Hometown Fund
Purpose
For decades, The Ford Family Foundation has invested in Douglas County through scholarships, grants, leadership programs and community partnerships. These investments will continue. The Hometown Fund is an additional $10 million investment over 10 years, aimed to support the momentum already under way in Roseburg and help attract others to invest in local, transformational projects.
The Fund will support large scale, catalytic capital projects and related pre-development efforts; capital requests of up to $1 million and pre-development requests up to $75,000. And beyond funding, there may be other ways we can partner on these efforts. Reach out to us!
Introducing the Hometown Fund
Hometown Fund grant applications should be for projects that:
- Fall within Roseburg City limits; with special interest in the river corridor from Stewart Park Natural Area (near the duck pond) to downtown;
- Play a key role in unlocking a larger community vision, resources and transformation, making Roseburg a more vital place for all; and
- Demonstrate strong momentum, a viable funding plan, multi-sector collaboration and committed partners and a reasonable timeline.
Next steps
- Complete this form to tell us more about your project.
- Meet with Foundation staff after we’ve reviewed your form. (We’ll contact you!)
- If your project is a potential good fit for the Hometown Fund, we’ll give you a formal application. If it is not, we will talk to you about other funding opportunities.
Looking for other opportunities?
If you don’t think the Hometown Fund is right for your project, we invite you to explore our other grant opportunities.