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As a reminder, agencies are invited to give (at most) a three-minute presentation on your grant application. Presentations are not a requirement to be considered for an award. In order to prevent technical delays and be mindful of time, virtual/pre-recorded presentations will not be possible. Presentations will need to be in-person on May 13th.
We ask that you send us an email at CouncilOffice@co.monroe.in.us if you will NOT be able to attend. Otherwise, we look forward to seeing you there
For further Sophia Travis Committee dates, please click the below link
Sophia Travis Grant Calendar
Award recipients:2024 Funds awarded must be spent by December 31, 2025. Please provide a report on your project to the Council Office by March 31, 2026.
Past Grant Cycles
2025 Sophia Travis Community Services Grant Award List
Award Distribution list 2008- Present
2024 Award recipients: Funds awarded
Past Grant Presentations (scroll to bottom for listing)
Program History
In 2008, The Monroe County Council established a fund from which to make grants to support various community projects. Resolution 2008-51 is the original resolution setting out the purposes and intent of this fund.
On September 10, 2013, the Monroe County Council adopted Resolution 2013-15, which renames the community service grant program "The Sophia Travis Community Service Grants Program." Councilwoman Travis, who served on the Council from 2004-2008, in consultation with numerous leaders and citizens of Monroe County, wrote and sponsored the resolution creating this program in 2008. She worked tirelessly to improve the lives of all Monroe County residents.
On June 14, 2016, the Monroe County Council adopted Resolution 2016-23 which amends the areas of focus to include two new areas. The first addition is "nutrition" in Section 1A, so it will now read "Food, Nutrition, Security, Shelter and Health." The second area is referenced with the addition of subsection "1H. Youth Enrichment Opportunities." With this resolution the Council wishes to encourage the development of programs that will help a broader range of needs in Monroe County.
On August 23, 2022 the Council adopted Ordinance 2022-29 amending the prior grant procedure opening up funds to a wider variety of qualifying agencies; reducing the amount of applications that are of marginal value in order to lower the administrative burden; and limiting agencies to one application at a time to assure the suitability and quality of each application. This ordinance supersedes the previous resolutions to the Sophia Travis Grants Program.
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