Alabama Power Foundation Grant Program in the US

Deadline: 8-Apr-22

The Alabama Power Foundation is currently seeking proposals for its grant program.

Focus Areas

• Educational Advancement
  • Programs that improve literacy
  • Teach and educational leadership development
  • Programs that attract female and minority students to math, science and technology
  • Programs that encourage students to finish high school
  • Programs that encourage students who show aptitudes for skills to pursue careers in the trades
• Civic and Community Development
  • Playgrounds & Parks
  • Community improvement programs
  • Youth development programs
• Arts and Cultural Enrichment
  • Employing arts to incorporate academic achievement
  • Exposing underserved Youth to various artistic events and styles
  • Grassroots arts programs
  • Arts in education
• Health and Human Services
  • Programs that promote health and well-being
  • Programs that promote access to health services
  • Direct service programs
  • Programs that improve networks services (from parent organizations)
  • Programs that combat childhood obesity
• Environmental Stewardship
  • Community gardens
  • Aquatic gardens
  • Urban forestry programs
  • Environmental education
  • Recycling/reuse programs
  • River/watershed environmental programs

Criteria

The Foundation Grant always meets the following criteria:

• The project addresses a need in at least one of the five initiatives: Educational Advancement, Civic and Community Development, Arts and Cultural Enrichment, Health and Human Services and Environmental Stewardship.
• The project has the potential to lead to permanent improvements in a community or in the state.
• A diverse group will collaborate on the project to achieve common goals.
• The program or idea can be duplicated in other communities.
• The submitting organization exhibits sound fiscal management and accountability.
• The organization shows the ability to attract multiple sources of support for the project.
• The project addresses underserved segments of the population such as racial or ethnic minorities, impoverished and/or underprivileged communities with fewer opportunities.

Ineligible

Foundation Grants will not be used to support the following:

• Groups acting on behalf of individuals.
• Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, national origin, disability or gender.
• Churches or other religious organizations, except when they are conducting secular programs that will have broad public impact.
• Projects that affect communities outside Alabama Power’s service territory.
• Fraternal, athletic and veterans programs, except in cases in which the programs will have a broad public benefit or help disadvantaged individuals.
• Organizations already receiving multi year support from the foundation. Such organizations are required to wait at least one year after the current funding ends.
• Primary and secondary private schools.
• Political organizations, parties or causes.

For more information, visit Alabama Power Foundation.

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