Interested in Applying for One of Our Transformational Grants?

We are thrilled that you are interested! Before submitting your application, we highly recommend reading through the process below and confirm that your organization meets eligibility requirements. Once you are ready, we invite you to submit a grant application - good luck!

Step 1:

Ensure Your Nonprofit and Project Is Eligible
View Eligibility Requirements

Step 2:

Attend a Request for Application (RFA) Workshop
Attending an RFA workshop is a mandatory step in applying for an Impact100 Greater Chesapeake grant.
RFA workshop dates and times can be found here.

Step 3:

Submit a Grant Proposal
The grant application is available here. The deadline submitting a grant application is June 30 at 11:59PM ET.

Step 4:

Applications Are Reviewed
Focus Area Committees, composed of Impact100 Greater Chesapeake volunteer members, review the grant applications in its entirety and conduct site visits of the nonprofit organizations.

Members from each Focus Area Committee select finalists from each of the five focus areas - Arts & Culture, Education, Environment, Family, and Health & Wellness.

Step 5:

Nonprofit Finalists Are Announced
Finalists from each focus area are announced on October 1. Executive Summaries of the finalists are circulated to Impact100 Greater Chesapeake members prior to the Annual Meeting.

Step 6:

Annual Meeting Held and Nonprofit Grants Are Awarded
The Annual Meeting is held, where finalists present to membership, their project/program proposal. Impact100 Greater Chesapeake members cast their votes and a winning grant is awarded! There may be opportunity to award more than one grant, if there are more than 100 members (i.e., $100,000) in a membership cycle.