The A.D. Makepeace Company has announced that applications for grants from the Makepeace Neighborhood Fund are available.

The Makepeace Neighborhood Fund was established in 2005 as a way for the A.D. Makepeace Company to provide support to community groups that provide services that the company finds important.

To download an application, visit the A.D. Makepeace Company website at www.admakepeace.com. Click on "About A.D. Makepeace" and then click "Makepeace Neighborhood Fund."

Applications are due by 4 p.m. on Monday, March 5.

In the past six years, the company has awarded more than $1 million in grants for local projects and programs.

Grants are available on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies which provide services to residents of Wareham, Plymouth, Carver and Rochester.

Grants typically range from $5,000 to $10,000 and must be in one of the following disciplines: agriculture, education, health care, community housing, historic preservation, or environmental protection.

Funds are not available to individuals.

For more information about the program and to view examples of funded projects, visit www.admakepeace.com. Organizations may also contact Linda Burke at 508-322-4103.