BLACK BELT COMMUNITY FOUNDATION - Giving Through Grants
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Giving Through Grants
The Black Belt Community Foundation believes that one of the best ways to improve our communities is by strengthening organizations doing smart, innovative work in our region. Since 2005, we have supported hundreds of organization based in and serving the 12-county service area through our competitive grant program.
The Black Belt Community Foundation awards two types of support. Grant Funds can be requested through The Black Belt Arts Initiative and Community Grant Programs.
The Black Belt Arts Initiative (BBAI) is a partnership with the BBCF, Youth & Cultural Committee of the Black Belt Action Commission, and the Alabama State Council on the Arts (ASCA,) promotes artists, arts awareness, and creativity in the Black Belt. Grant Awards are available for projects addressing visual arts, performing arts, literary arts, cultural history, or other areas that coincide with the goals of BBAI.
The Community Grants support efforts that engage Black Belt residents that address any community issue or need. Proposed activities can include but are not limited to: community economic development, education, environment, health and human services, youth, and/or other areas benefiting the community.
In addition to our grant program, BBCF helps organization sustain themselves through gaining knowledge through additional resources. These additional resources can come from inside and outside the region to help organizations become better and stronger.
Community Awareness Grant Seekers Workshop Calendar
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) will conduct a series of Community Awareness Grant Seekers Workshops throughout the Black Belt region of Alabama between February 20th and March 15th, 2012. Applications will be available at each of these workshops.
The BBAI Grant Application deadline will be April 16, 2012
The Community Grant Application deadline will be May 15, 2012.
Community organizations based in and serving BBCF’s 12-county service area are invited to attend these workshops, where they will learn more about the Black Belt Community Foundation and our Grants Program. Those counties include Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Wilcox.
The upcoming workshop will address the NEW requirements of the Grant Application.
If you are considering submitting a grant application for either the Black Belt Arts Initiative (BBAI) Grant Cycle or the Community Grants Cycle, attendance at one of the Community Awareness Grant Seekers Workshops is MANDATORY for ALL APPLICANTS, including both new and returning organizations.
There will be ONLY ONE SERIES OF WORKSHOPS for 2012.
Workshop Schedule:Date |
Time |
County |
Location |
| Monday February 20 |
6:00 pm | Perry | Uniontown Public Library 108 Water Street, Uniontown |
| Tuesday February 21 |
6:00 pm | Hale | Greensboro City Hall 1101 Main Street, Greensboro |
| Thursday February 23 |
5:30 pm | Wilcox | Wilcox Co. Courthouse Annex 12 Water Street, Camden |
| Thursday February 23 |
6:00 pm | Sumter | Land Hall on the campus the University of West Alabama, Livingston |
| Monday February 27 |
6:00 pm | Macon | Gomillion Building (Spicer Auditorium) 302 S Main Street, Tuskegee |
| Tuesday February 28 |
6:00 pm | Bullock | Bullock Co. Commission Chambers 212 N. Prairie Street, Union Springs |
| Thursday March 1 |
6:00 pm | Dallas | Hank Sanders Tech. Building (Conference Room) on the campus of Wallace Community College, Selma |
| Monday March 5 |
5:30 pm | Pickens | Pickens Co. Multiservice Center 115 Reform Street, Carrollton |
| Thursday March 8 |
6:00 pm | Lowndes | Winston Pringle Multipurpose Center 1713 Fredrick Douglas Road, Burkville |
| Tuesday March 13 |
6:00 pm | Marengo | Linden City Hall 211 North Main Street, Linden |
| Tuesday March 13 |
6:00 pm | Choctaw | Pennington City Hall 282 Pinegrove Road, Pennington |
| Thursday March 15 |
5:30 pm | Greene | Greene County Courthouse 400 Morrow Avenue, Eutaw |
| Thursday March 22 |
5:30 pm | Catch All | BBCF Headquarters 609 Lauderdale Street, Selma |
Through the Grants Program, BBCF seeks to engage community leaders and regional nonprofit organizations to improve the environment, enhance educational opportunities, provide needed health services and opportunities for area youth, support the arts and community economic development, and provide for other areas of need identified by the communities.
For more information contact:
Erica Crenshaw, Field Services Representative, for Community Grants, at ecrenshaw@blackbeltfound.org
Kristin Law, Arts Coordinator, for BBAI Arts Grants at klaw@blackbeltfound.org
To discuss your project, please contact the BBCF office at 866-874-1126.
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