Funding and Grants

Oregon Trail Community Foundation Competitive Grant

Oregon Trail Community Foundation Competitive Grant is a foundation and other funding program available in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska. Community-foundation grants to nonprofit organizations across the Panhandle for charitable projects.

LevelFoundation and other
AdministratorOregon Trail Community Foundation (Scottsbluff)
Who can applyNebraska Panhandle Service Region (Includes Scotts Bluff County)

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Who qualifies

The applicant is a 501(c)(3) organization (or uses a 501(c)(3) fiscal agent) serving the foundation's Panhandle region.
Not funded: individuals, for-profit startups, political activity, annual fund drives, endowment, or direct religious activity.

This program is available throughout Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska.

Funding terms

Competitive grants (the foundation distributes over $125,000 per year) in three cycles (February 1, June 1, October 1).

What you need to apply

OTCF Online Grant Application
Project Budget
Proof of 501(c)(3) Status or Fiscal Agent

The rule behind this program

Every eligibility statement on this page traces to first-party authority (corpus version 2026.06).

Program Guidance: Oregon Trail Community Foundation - Grants

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Advisory only. Eligibility is a deterministic read of public program rules as of the cited corpus version and is not legal advice or a guarantee of funding; every determination must be reviewed against the live program and counsel.