Grants

HFL invests in our community in a variety of ways, including through our Healthy Community Fund and the 2026 Large Grants Program. The Healthy Community Fund will provide mini, small, and medium grants to support health and wellness needs in the community and capacity building needs to strengthen La Porte County nonprofits. The 2026 Large Grants Program will provide multi-year grant awards to organizations doing impactful work in the areas of Attainable Housing (AH), Healthy Eating Active Living (HEAL), and Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) in La Porte County.

2026 Healthy Community Fund

Mini, Small, and Medium grants

Please note: All LOI’s and grant applications must be submitted through HFL’s online grant portal. For more information, visit our Healthy Community Fund page here.

Large Grants Program

Please see our Large Grants Program page here.

AED GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Interested in applying for an AED? HFL accepts grant requests for our When Seconds Count: AED Initiative once per year. Grant requests are accepted beginning February 14 of each year. To be eligible, applicants must be a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or a governmental entity. Requests for AED grants are only accepted through HFL’s grant portal. The FAQ/Tutorial below provides information on how to access the grant portal. We advise interested organizations to submit their application as soon as possible, as the number of AEDs is limited.

501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations and governmental entities that provide services and/or programs benefiting residents of La Porte County can apply for HFL grants.

HFL Will Not Fund:

• Underwriting for an organization’s annual appeals/solicitations, special events, or general fundraising.
• Organizations that discriminate in any way based on participation or membership in a specific religious faith, race, gender, citizenship status, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
• Faith-based organizations will be considered so long as the grant funds are used for projects/programs that are offered to individuals regardless of their religious affiliation, race, gender, citizenship status, sexual orientation, age, or disability.
• Endowments.
• Requests from individuals.
• Associations of property owners, homeowners, condominiums, etc.
• Lobbying or the support of any political candidate, political party, or political activity.

If you have any questions about the grant application process, the application itself, or a project concept, please contact us at 219.326.2471 or contact@hflaporte.org.

GRANTEE COMMUNICATION Guidelines and Resources

These communication guidelines inform grant recipients as to how they should acknowledge HFL as a funding source and keep HFL informed of their progress outside of formal reports. The downloadable HFL logos are high-quality files that should be used when including HFL’s logo in any communications related to a HFL grant-funded project or program.

• Grantee Communication Guidelines
• Color Logo Files
• HFL Black Logo Files
• HFL White Logo Files