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Since 1998, ECCF and our family of donors have proudly awarded 12,863 grants totaling $106 million to nonprofit organizations in and beyond Essex County.

ECCF grants are either donor-advised or public through a competitive program where eligible nonprofits may submit proposals for funding. All ECCF funds that offer competitive grant programs provide a unique purpose, amount ranges, requirements and deadlines to help nonprofits determine eligibility for each fund.

competitive grant programs

Grant Guidelines	Deadline	Type of Support	Geographic Region
Essex County COVID-19 Response Fund - Food Systems Resiliency Partnerships Grants	LOI due April 2	Food system support	Essex County
Creative County Initiative Partnership Grants	Feb. 15th April 1st (Applications)	Collaborative, community-focused public art, creative placemaking and other special projects	Essex County
Dee & King Webster Fund for Greater Lawrence	Sept. 17th	Educational and out-of-school time opportunities for youth	Lawrence, Methuen and Andover, MA
F1rst Jobs	May 1st	Summer teen employment	North Shore - see guidelines
Fund for Excellence in Essex County	TBD	Capacity Building	Essex County
Essex County Land and Environment Initiative	Sept. 15	Projects or programs	Organizations serving residents of Essex County, Massachusetts
Greater Lawrence Community Fund	Oct. 1st	Essential needs	Lawrence, Andover, North Andover and Methuen
Greater Lawrence Summer Fund	Mar. 15th	Summer programs	Lawrence, Methuen, North Andover, Andover
Greater Newburyport Fund for the Blind	May 3	Programs and services	Amesbury, Byfield, Newbury, Newburyport, Salisbury, and West Newbury
Merrimack Valley Municipal Business Development and Recovery Fund	Rolling	Municipal initiatives for Business	Andover, Lawrence, North Andover
NiSource Charitable Foundation Fund for Merrimack Valley	LOI due Sept. 17th	Programs	Preference given to Andover, Lawrence and North Andover. Others will be allowed under specific conditions. See guidelines.
North Shore Community Health Network	April 23	Community Health Improvement	Beverly, Essex, Gloucester, Hamilton, Ipswich, Manchester, Rockport, Topsfield, Wenham, Danvers, Lynn, Lynnfield, Marblehead, Nahant, Peabody, Salem, Saugus and Swampscott.
The Women's Fund of Essex County	Jan. 11	Programs and Services	Essex County