Appalachian Ohio African American Community Fund
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The African American Community Fund provides grants for Black-led nonprofit and public organizations in Appalachian Ohio that have been impacted by the COVID-19 crisis.
Grants will support a wide-range of projects. Examples include:
- Events and activities that must change due to current safety practices
- Returning to typical operations
- Withstanding revenue losses
- Responding to increased demand for services caused by the crisis
- Addressing the health and safety of the community
- Increasing digital connectivity to support the greater reliance on online programming and service delivery
- Planning to respond to future moments of crisis
- Public health initiatives such as contact tracing and immunization campaigns
- Networking activities to connect community members to resources
Eligible applicants include Black-led nonprofit and public organizations in the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio service area.
Preference will be given to organizations that meet at least 2 of the criteria:
- The organization's executive director identifies as Black
- 50% of the board is Black
- The organization serves the Black community
A total of $10,000 is available.
A link to the online application portal is available on the program website when applications are being accepted.
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