| We are pleased to announce that the Racial Equity Fund Advisory Board has awarded the first Racial Equity Fund grant to Showing Up for Racial Justice’s Nelsonville Voices Listening Project!
The Nelsonville Voices Listening Project uses an “anti-racist approach to identify issues of concern, develop leadership skills, and advance campaigns to change local and state policy, policing, and government”. The long-term goal of this project is to “build a community in Appalachia that sees what they have in common with folks of color who are also impacted by harmful, racist drug policy.”
The Racial Equity Fund continues to receive applications through the Rolling Grants program and soon, the Biannual Grants cycle in the Fall. |
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| The Racial Equity Fund of the Athens County Foundation is a vehicle for supporting anti-racism and racial equity in Athens County. The Racial Equity Fund supports anti-racist educational projects and community programs, as well as builds capacity and opportunities for People of the Global Majority in Athens County.
Biannual grants: Proposals up to $10,000 will be accepted in the fall and the spring. Rolling grants: Proposals up to $2,500 are reviewed monthly. |
