<%@LANGUAGE="VBSCRIPT" CODEPAGE="1252"%> The Community Foundation - Funding Opportunities

October 1 of each year begins our new grant making period. A variety of grants are available to nonprofits that have a 501(c)(3), government entities and religious organizations that are located in the following counties: Mobile, Baldwin, Clarke, Conecuh, Washington, Choctaw, Escambia and Monroe. After reading through our grant initiatives under FAQ's, you must discern which initiative best fits your grant request, making sure you meet all the criteria.

It is best to submit grant applications as a response to announcements at the beginning of a grant initiative process, noting the deadlines. The Community Foundation cannot accept unsolicited applications that do not clearly meet the criteria of a specific grant initiative.

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Scholarship Opportunities for Students
 
Scholarships - click here for the latest update
Other Funding Sources
 

The Foundation Center Online

AmeriCorps*VISTA
provides volunteers to programs directly related to poverty.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
provides grants for volunteer caregiving programs that help people with long-term health needs.

Compassion Capital Fund
provides funding to nonprofits in Mobile, Baldwin or Perry Counties that address at-risk youth, rehabilitation of ex-offenders, hunger, rehabilitation of substance abuse, homelessness, welfare to work job training.

Other Alabama Community Foundations
  Other Alabama Community Foundations

2008 Grant Initiatives
 

Mitchell Cancer Institute/The Community Foundation of South Alabama Health Initiative of 2008

The Community Foundation awarded $150,000 to the Mitchell Cancer Institute for a major health initiative for 2008. The Institute will bring free health screenings for cancer, hypertension and diabetes to all eight counties of our service area. Read more about it here.  Screening schedule:

   May 17   Cotton Patch Festival, Uriah, AL

   June 7    Election Day at Poarch Creek

                 Reservation, Atmore, AL

   June 21  Alabama Blueberry Festival,

                 Brewton, AL

August 30-  Labor Day Weekend at the Gulf,

    Sept. 1   Gulf Shores, AL

  

Other grants awarded in 2008:

Public School Teacher Grants

Field of Interest Funds and Zelnicker Fund Grants

 

Grant Applications
 
2007 Grant Initiatives
 

For 2007, The Community Foundation awarded major grants focusing on Education and the Arts intended to impact a large region. Please refer to the Request for Proposal for details and the criteria for each of these initiatives.

The Community Foundation awarded approximately $207,800 in grants in 2007 from the Undesignated Community Endowment and the Field of Interest Funds. For a listing of grantees, please click here.


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