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Community Grants 2025 open office hours

Public Meeting
In addition to technical assistance offered on our website, we are also offering virtual open office hours to assist applicants with the Community Grant process.

Technical assistance for Community Grants 2025

The Applicant Handbook is your primary resource for application requirements and guidancebe sure to review it thoroughly before applying.

We’ve designed a range of technical assistance resources to help you navigate the Community Grants application process, including: 

  • Step-by-step guidance
  • Expert-led webinars
  • One-on-one support

Visit our technical assistance page for more information about these resources.  

Application office hours

PCEF staff are available almost weekly for the duration of the open application period. The office hours are open to all who would like to ask questions of staff and listen to the questions of others in a group setting. Multiple staff from each organization will attend. Office hours dates are listed below.

These are not drop-in sessions. Please join at the start time.

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