GRANT APPLICATION
Springfield Black Tie, Inc. is Southwest Missouri’s premier fundraising event benefitting local and state-wide charities serving the LGBT+ community in Springfield and southwest Missouri, and has grown since 2003, providing over $1.5 million to non-profit organizations in the southwest Missouri region.
To ensure equity for a diverse group of viable organizations, our grant application process opens online. You can read more about this process below. 2023’s process will be open in late August.
Application process is now open!
Complete applications and requested materials MUST be submitted online through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks (CFO) website at www.cfozarks.org.
Potential applicants who may be new to CFO’s platform may set up a profile in the Grant Interface system prior to the opening of the grant application cycle by following the instructions HERE.
GRANT APPLICATION DEADLINE IS:
11:59 PM on Tuesday, September 19
An independent grant review committee has been appointed to review and score applications using a Likert scale.
Selected beneficiaries will be notified by October 6th and final grant awards will be disbursed in late December or early January.
Black Tie intends to fund programs or projects that would not otherwise be achievable without Black Tie’s financial support. Proposals may include sponsorships, however requests solely regarding sponsorship of an event should be directed to spfldblacktie@gmail.com and not submitted through this application process.
TO FIND GRANT APPLICATION ON CFO’S WEBSITE
Go to the CFO website (link below)
Click on ACCESS GRANT SYSTEM
Then enter “Springfield Black Tie”
in the search to view grant information.
