garland County. All 501c3 nonprofits, schools, churches, hospitals or government agencies that meet this specific requirement are encouraged to apply. Grant range from $100 to $2,000. Contact Joyce Whitfield for more information.

Applications should be submitted online by completing the application or they may be printed, scanned and emailed to hotspringsarea@arcf.org.

Spring

Our Early Literacy* grant cycle, opens Feb. 16 and ends March 31.  Grant range is from $2,500 to 10,000.  Our 2022-23 focus will be applications which work to ensure that more children are kindergarten-ready in language and literacy by connecting them to age-appropriate literacy development resources from birth to age 4. In addition, proposals focusing on increasing the number of preschoolers who are exposed to phonics by working with childcare centers to implement pre-K phonemic awareness curriculum and/or parent and community engagement will be given strong consideration.

*Early Literacy grants, formerly considered as Grade Level Reading grants, now known as Excel 8 or Early Literacy grants.

These grants must be submitted on the  Early Literacy online application, not the regular Giving Tree grant application.  

For questions, call Joyce Whitfield, Executive Director, 501-620-4008 or email hotspringsarea@arcf.org

Summer

Future Fund Grant Cycle occurs during the summer. Each year, Future Fund members select a focus area of needs to be considered for grant consideration. 501c3 nonprofits, schools, churches, hospitals or government agencies that meet this specific requirement are encouraged to apply.  Grant range from $500 to $2,500. Applications are submitted online via the same online portal as the Giving Tree Grants. No paper applications are accepted. 

Fall

Giving Tree Grant Cycle opens July 10 and ends Aug. 15. Grants during this cycle are made to support a variety of causes based on changing community needs. All 501c3 nonprofits, schools, churches, hospitals or government agencies that meet this specific requirement are encouraged to apply. Grant range from $500 to $10,000. Contact Joyce Whitfield for more information on how to apply.  

Hot Springs Future Fund

The Hot Springs Future Fund is a fun way to work with other young Professionals to enhance our community. The group hosts an annual fundraiser, usually in the fall of each year, with proceeds from the event being used for grantmaking for a specific cause voted on each year by the membership. For more information, email Cole McCaskill at cole.mccaskill@growinghotsprings.com.

Youth Advisory Council (YAC)

YAC students are local public, private and homeschool high school-age students who are interested in community service and philanthropy. Applications for membership are taken each year prior to the beginning of the new school year.

The group meets monthly from September to April to learn about the needs of our communities as well as the nonprofits working locally to serve those needs.  YAC members participate in community service projects and participate in the Giving Tree grant cycle by soliciting online applications for grants to be made to support programs designed specifically to help local youth and children in Garland County. Contact hotspringsarea@arcf.org to learn more.