2025 City/County Grant Cycle: Review scheduled November 13th
Helena Area Community Foundation
Grant Review Committee
November 13, 2025
10 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
HACF Meeting Space (27 Neill Ave Suite 102), or
Via Zoom at
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199290173?pwd=KWSXu9B6RcHae3hXokzIxgvU2VLZ99.1
Agenda
- Welcome
- Introductions
- Procedural notes
- Purpose of meeting – review applications 2025 Grant Cycle (Session 2)
- Combined funds of City of Helena, Lewis & Clark County
- Total available to be granted: $42,750
- Committee members’ individual evaluations completed
- Public observation and comment
- Committee recommendations will go to HACF Board of Directors December 9th Board meeting for ratification
- Board meeting will be open to the public
- Review of grant applications
- Review applications and amalgamate scoring
- Comparison of scoring
- Public comment accepted
- Opportunity to present comments; please be brief
- Doesn’t serve as Q&A session
- Action needed
- Committee discussion
- Committee recommendation for approved grants
- Public comment accepted
- Wrap up and adjourn
*HACF receives a 5% administrative fee from the City of Helena and Lewis and Clark Counties in exchange for administering this program.
Questions? Please contact: Emily Frazier, HACF Executive Director 406-441-4955 or [email protected].
2025 Evaluation Criteria
| General: Application is complete (Yes / No) |
| Meaningful Grant: The project need is immediate in the community (Score 1-5) |
| Meaningful Grant: The application describes a measurable program or project. (Score 1-5) |
| Meaningful Grant: The project need is specific (Score 1-5) |
| Client Base: Grant project will serve an appropriate number of clients (Score 1-5) |
| Budget: A grant will provide a significant percentage of project budget (Score 1-5) |
| Budget: Projected budget is specific (Score 1-5) |
| Budget: Projected expenses are reasonable (Score 1-5) |
| (If applicable) Organization has demonstrated successful implementation of previous HACF grants (Yes / Partial / No) * |
Grant Review will be conducted on 11/13/2025 at 10 a.m. at 27 Neill Ave, Suite 102. You can also attend via Zoom at Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87199290173?pwd=KWSXu9B6RcHae3hXokzIxgvU2VLZ99.1&jst=1
Meeting ID: 871 9929 0173
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