Scouting Support Fund

Scouting Support Fund

2026 Grant Application
Established by local community members who care about scouting, the Scouting Support Fund is intended to support all manner of scouting activities, particularly in the Carbon County region and in lower Luzerne and northern Schuylkill Counties, especially the Greater Hazleton area.

Guidelines:

Scouting organizations in the Carbon County region and the Greater Hazleton area are welcome to apply for funds to assist:
- Local youth groups to complete special projects
- Individual scouts to complete service projects
- Defray the cost of attending camp (for the entire group or specific individuals, based on financial need)
- Activities to honor Scouts when they obtain a high rank in Scouting, such as becoming an Eagle Scout
- To help cover the cost of Court-of-Honors and other such Scouting award presentations
- For the physical maintenance/improvement of Scout camps
- For the purchase of tents, cooking gear, or other related camping equipment and supplies by Scouting Units
- Any other Scouting-related project, activity, function, or program by Scouting Units or by individual Scouts
Individuals/families are welcome to apply on behalf of children wishing to attend camp. Camperships will be awarded based on financial need, and will be paid directly to qualified nonprofit organizations or troops on behalf of individual campers.

Application Instructions:

Please complete the form below to submit your application. Ideally, an adult 18+ (Scoutmaster or Parent/Guardian) will complete the application. If this is not the case, please indicate in the notes that you are a minor applicant.

If multiple scouts from one troop would like to apply for campership assistance, we prefer to receive one application on behalf of the whole troop (as opposed to individual applications). If multiple children from one family are applying, we only need one application on behalf of the whole family.

You may save your work and return to finish and submit the application later. A link to your saved application will be sent to the email address you enter in the first question, so please confirm there are no typos in that response. If the wrong email address is entered, your application will be lost and we won't be able to recover it for you.

Contact the Carbon County Community Foundation at director@cccfoundpa.org or 610-730-2526 if you have questions or want to discuss your application before submitting it.

Application Deadline: March 31, 2025
Applicant Information

Please complete this section with your info in case we have follow up questions about your application.
Email*
example@example.com
Applicant's Name*

First NameLast Name
Applicant's Phone Number*
Please provide a phone number where you can be reached if we have follow-up questions about your application.
Are you applying on behalf of a troop or an individual child?*

TroopIndividual
Name of child (if applying on behalf of an individual child and not the full group)
If applying for multiple children in a family, please list all names and only complete one application. If multiple children from a troop are applying, we'd prefer one application from the Troop Leader on behalf of all the children in the Troop.
Troop Information
Organization name and/or scouting group number*
Organization/Scout Troop Mailing Address*

Street Address

Street Address Line 2

CityState / Province

Postal / Zip Code
If you received a grant from the Scouting Support Fund in 2025, did you submit your annual progress report? (If you haven't submitted your report, please send it ASAP to director@cccfoundpa.org. Failure to submit a report may affect your 2026 application eligibility.)*

YesNoI did not receive a grant from the Scouting Support Fund in 2024
Program/Project Info

The following questions pertain to the specific program/project for which you are requesting funding.
Applying for:*

Special group projectSpecial individual projectSpecial event fundraisingCapital improvement to camp or other facilityPurchase of gear or equipmentCampership (financial aid to attend camp)Other
Which geographic region of Carbon County does your program/project serve?*

Jim ThorpeLehightonPanther ValleyPalmertonWeatherlyHazleton, Luzerne CountyOther
Please provide a summary of the program/project.*

0/2500
What is the total cost of the program/project?*
Please enter a dollar amount.
What amount are you requesting from CCCF to support the program/project?*
We recommend applying for grants in the range of $250 - $750. You may request up to the full cost of your project. The amount actually awarded will depend on your application as well as the other applications submitted and the total amount available to award. Please enter a dollar amount.
If the cost of the program/project exceeds the recommended grant range ($250-$75), how is your troop planning to raise funds to pay for the remainder?*

0/1000
If we can only partially fund your request, what is the least amount you would need to move forward with the program/project in some capacity and still have an impact?*
Please put an actual dollar amount here (even if any amount will help). We recognize that this might mean less of an impact or number of people served, but it helps us determine how we can have the greatest impact with the funding we have.
If applying for financial assistance to attend camp, does the camper qualify for free or reduced lunch at school?*

Child qualifies for free lunch.Child qualifies for reduced lunch.Child does not qualify for financial assistance for school lunch.Other
Additional Documents

Please upload any other supporting document you wish to include with your application (not required).
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If your organization is selected for funding, who should the check be made payable to?
We CAN NOT cut checks to individuals. Checks need to be made payable to an organization.
Other Comments
Should be Empty:

Scouting Support Fund

Applicant Information

Troop Information

Program/Project Info