Eligibility: Any YMCA operating a Day or Overnight Camp. Additional consideration or preference may be given to camps/Ys that have actively participated in MACC previously.

Effective Dates: March 2022 to December 2022 - Implementation of the request should be completed within the grant calendar year. 

Award Amounts:  Awards will be approximately $1,250.

Award Description: For the first time, the Mid America Y Camping, Inc. (MAYCI) Board will be recognizing individuals and camps who are pioneering innovation in service in camping through annual MACC Idea Award Grants! Encouraging internal creativity is imperative to moving the camping industry forward, and thus has been identified as a priority. The goal of this grantmaking process is to recognize and reward leaders and teams at all levels of camping who are finding new solutions to the challenges our communities face. 

MACC Idea Award Grants will be separated into four categories – Innovation, General Operating Needs, Staff Investment, and Miscellaneous. 

• Innovation - Seed funding to launch a new (or new to you) program, process or approach.

• General Operating Needs - Budget relief to an existing budgeted program or process. 

• Staff Investment - Funding for staff to receive training that will benefit the camp long term. For example, sending staff to become a Day Camp Director Training Instructor. (This can not include travel or attendance to MACC. There is a scholarship process separate for that which rolls out in the fall)

• Miscellaneous - Does your idea or need not fall directly into one of the above categories? This category is for you!


For Full Details:  MACC Idea Grants Request for Proposals
To Apply:  MACC Idea Grants Application 

APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 11th, 2022


Please direct all questions regarding the MACC Idea Grants to: ymcamayci@gmail.com