An application for a grant is made by submitting a completed "Application for Grant Funds" form which can be obtained from the Foundations Office. Applications are accepted once a year after published public notice has been given. Applications will include Applicants Name Address Type of legal entity Employer Identification Number copy of Determination Letter from IRS month accounting period ends date incorporated management and board members names and addresses IRS tax return amount requested up to $10,000 limit specific use of money including group of people to benefit Articles of Incorporation Annual Financial Report and Current Budget.

Grants are limited to a $10,000 request. Non-Profit organizations must be located in a geographical area in a corridor thirty miles west and thirty miles east of Interstate 81 from Lexington Virginia to Abingdon Virginia. Private colleges and universities are excluded from this geographical limitation and are eligible for grant consideration.