Bowers Fund Fall Grant Cycle

The fall grant cycle for the Howard Bowers Fund is here—U.S. food co-ops can now apply to receive leadership education and training scholarships for co-op boards of directors and co-op staff. The Cooperative Development Foundation (CDF), which administers the Bowers Fund, offers a spring and fall grant cycle each year. This fall’s application deadline is September 17. For more information and grant application guidelines, see www.cdf.coop/howardbowersfund/.  Headquartered in Washington, DC, the CDF is a 501(c)3 nonprofit foundation whose mission is to promote community, economic and social development through cooperative enterprise.