Prana Fund Grant Deadline!
November 15, 2009
Fourth Annual Prana Fund Award – $25,000 Outright Grant
The Prana Fund in the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation is seeking innovative proposals from Charlottesville area nonprofit agencies or schools.
Eligibility: The agency must be a 501© (3) public charity or government agency (such as a school) working in Charlottesville and/or Albemarle County. The Prana Fund will not support endowment campaigns, annual appeals, or gifts to individuals.
Emphasis: In 2009, this award will be eligible to nonprofit organizations working in Charlottesville and Albemarle that address the needs of middle and lower-income children and whose work with children focuses on Nature, Animals, the Arts, or any combination of two of these.
Special consideration will be given to projects that incorporate hands-on learning and a multi-disciplinary approach.
Amount of Grant: $25,000. No match available. The matching option offered in previous years will not be offered this year.
Proposal Deadline: November 15, 2009. Proposals must be postmarked or hand-delivered to the CACF office by the deadline.
Proposal requirements
Maximum 3 page project narrative
evidence of 501©(3) public charity status
agency’s most recent financial statement
one-page project budget
list of project leaders
list of board of directors and key staff members
The recipient will be announced by December 15, 2009.
Please call the Community Foundation at 434.296.1024 for more information.
