Community Assistance Grant

The following represents the Eligibility Principles that the Community Assistance Grant (CAG) creators believe best represent their goals for the grant. These grant guidelines are specific to the CAG Grant. Northern Piedmont Community Foundation also follows grant guidelines for all the grant cycles. Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with both.

Eligible Counties: Culpeper, Fauquier, Rappahannock

Proposal Summary Window: January 5, 2026-January 19, 2026

Application Window: January 28, 2026-February 16, 2026

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The Community Assistance Grant is a highly competitive grant open to nonprofit organizations that serve Culpeper, Fauquier, and Rappahannock counties. The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation seeks applications for projects that will have a high level of impact for the community and reflect The Foundation’s values of leadership, stewardship, collaboration, opportunity, community, and responsiveness. Strong applications will address on-going or emergent community needs rather than general operating costs. Award amounts generally range from $5,000 to $25,000.

Most successful funding requests will do one or more of the following:

• sustain successful existing programs;

• expand existing programs in the number/areas served;

• make quality improvements to existing programs;

• start new programs; or

• make purchases for needed equipment, supplies, or training.

Priority consideration will be given to nonprofits demonstrating strong management and a proven track record of accomplishments.

We strongly encourage organizations to speak with staff prior to completing the Proposal Summary. Please ensure that all contact information for your organization is updated in the Grant Portal; incorrect information can result in a delay in fund disbursement.

Proposal Summary: January 5, 2026-January 19, 2026

Due to the competitive nature of this grant, we require a Proposal Summary (formerly a Letter of Inquiry) prior to the application.

The Proposal Summary is a brief description of the project with a general estimate of the cost and its impact in the community.

The form for the Proposal Summary can be accessed through the Grant Portal. Please read carefully as the form has changed since the last grant cycle.

Evaluators will invite organizations with the strongest projects to complete the grant application following evaluation of the Proposal Summaries.

Application: January 28, 2026-February 16, 2026

Organizations that have been invited to complete a grant application for the Community Assistance Grant will complete the grant application through the Grant Portal.

Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Memorial Fund

The following represents the Eligibility Principles that the Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Memorial Fund creators believe best represent their goals for the grant. These grant guidelines are specific to this grant. Northern Piedmont Community Foundation also has a set of grant guidelines for all the grant cycles we run throughout the year.

Application Window: June 11, 2025-July 2, 2025

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The Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Memorial Fund grants are designed to strengthen the fabric of the Fauquier County community and are open to organizations that serve its residents.

The grant application window has closed for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

Eligibility 

Proposals are welcome from any nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization that serves the residents of Fauquier County. NPCF administers the grantmaking process and oversees the distribution of funds. 

Funding Priorities 

The Kortlandt Memorial Fund Grants are expected to be highly competitive. This year, due to shifts in funding levels for many community support organizations, NPCF anticipates awarding fewer grants at higher funding levels. 

The goal is to provide more substantial financial support to projects or initiatives that address foundational community needs. Proposals should include a clear plan with defined outcomes that demonstrate significant and measurable positive impact. 

Additional consideration will be given to proposals that emphasize collaboration and partnerships, particularly those that aim to address the underlying root causes of community need or redundancy in support systems. 

NPCF strongly encourages interested organizations to contact the foundation at 540-349-0631 to discuss their proposals with an NPCF Program Officer prior to submitting an application. 

Grant Range 

NPCF anticipates awarding 5 to 10 grants, with individual awards beginning at $10,000. 

Patricia and Nicolaas Kortlandt Biographies

Nicolaas A. (Nic) Kortlandt was born in Zeist, The Netherlands. Nic immigrated to the United States in 1949 and was employed as the riding instructor for Dana Hall Schools in Wellesley, Massachusetts where he met his future wife, Patricia Beach. Patty and Nic were married on September 23, 1950 in her home town of Glen Rock, New Jersey.

In 1954, Patty and Nic purchased Sunnyside Farm in Rectortown where they operated a farming operation until Patty’s death in October 1999. Nic continued the farming operation until he sold and moved to his house in Marshall.

The Kortlandts were known for their extensive community service and commitment. Working tirelessly for the improvement of the education of our youth, the improvement of agricultural production practices and the preservation of our natural resources.

Mr Kortlandt was active in several local Ruritan clubs serving as an officer, Zone or District official. He was especially proud of his efforts to establish the “Reading Is Fundamental” program which was funded by these Ruritan Clubs and provided books at no cost to the students at Thompson and Coleman Elementary Schools. For many years, he served on the Fauquier County Farm Bureau Board of Directors, serving as President and Vice-President. Nic was a long time Director of the John Marshall Soil and Water Conservation District and served as a Director for the NOVA 4-H Center in Front Royal.

Mr. Kortlandt died January 7, 2011.