Through its competitive grant-making process, The Community Foundation of South Alabama (“CFSA”) awards grants to local nonprofits serving Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia, Monroe, Conecuh, Choctaw, Clarke, and Washington Counties.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of South Alabama
State: Alabama
County: Baldwin County (AL), Choctaw County (AL), Clarke County (AL), Conecuh County (AL), Escambia County (AL), Mobile County (AL), Monroe County (AL), Washington County (AL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/15/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 1 Year
Details:
These grants are funded through the Foundation’s unrestricted funds and field of interest funds established by donors to address the most pressing needs in the community.
Focus Areas
The Community Foundation of South Alabama has six key focus areas for the eight-county footprint: Family, Education, Work, Racial Equity, Arts and Culture, and Mental and Behavioral Health.
For 2024, the Foundation will accept grant applications in the following six priorities:
- Promoting parenting education
- Expanding opportunities to help young people get well-paying jobs through workforce training
- Increasing access to preschool education
- Increasing youth access to extracurricular activities
- Advance matters of fairness and racial equity with a critical focus on underprivileged youth
- Increasing youth access to equitable, high-quality arts and culture
- Mental and behavioral supports for individuals and families.
Types of Grants
Through its competitive grant-making, CFSA is awarding program grants only in 2024. These grants are typically one-year funding commitments.
Program Grants
Program grants enable a nonprofit organization or coalition of organizations and interested stakeholders to implement a specific project designed to benefit the community. CFSA is most interested in supporting sustainable programs that have the potential to produce meaningful results on community priorities and/or needs. Funding is provided for the expansion or refinement of existing programs as well as new programs that show promise of efficacy and sustainability. Grants to programs with a successful track record are also considered. Program grants are restricted to expenses directly and indirectly related to the operation of the project. No more than 20% may be used to pay for indirect or administrative expenses. Grants may not be used for general operating support or organizational capacity building.
Funding Information
As a general rule, CFSA prefers program grant requests that do not exceed 50% of the budget for the program/project/activity for which the proposal is seeking support. This demonstrates that the proposal has a diversified base of support and has some measure of community buy-in. CFSA grant amounts may range from $5,000-$15,000. Requests should not exceed $15,000. Please be advised that submitting an application does not guarantee funding.
Geographical Areas
Organizations must serve a portion of the eight-county region which includes Baldwin, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Escambia, Mobile, Monroe, and Washington counties. All requested funding must directly benefit individuals who reside in CFSA’s eight-county region.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicant organizations must be recognized by the IRS as a 501(c)3 organization, government entity, educational institution, or religious organization. If applying using fiscal sponsorship, the applicant must present a formal written agreement.
CFSA Typically Does Not Fund:
- Individuals
- Fundraising expenses
- Religious activities
- Conference or seminar expenses
- Lobbying or political activities
- Political organizations or candidates for public office
- Budget deficit or debit reduction
- Scholarship or endowment funds of another charity
- Tickets for charity benefits
- Capital projects and campaigns.
For more information, visit CFSA.
