Sept. 3, 2025
Program holds $185,000 for technical and vocation education
The Schilling Technical Educational Grant Program, supporting technical and vocational education programs in Barton, Dade and Jasper counties, is now open for application. Funded by the Clinton and Nancy Schilling Community Fund, the $185,000 grant program will provide grants of up to $50,000 to eligible nonprofits, including schools and municipal organizations, serving the tri-county area.
Funding priorities include:
- Equipment for classrooms or hands-on education
- Curriculum
- Continuing-education stipends for educators
- Expenses for students to attend trade shows, competitions or conferences
- Facility renovations
- Capital requests (if nearing the end of a capital campaign)
Agencies can begin the application process at cfozarks.org/applyforgrants. Applications are due by 11:45 p.m., on Thursday, Oct. 16.
For questions, contact Latesa Carter, community impact coordinator for the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, at lcarter@cfozarks.org or 417-864-6199.
The Schilling Community Fund is held by the Lockwood Community Foundation and managed by the CFO. Through a planned gift in their estate, Clinton and Nancy Schilling donated farmland they owned across Barton, Dade, Jasper and Lawrence counties to support the Schilling Community Fund, a scholarship endowment for students in the four counties and a designated endowment for Immanuel Lutheran Church in Lockwood. Clinton, a Lockwood native, died in 2020; Nancy died in 2021.
