


Local grants in the Communities Program improve the quality of life in the Foundation's 26 communities of interest as defined below. To be eligible for consideration, funding requests must benefit one or more of these communities, although the organization submitting the request may be located outside the project area.
The Foundation also encourages proposals that address these communities' opportunities on a regional level. Requests for support of local projects outside the geographic areas listed will not be considered.
| Description
of granting area: The proposed project must serve at least one of the
following target areas. The applicant organization may be located
outside of the project target area. |
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| Aberdeen | |
| Akron | |
| Biloxi | |
| Boulder | |
| Bradenton | |
| Charlotte | |
| Columbia | |
| Columbus | |
| Detroit | |
| Duluth | |
| Fort Wayne | |
| Gary | |
| Grand Forks | |
| Lexington | |
| Long Beach | |
| Macon | Bibb County, Ga. |
| Miami | Miami-Dade and Broward counties, Florida |
| Milledgeville | Baldwin County, Ga. |
| Myrtle Beach | Horry County, S.C. |
| Palm Beach | Palm Beach County, Fla. |
| Philadelphia | Philadelphia, Pa. and Camden, N.J. |
| San Jose | Santa Clara, southern Alameda and southern San Mateo counties in California |
| St. Paul | Ramsey County, Minn. |
| State College | Centre County, Pa. |
| Tallahassee | Leon County, Fla. |
| Wichita | Sedgwick County, Kansas |