OUR GRANT REVIEW PROCESS
GRANT CRITERIA
AWARE awards grants once each year to applicants who meet the following criteria:
- Nonprofit organizations located in Dallas and the greater North Texas area
- Alzheimer’s related Programs/Services must be delivered and/or Research must be conducted in Dallas and the greater North Texas Area
- Applicants must be nonprofit organizations in overall good financial health with a proven track record.
- New or existing programs will be considered
- Purchase of equipment may be considered (as an exception)
- Only single year grants are considered.
- Requests can be made for up to $50,000.
Within the limitations of the funding criteria listed above, funding can be used for the following:
- Operating Support
- Research Costs
- Program / Services Costs
- Salaries of full-time or part-time employees
Please note: grants may not be used to pay for conferences and meetings, fundraising event underwriting, or bonuses.
GRANT APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
Our 2025 Grant Cycle is now closed.
Our next Grant Cycle will open February 1, 2026 and close March 1, 2026.
A new grant application portal will be available at that time.
Site visits will be scheduled in March and April, 2026 and funding decisions will be made in May.
AWARE North Texas is a Texas nonprofit corporation operating through a fiscal sponsorship with Players Philanthropy Fund, Inc., a Texas nonprofit corporation recognized by the IRS as a tax-exempt public charity under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code (Federal Tax ID: 27-6601178, ppf.org/pp). Contributions to AWARE North Texas qualify as a tax-deductible to the fullest extent of the law.
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