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Appalachian Ohio African American Community Fund

Link
View Program Website
Sponsor
Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Deadlines
Nov 9, 2020
Contact

740.753.1111
info@ffao.org

Purpose

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
Eligibility

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
Geographic coverage
32 counties served by the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio
Amount of funding

A total of $10,000 is available.

Application process

A link to the online application portal is available on the program website.

Tagged as
Appalachia · Black or African American · Broadband · Emergency preparedness and response · Food security and nutrition · Healthcare needs and services · Human services · Infectious diseases · Networking and collaboration · Planning and strategy methods and resources · Public health · Ohio



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