CFP-LC Awards $94,352 in Boost and Impact Grants
The Community Foundation Partnership – Lawrence County Board of Directors awarded $84,525 in Impact Grants to fifteen non-profit agencies through the 2026 CFP-LC Open Grant Cycle. An additional $9,827 was awarded in Boost Grants to six organizations. Boost Grants have a $2,000 cap and are for smaller projects or general support for an organization.
An additional $17,500 was awarded in conditional grants to four organizations. Fayetteville Community Lions Club was awarded a 1:1 challenge grant up to $10,000 for their project Who’s on First. The Town of Oolitic will receive a $4,000 grant for their project Movin’ Out! once they raise $3,300 toward the project. The Mitchell Walking Club was awarded a $1,500 challenge grant. The need to raise $500 to receive the grant. The United Way of South Central Indiana was awarded a $2,000 challenge grant for the Dolly Parton Imagination Library. They will receive the grant when they have raised $2,000 for the program.
“This year’s Impact and Boost Grants assist a wide spectrum of Lawrence County organizations – schools, parks, municipalities, human and animal services organizations, and service clubs,” said Brad Dykes, CFP-LC Grants Chair. “The result is added value to the quality of life in our community.”
Boost Grant Recipients and Projects:
Friends of Spring Mill State Park, Improving Life for Our Snakes
Hoosier Trails Council, Inc., #145, Underserved Pack Support
Mitchell Band Boosters, Conducting the “Swarm”
North Lawrence Community Schools, StarLab Expansion
Serenity Club of Bedford, Serenity Club 2026
Youth First, Inc., Youth First Student Assistance Program 2026
Impact Grant Recipients and Projects
Bertha’s Mission, 2026 Meals
NLHS Band and Music Boosters, Making the Stars Shine
Hoosier Hills Food Bank, 2026 Supplement Food Purchasing
Indian Creek VFD, Seeing Through the Smoke
Lawrence Co. 4-H Council, Inc., Superior STEAM Annual Pipeline Programs
Lawrence Co. 4-H Council, Inc., Stowing Bits and Pieces
Marshall Township VFD, Suited for Success
Mitchell City Youth League, 400 Futures. Five Fields. One Community.
Pantry 279, Inc., Summer Kids Food Program
Raptors Rise Rehabilitation Center, Hoo Needs a New Home?
Salvation Army, Lawrence Co., 2026 Emergency Assistance
Shawswick Volunteer Firefighters, Boots on the Ground
Springville Community Assoc., Systematic Safety
Stone City Alliance for Recover & Hope, Men at Work
Stone City FOP #94, Cops for Kids
White River Humane Society, Love Them, Fix Them
This grant cycle was primarily funded by unrestricted endowments whose flexible funds can be used to meet the needs of Lawrence County – today’s known needs, and tomorrow’s unknown needs. Contact Hope Flores, Community Foundation Partnership CEO, at 812-279-2215 or LCCF@cfpartner.org to learn more about how you can join us in making Lawrence County a great place to live and work.
The Community Foundation Partnership-Lawrence County, a public charity, is governed by a volunteer board whose mission is to improve the quality of life in Lawrence County for this generation and generations to come. The Community Foundation accepts and manages individual and business contributions made to permanent endowments, some of which fund the annual grant cycle.