{"id":260,"date":"2024-07-29T14:28:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-29T18:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/faomulti.wpenginepowered.com\/aacf\/?p=260"},"modified":"2024-08-22T15:05:02","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T19:05:02","slug":"grant-funding-available-for-black-led-black-serving-organizations-in-appalachian-ohio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/appalachianohio.org\/aacf\/2024\/07\/grant-funding-available-for-black-led-black-serving-organizations-in-appalachian-ohio\/","title":{"rendered":"Grant funding available for Black-led, Black-serving organizations in Appalachian Ohio"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>African American Community Fund accepting applications<\/em> <em>through Sept. 10<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NELSONVILLE, Ohio<\/strong> \u2013 The African American Community Fund (AACF) in partnership with the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio is accepting grant applications from Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit and public organizations serving Appalachian Ohio\u2019s 32 counties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 2024 application period for grant funding opens July 30 and closes Sept. 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AACF will award grants that advance opportunities across five areas of need: arts and culture, community and economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and health and human services. Emphasis is on supporting individuals of all ages who are spearheading projects and programs that create opportunities, meet pressing needs and unleash the potential of Appalachian Ohio\u2019s African American community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Funding requests should be between $500 and $5,000, but larger requests may be considered based on potential impact. Additional information and the 2024 grant application are available at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AppalachianOhio.org\/AACF\">www.AppalachianOhio.org\/AACF<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Earnings from charitable giving to AACF are reinvested in Appalachian Ohio\u2019s African American community through annual grants that meet the community\u2019s greatest needs and most promising opportunities. In 2023, AACF, with support from the AEP Foundation and the U.S. Bank Foundation, awarded 31 grants \u2013 including 10 capacity-building grants \u2013 to advance projects and programs serving the region\u2019s African American community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about the African American Community Fund and how to support its work and receive matching funds for your gift, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.AppalachianOhio.org\/AACF\">www.AppalachianOhio.org\/AACF<\/a>, email <a href=\"mailto:AACF@ffao.org\">AACF@ffao.org<\/a> or call 740.753.1111.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>African American Community Fund accepting applications through Sept. 10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"168,169,234,238,239,240","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,5],"class_list":["post-260","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aacf","category-grants"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - 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