The Cochise Community Foundation is now inviting local nonprofit organizations to apply for grant funding.

Grant applications must be completed online at the Arizona Community Foundation’s Web site, www.azfoundation.org/grants, and submitted by 5 p.m. Oct. 1.

Applicants must have an updated organizational profile on the foundation’s Web site in order to be eligible for funding. Any 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, public school or other government entity serving Cochise County is eligible. Grants may be awarded in amounts as large as $5,000.

To help organizations prepare their applications, the foundation  will host three free grant workshops across the county. The workshops will be from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Dates and locations are:

•  Sept. 1: City of Douglas Library Meeting Room, 560 E. 10th St., Douglas.

• Sept. 2: City of Willcox Library Meeting Room, 207 W. Maley St. Willcox.

•  Sept. 3: Cochise College Room 900, 901 N. Colombo Ave., Sierra Vista.

To RSVP for a workshop, contact Jan Orlando at (520) 439-0595 or by e-mail at jorlando@azfoundation.org. For questions regarding the foundation’s grant application process, contact Del Cabarga at (520) 227-6702 or by e-mail at dcabarga@azfoundation.org.

About the foundation

Established in 1998, the Cochise Community Foundation is a permanent philanthropic endowment for the enduring benefit of Cochise County. It is a nonprofit, tax-exempt organization and one of 13 affiliates of the Arizona Community Foundation. The Cochise Community Foundation enjoys centralized financial management, marketing and administrative resources provided by the Arizona Community Foundation, while its local advisory board focuses on local needs and grantmaking. To learn more, contact Carol Sanger at (520) 439-0595 or by e-mail at csanger@azfoundation.org.