COMMUNITY INVESTMENT FUND GRANTS
The Community Investment Fund (CIF) accepts funding applications on an ongoing basis. Applications are reviewed by the Headwaters Fund Board at their monthly meetings and recommendations for funding are forwarded to the Board of Supervisors.
Grants are available through the CIF Financing for Industries program. Grants are for infrastructure-related projects which benefit businesses. The focus for funding is on the nine base industries which bring money into the County. These nine base industries are:
- Lumber and Wood Products
- Tourism
- Dairy and Dairy Processing
- Fisheries and Aquaculture
- Specialty Agriculture and Horticulture
- Manufacturing
- Arts & Culture
- Education and Research
- Information and Technology
For more information on applying to the CIF program click on For Applicants or FAQ's.
Funded Projects
2011-12 Grant Fund
The following grants have been awarded so far this year:
Bringing PACE to Humboldt County
Direct to Consumer Marketing II
2010-11 Grant Fund
The following grants were awarded in 2010-11:
Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Willow Creek Septic Improvement Program
Humboldt Agricultural Workship Program
Orick Rodeo Grounds Restroom Facility
To learn about PAST projects, view these final grant reports
To learn more about our ACTIVE grant projects, view these grant applications
2009-10 Community Investment Fund (CIF)
Four projects were funded last year:
$50,000 to the Mid Klamath Watershed Council towards purchasing the Panamnik Building as a community economic development center.
$300,000 to St. Joseph's Hospital to purchase telemedicine equipment for the new Northeast Tower.
Full Technical Proposal for Economic Impact Study
$75,000 to the City of Eureka for a Broadband Stimulus Project