Nonprofits encouraged to apply for funding opportunities through Palatine Township

Palatine Township is currently accepting applications from area social service agencies and organizations to receive funding in early March of 2016. The forms necessary to apply for this funding are available at the Palatine Township website at www.palatinetownship.com/funding-request-forms.

Forms must be submitted by 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25, to be considered.

Once completed applications are received, the Human Needs Committee will schedule 15-minute time slots for agency presentations, and hearings will be open to the public. Hearings will be held starting at 8:30 a.m. and run until approximately noon on Saturday, Oct. 3, and Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Palatine Township Hall, 721 S. Quentin Road, in Palatine.

The completed forms can be sent to Anna Chychula, Administrative Assistant at achychula@PalatineTownship.com or via mail to Anna Chychula at Palatine Township, 721 S. Quentin Road, Palatine, IL 60067 and received no later than the deadline at 4 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 25.

Please note that there are two different Funding Request Forms that may be submitted by an agency. The Instruction Information Form provides explanation relating to their differences.

If agency representatives have a preference on hearing date or time, they are asked to identify the preference along with the submission of the Funding Request Form material. Requests will be honored on a first come/first served basis.

Contact Ken Lopez, Township Administrator at (847) 358-6700, or via email at klopez@PalatineTownship.com, if you have questions relating to the appropriate Funding Request Form that you should be using.

Palatine Township upholds its motto of 'People Serving People' by providing numerous services and events for its 113,000 residents, as well as financial support for 26 social services agencies located within its boundaries. The Township is one of the most heavily populated in Illinois, and its goal is to enhance and improve the quality of life for all of its residents.

Bordered by Lake Cook Road, Huntington Road, Central Road and Wilke Road, residents living in all or part of the following communities are part of Palatine Township: Palatine, Rolling Meadows, Inverness, Arlington Heights, Hoffman Estates, Barrington, South Barrington and Schaumburg. Visit www.PalatineTownship.com or call 847-358-6700.

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