The A.D. Makepeace Company today announced that application packages for grants from the Makepeace Neighborhood Fund are now available.  Applications are due March 9, 2010.

The Makepeace Neighborhood Fund was established in 2005 to support local groups offering important community services.    In the past five years, the company has awarded some $850,000 in grants for 130 local projects and programs.

To date, the Wareham Public Schools have been the greatest beneficiary of the program, receiving approximately $100,000 for special programs and equipment over five years.  In 2009, grants also supported the Carver, Plymouth, and Old Rochester Regional school districts, as well as Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School.

Grants are available on a competitive basis to nonprofit organizations and governmental agencies that provide services to residents of Wareham, Plymouth, Carver, Middleborough, and Rochester.  Grants typically range from $5,000 to $10,000 and must be in one of the following disciplines:  education, health care, community housing, historic preservation, or environmental protection.

Grants are not available to individuals.

Organizations seeking information about the grant program can visit the A.D. Makepeace web site, www.admakepeace.com, or contact Linda Burke at 508-322-4103.