The Mary Black Foundation is accepting grant applications for its fall 2016 grant cycle. The mission of the Mary Black Foundation is to invest in people and communities for improved health, wellness, and success in Spartanburg County.
The Foundation has approximately $330,000 available to fund grant requests within its two priority areas: Early Childhood Development and Healthy Eating & Active Living. The Foundation seeks proposals that address one of the following:
- Supporting children, prenatal through age five, and their families to increase the number of children who are ready for success in kindergarten.
- Programs, policies, or places that will increase the number of people who are physically active and eat healthy.
In addition to the grants available in its two focus areas, the Foundation has approximately $200,000 for grants through its Community Health Fund (CHF). The CHF is an annual grantmaking opportunity that supports efforts to promote health and wellness, outside of the Foundation’s Early Childhood Development and Healthy Eating & Active Living priority areas.
The grant deadline is 5:00 p.m. on August 1, 2016 for Community Health Fund applications and 5:00 p.m. on August 15, 2016 for applications in Early Childhood Development and Healthy Eating & Active Living. More information is available under the Apply for a Grant section of the website.
The Foundation also announced that, in 2017, applications for funding through the Community Health Fund will be accepted during its spring grant cycle only. The deadline for the spring cycle is January 15, 2017.
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