The Foundation is not currently accepting new applications from organizations whose service area is solely Maricopa County. Your organization must serve people residing in one or more of the eligible rural communities and have an ACTIVE presence that benefits the local community as a whole.
Any applications that do not meet this criteria and definition will be declined at this time. If you have questions regarding this information please email foundation@fmi.com.
APPLICATION RESOURCES (hyperlinks below in red)
Sample Application
This can be used as reference when completing the online application.
Priority Social Impacts
Be sure to reference this list of Priority Social Impacts when completing the Impact Statement question in your application as your program must be delivering on one of these. Within this document you will find each social impact, the definition of the impact, successful examples of how to demonstrate that programming achieves the impact and how that will be measured.
Project Budget Template
The template was established by the Foundation and is required. No other budgets will be considered. An example of a brief, populated project budget is here for reference.
Resources, Evidence and Tools
These resources can help you tell the story of your program's anticipated impact. Each link contains evidence, research, or tools that can strengthen your measurement practices or help connect the dots between your program's activities and evidence of impact.
RECORDING: Project Development and Grant Workshop
This recording covers tips and tricks on how to make your grant application competitive and how to develop projects that will have the greatest impact on a community need.
RECORDING: Arizona Economic Recovery Center
The Arizona Economic Recovery Center (AZERC) aims to enable eligible Arizona cities, towns, counties, tribal communities, and nonprofits to win and implement competitive federal, state, municipal, or foundation grants.
Resilience Action Plan Alignment
The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation works with a range of committed partners throughout the investment process. This includes Better City, an economic advisory firm that helps host communities create Resilience Action Plans. These plans involve a community-driven process to engage stakeholders in identifying and prioritizing risks, developing actionable strategies and finding resources for both short- and long-term actions. They are designed to fit with existing community plans and consider local resources and capacities. The goal of each Resilience Action Plan is to boost the community’s overall resilience and ability to respond to risks and opportunities, supporting long-term prosperity.
For the communities where a Plan has been completed, the Foundation aims to support projects that align with these plans through its Community and Social Investment Funds. Applicants applying for funds in one of Freeport communities listed below are encouraged to review the respective Resilience Action Plan and consider submitting a project that supports a strategic action identified in the plan.
Click on a community to access the Resilience Action Plan:
HOW TO ACCESS OUR ONLINE APPLICATION
Organizations that have applied for a grant previously will have an account in the CyberGrants system. If you (the person applying) are a first-time user and do not have a login, but your organization does have an account, email cgsupport@cybergrants.com to receive a login for your organization. Once logged in, you may update, delete and create new contacts for the organization.We encourage organizations to log-in prior to the application opening to ensure you are registered and can access the site.
Click here to learn how to create an organization account in our CyberGrants system.
Our 2025 Application can be accessed via the Apply Now button below or at this link: https://www.cybergrants.com/fcx/application. We encourage you to log-in and ensure your organization account is set up. You will be able to start a new application on May 14.
OTHER FREEPORT-MCMORAN FOUNDATION FUNDING
Click here to see a listing of other Freeport-McMoRan Foundation funding opportunities and programs.
Contact foundation@fmi.com for questions about investment eligiblity.
About Freeport-McMoRan
Freeport-McMoRan operates large, long-lived, geographically diverse assets with significant proven and probable reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum.
FCX is the world’s largest publicly traded copper producer.
www.fcx.com.
