The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association announced it will be offering “financial gifts” for the seventh year in a row to Butler County 501c3 nonprofit organizations. The deadline to submit an application is Oct. 31.

Since 2016, the program has awarded more than $140,150 to organizations in the community.

“The Friends of the Bantam Jeep Association’s Board of Directors will review the applications in November and determine which projects and organizations we wish to support this year,” said the Association’s president Todd Wagner. “Gifts will be distributed based on need and how the gift benefits the community.”

Organizations can apply online at bantamjeepfestival.com/financial-gift-application.

In the application, organizations will be asked to explain in 500 words or less how they benefit the community and how any potential funds received will be used