June 24, 2024

In 2024, the Dedicated Grant Program was comprised of four Field of Interest Funds which each have their own unique purpose and geographic area covered within Washtenaw County. This program distributes competitive grants to local nonprofits delivering services aligned with each Fund's purpose.

  • African American Endowment Fund - This fund will award grants that seek to improve the physical, economic, social, and educational conditions that affect the quality of life for African Americans in the Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti area.
  • Barden Family Fund for Enhancing Community - This fund will award grants that support efforts by Washtenaw County organizations serving veterans and their families; programs for aviation education, awareness and promotion; activities that carry out the Catholic ideals of service and social justice; and/or efforts at building community, including service clubs.
  • Dexter Community Fund - This fund will award grants that work to enrich the quality of life within the Dexter community (services/programs for seniors, mental health services for youth and adults, improved outdoor recreational opportunities, services/programs for teens, services/programs for people who are homebound, programs to enhance arts and culture).
  • Jr. League of AA/Parke Davis Pharmaceutical Research Domestic Violence & Dating Prevention Fund - This fund will award grants to nonprofits in Washtenaw County that work to end violence against women and children by supporting early intervention and prevention programs in the areas of domestic and dating violence.