(Deadline: Nov. 14) The Appalachian Community Fund funds community organizing and social change in the central region of Appalachia (East Tennessee, Eastern Kentucky, Southwest Virginia and all of West Virginia).
Grants are given to community-based organizations that address underlying causes of the economic and social distress of the region.
To be eligible, organizations must have a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status, or a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor. The organization or project must be in Appalachian counties of Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia or West Virginia. Organizations based outside the region must include a specific work plan for the Appalachian portion of the work with their proposals.
The organization or project must show evidence of working for social change through one or more of the following:
General program awards are for general operating or project support for either emerging/seed monies (up to $5,000 for groups in earlier stages of development) or movement building (up to $10,000 for more established groups).
The average grant award last year was $6,500.
Info: For more on the fund, please visit http://www.appalachiancommunityfund.org/
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