The Augusta Bar Foundation provides funding and support for programs and organizations designed to enhance the lives of and improve opportunities for at risk, disadvantaged, and underserved youth within the Augusta Judicial Circuit.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for the CSRA
State: Georgia
County: Burke County (GA), Columbia County (GA) and Richmond County (GA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
The goal of this effort will be to give these youth alternatives to crime, violence, substance abuse, and illiteracy with corresponding reduction in the burden on their courts and system of justice. Currently the Augusta Bar Foundation will consider funding proposals that include the following areas:
- Requests that address a community need, an emerging community need, and/or provide a new, creative approach to a community need that positively affects at-risk, disadvantaged, and underserved youth.
- Requests that demonstrate the ability to achieve measurable results. Priority will be given to a project/organization demonstrating high probability of sustainability beyond the grant period.
- Requests that fit within at least one of the following funding areas:
- Education (within and outside the school system; skills training);
- Mentoring (providing positive role models in relationships, parenting, employment);
- Health and Safety (conflict resolution and substance abuse);
- Self-Sufficiency (such as education, self-esteem, empowerment, self-respect); and
- Family Issues (such as parenting skills, family counseling, and juvenile justice)
Areas Generally Not Funded:
- Capital and endowment campaigns
- Travel and conferences
- Individuals
- Fraternal organizations
- Organizations for re-granting purposes
- Capital expenses for transportation
Funding Information
The Augusta Bar Foundation will not consider a funding request exceeding $5,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be located and provide services in one or more of the following counties: Burke, Columbia or Richmond.
- Applicants must qualify as charitable under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be classified as a unit of government, or other charitable, education or cultural organization.
- Organizations must not discriminate on basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious beliefs.
- Organizations must demonstrate financial stability.
- The Augusta Bar Foundation will accept only one application per organization per year.
- Organizations that received grants from the Augusta Bar Foundation for two consecutive years are not eligible to apply for the third year. For example, if you received a grant in 2020 and 2021, you are not eligible to apply for 2022 and must wait until 2023 to reapply.
Additional Requirements
- All grant applicants may be asked to host a site visit during the grant application process.
- If selected as a grant recipient, all organizations are required to participate in an evaluation process and account for grant expenses upon project completion or by a date specified by the Foundation.
- Any funds not spent for the approved purposes by the date specified must be returned to the Foundation.
For more information, visit Community Foundation for the CSRA.
