For all of you who work with or serve on the board of a local nonprofit organization, you may want to check out this exciting new grant program from Shepherd University.

Exciting High Impact Grant Opportunity! Letter of Inquiry Submissions Accepted Until March 1, 2015 Women Investing in Shepherd (WISH) is now accepting applications for non-profits that meet the following criteria: Responses to urgent and critical needs Bold new ventures; and/or New approaches to ongoing challenges Applicant organizations must have a current 501 (c) (3) determination from the IRS and must be based in and primarily serving the following counties: Jefferson, Berkeley, Morgan, and Hampshire counties in WV; Frederick, Loudoun, and Clarke counties in VA;  and Frederick and Washington counties in MD.  The 2015 grant amount is $26,250.00. Applicants must show a need for use of this high impact amount in a time span of no greater than three (3) years.  To Submit a Grant Application Go to the WISH grants application page on the Shepherd University Foundation website and download the online letter of inquiry. You may also contact Meg Peterson at mpeterso@shepherd.edu for a word document version.  Please submit letter of inquiry no later than March 1, 2015.