The Elizabeth Schultz Environmental Fund aims to support projects dedicated to the preservation and understanding of nature, along with resource conservation, primarily within Douglas County, Kansas. These projects may explore these goals through various lenses, including scientific, cultural, educational, aesthetic, or economic perspectives.
The DCCF Community Grants program aims to enhance the lives of Douglas County, Kansas, residents by supporting a broad array of activities. These include arts and culture, children and youth, community development, education, environment, health, housing, and human services. The program prioritizes activities that yield substantial benefits, produce measurable outcomes, include result measurement plans, foster self-sufficiency, attract further funds and resources, and encourage collaboration among nonprofits to reduce service duplication. Preference is given to proposals that are clearly described, have sound financial projections, do not depend on continuous funding from DCCF, ensure sustainable support post-funding, and emanate from organizations with solid financial practices and robust staff and volunteer backing.