Apply for Funding
The Sugar Bush Foundation is now accepting letters of inquiry for FY24-25.
Sugar Bush currently prioritizes projects in the following categories: improving the environment, strengthening local food systems, and building a more resilient and sustainable economy.
The letter of inquiry template, accessible below, is due by 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 30, 2023. Completed letters should be emailed to sugarbushfoundation@ohio.edu.
Please email sugarbushfoundation@ohio.edu with any questions.
Project Requirements
The Sugar Bush Foundation funds collaborations between Ohio University and community partners.
For a project to be eligible for Sugar Bush Foundation funding, all of the following must be true:
- An Ohio University, Athens or branch campus, college, center, planning unit, or program must be an active partner in the planning and implementation of the project with at least one community partner.
- The community partner must be a registered 501(c)(3) organization or government entity.
- The project impacts at least one of Ohio’s 32 Appalachian counties.
- The project must involve at least one Ohio University student.
- The Sugar Bush Foundation provides funds for start-up, research and/or program development, general operating support and other support as determined, and does not provide funds for capital projects.