Clinton County Grants

A single online application for students to apply for hundreds of scholarship awards for college, career training, or graduate school. Most scholarships require a connection to West Michigan (current or past residents). The application opens December 1 and closes March 1 each year, with nearly $700,000 awarded annually.

Point of Pride's HRT Access Fund provides direct financial assistance to transgender individuals who cannot afford gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy. Recipients receive 18 months of HRT-related care including telemedical visits, lab work, medical letters, and prescription cost coverage through partner providers.

Impact Grants help 501(c)3 nonprofits and eligible entities in Clinton, Eaton, and Ingham Counties, Michigan make lasting community change by increasing long-term impact, reaching underserved populations, or enabling collaborative work between nonprofits. Grants require a dollar-for-dollar cash match and cannot be used for ongoing operational expenses.

The Hudsonville Education Foundation provides grants up to $2,000 for student-facing employees at Hudsonville Public Schools to fund academic resources, activities, and initiatives that enhance educational experiences. Applications open April 15 and close June 15 annually for the 2026 grant cycle.

The Inclusive Arts Fund supports small to mid-size arts and cultural organizations in Southeast Michigan with grants of $25,000 to enhance capacity and increase community access to arts programming. Grants may support artistic programming, organizational capacity building, audience development, and community access initiatives.

The Minneapolis Foundation, in partnership with the Midwest Environmental Justice Network, NDN Collective, and RE-AMP Network, will award environmental justice grants to community-based nonprofits and eligible organizations working in underserved communities throughout the Great Lakes region. The program distributes $52 million over three years in three tiers (Assessment and Engagement, Community Education and Planning, and Project Development and Implementation) supporting environmental health, air/water quality, healthy homes, food access, green infrastructure, and related priorities.