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LCIF Grants Toolkit

We encourage you to explore the different grant types and resources within this online toolkit to find out if there’s a grant that’s right for your club, district or multiple district now, or in the future!

LCIF Grant News: In August 2024, the final SightFirst Advisory Committee meeting will take place, marking the last grant awards funded by Campaign SightFirst II. Starting January 2025, grant requests will be reviewed by the Programs Committee during LCIF Board of Trustees’ meetings in August, January, and May.

Around October 1, 2024, Lions can apply for the new Vision Grant Program. This program will support major equipment purchases, infrastructure expansion, and medical training in low and middle-income countries – all of which are core principles of the SightFirst program.

Resources for Applicants

 

LCIF offers a wide variety of grants to support Lions service in their local communities and the world. For decades, LCIF has contributed to Lions’ efforts in the focus areas of vision, disaster relief, youth and humanitarian causes. LCIF will help Lions increase their impact on these areas while expanding our reach through Lions’ global cause areas. Take a look at the following resources for applicants to help with your LCIF Grants process.

LCIF Grants Accomplishments

Every year, we’re able to make a positive impact in the world by providing grants to Lions clubs. These grants allow Lions to do large-scale service projects that would not be possible without financial assistance.

View Accomplishments

 

Grant Types

There are a wide variety of grants available to help Lions serve their local communities and the world. We encourage you to explore the different grant types to find out if there’s a grant that’s right for your club, district or multiple district now or in the future.

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Resources for Grantees

 

Now that your LCIF grant application is approved, follow these tips to achieve your goals.

10 Tips: How to Effectively Manage Your LCIF Grant

Lions Guide to Promoting a LCIF Grant Project

LCIF Grant Reporting Forms

To effectively tell your story and measure our impact, it’s critical that all grantees report on LCIF grants they receive. Below you will find a list of grant reporting forms to help you manage your LCIF grant.

Share Your Story

Share with us how LCIF has helped you personally or helped your club to help even more people in your community or globally.

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LCIF is always here to help answer questions. 

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Matching Grants

 

Matching grants provide equipment and construction for large-scale projects that address unmet humanitarian needs. The project must serve a large population. Grants awarded are between US$10,000 and US$150,000.

 

District and Club Community Impact Grants (DCG)

 

Through the DCG program, 15 percent of unrestricted contributions to LCIF are transformed into grants that fund local projects on a club and/or district level.

DCG Animated Explainer Video

Explore how DCGs can offer a new opportunity for Lions to support humanitarian activities in their communities.

Diabetes Grants

 

LCIF Diabetes grants can increase access to diabetes care and enhance existing diabetes centers to provide greater service to the community.

 

Vision Grants

 

Vision Grants support Lions-led service activities that fight blindness and preventable vision loss and/or assist people who are blind and visually impaired in underserved communities..

Hunger Grants

 

Through the LCIF Hunger Grant, Lions can support school based feeding programs, food banks, feeding centers, and similar facilities that provide food to people when they need it most.

 

Childhood Cancer Grants

 

Childhood Cancer Grants are available to Lions districts and multiple districts in amounts from US$10,000 to US$150,000. Projects must be implemented in coordination or collaboration with existing government or charitable childhood cancer medical facilities.

 

Disaster Grants

 

As a foundation, we are proud to offer a variety of grant options to support various stages of disaster relief operations.

Leo Service Grants

 

LCIF Leo Service Grants provides financial assistance to Leo service projects implemented by Leo clubs in a Lions multiple district or district. The goal of the grant is to support Leos to assess, plan and implement their own service projects.

 

Lions Quest Grants

 

Lions Quest Grants aid the implementation and expansion of Lions Quest in schools around the world.

For questions, please email info@lions-quest.org.

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You can help, too! Your decision to donate to LCIF is a decision to help a community in need. We thank you—and so does the world.

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