Eligibility and Guidelines

Our Small Grants program is designed to help resource caring adults who wish to work with youth by organizing community projects. Projects must have their own separate identity. This is not a program to provide donations to a larger cause.

Citizens residing in Arlington or members of civic, non-profit, educational, religious, or youth organizations in Arlington are eligible to submit grant proposals under this program. Employees, members or volunteers of an organization may know of projects that go beyond the normal operations of that organization but would provide value to our youth.

Both adults and youth must participate together in the proposed project. The hope is that youth will experience the intrinsic satisfaction that comes from being a good citizen.

Either the senior leadership of their organization or a Kiwanian from an Arlington club must review and endorse all projects.

All grant projects should be completed by the end of November in that grant year. Grant winners must immediately submit a completion report containing a news story within two weeks of the project.

Kiwanians are encouraged to review and endorse grant proposals from citizens in their Arlington community; however, Kiwanians may not submit proposals or supervise projects.