The Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona, in conjunction with the Arizona Community Foundation, has opened an online application portal for receiving up to $25,000 grants.
Here’s who is eligible for a grant:
To be eligible to apply for the grants listed below, your organization must belong to one of the following categories: 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, schools, faith-based organizations, tribal entities, and occasionally to government agencies.
If you have questions about how to use the online portal, refer to our Guide for Applicants. This guide shares how to sign in, update your profile, select an organization, update your organization, and start an application.
Go here for instructions on how to apply. Interested organizations can submit applications through 5 p.m. Sept. 7.
The association announced last month it was partnering with the foundation to award grants.
The association has given money to several projects, including the repainting of the mural at Standin’ On The Corner Park in Winslow, the renovation of exhibit space in the Arizona Route 66 Museum in Kingman, stencils and paint for shields on the road in Parks, a donation of paint and stucco work at the Painted Desert Trading Post and the creation of an endowment at NAU’s Cline Library where the state’s Route 66 archives are collected and housed.
In total, over $80,000 has been contributed.
The association receives revenue from the Arizona Route 66 license plate program it launched in December 2016 that generated $231,000 in its first year. The robust cash flow has enabled it to move away from being a membership-based organization.
(Excerpt from the Arizona Route 66 grant flyer courtesy of the Historic Route 66 Association of Arizona)