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Unrestricted Grant Guidelines

The Community Foundation is a non-profit community fund. It is a creative, cost-effective and tax-efficient way for people to invest in their community. The Community Foundation 's resources come from gifts made by individuals, companies, foundations, and charitable organizations. These gifts are used to create charitable Funds, which provide resources for grant making and help make a positive difference in the community.

Unrestricted gifts from donors to The Community Foundation are distributed through the annual Unrestricted Grants Program, a competitive process designed to help nonprofit organizations meet changing needs in the CSRA Region. Grant applications are accepted from May 1st thru July 31st. Following an evaluation process, The Community Foundation awards grants based on identified community issues and the relative merit of the proposals received.

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Grant Seeker Sessions

Unrestricted Grant Applications may be submitted as early as May 1st, but not later than 11 a.m. July 31st. However, the application is subject to changes between now and May 1st, so please check back to ensure the application you use is current. Date of any changes will be noted. Grants received before or on June 14th will be reviewed for completeness allowing applicants time to make necessary changes.

The Community Foundation's 2013 Annual Grant Seeker Sessions will be held Tuesday, April 23rd, Wednesday, April 24th, and Thursday, April 25th. Each session will begin at 10 am. These sessions are free informative seminars for 501(c)(3) organizations (non-profits) wishing to apply for a grant from the Community Foundations Annual Unrestricted Grants Program. To apply for a grant, the following criteria must be met: (1) must have certification as a 501 (c)(3) organization, individuals are not included; (2) program requesting funding must serve at least one of the following six counties: Burke, Columbia, McDuffie or Richmond county in Georgia; Aiken, or Edgefield county in South Carolina.

Grant Seeker Sessions are provided to give Grant Seekers an opportunity to review the Grant Guidelines for Unrestricted Grants and the Grant Application Form & Instructions with The Community Foundation staff and ask any questions they may have. The Grant Guidelines for Unrestricted Grants and the Grant Applications Form & Instructions can be found by clicking on the links above.

Each session will begin at 10 a.m. in the Training Room of Serotta, Maddocks, Evans & Company, which is located in Suite 200 at 701 Greene Street (the corner of 7th and Greene Streets) in Augusta, Georgia. Each session is expected to last about one hour. Please park in the parking lot behind the brick building, which can only be accessed via 7th Street. There is another parking lot to the side of the building which can be accessed via Greene Street. Please do not park in this parking lot. These sessions will be identical; therefore, it is unnecessary to attend both sessions. We encourage attendance, but do request that not more than two individuals attend per organization. Reservations are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Please call 706.724.1314 or email ellen.harper@cfcsra.org to make your reservation. Please note: These grants are NOT available to individuals.