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Thanks to our sponsors, the Emerging Erie Fund is proud to offer an annual grant to a deserving Erie-based non-profit organization serving Erie’s People and Places.
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The Emerging Erie Fund is proud to offer an annual grant to a deserving Erie based non-profit organization that serves Erie County.
We’re pleased to announce that our 2025 Request for Proposals (RFP) is now open! Please click the link below to read more about our grantmaking areas, eligibility, and deadlines for applying. If you have a project that aligns with EEF’s grantmaking areas, please visit ECF’s grants portal to apply by May 23.
OUR GRANT FOCUS
GRANTMAKING AREAS
PEOPLE
Provide training and/or career support for Erie community members striving to access living wage jobs.
PLACES
Create safe and healthy neighborhoods, homes, and public spaces that strengthen community connections.
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Please contact us today!
Questions?
Contact:
Jacob Bartko
Grants Chair
Bartko@JESErie.org
Olivia Burgess
Director of Collective Giving
OBurgess@ErieCommunityFoundation.org
EMERGING ERIE FUND
GRANT RECIPIENTS
2025
Second Harvest Food Bank
Grant: $100,000
The Second Harvest Food Bank of NW PA opened the Second Harvest Marketplace, a Healthy Pantry Initiative that allows eligible individuals and families to “shop” for fresh produce, meats, dairy, and pantry staples at no cost—just like a traditional grocery store.
2024
Erie City Moms
Grant: $75,000
Erie City Moms Launched the H.O.M.E (Home Ownership for Mothers in Erie) Initiative to offer Erie moms the opportunity to participate in home ownership and residential skillbuilding.
2023
Our West Bayfront (OWB)
Grant: $40,000
OWB successfully purchased a blighted house to support their revitalization efforts on the West Side and renovated to transform the property into an affordable home for a future Erie resident.
2022
Erie Center for Arts and Technology (ECAT)
Grant: $15,000
ECAT has successfully expanded their evening construction trades program to allow for over 60 students with 20 and 30 graduating in 2022 and 2023 respectively.
Mother Teresa Academy (MTA)
Grant: $20,000
The STEM Lab at MTA has been stocked with robotics, computer technology, and science supplies to encourage STEM educational career paths in current students.
2021
Erie Arts & Culture: Activate through Art
Grant: $15,000
Local Erie artist, John Smith, completed the mural highlighting the impact of gun violence in our communities and encouraging neighbors to create safe spaces.
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