The Hampton Roads Community Foundation is excited to announce the Norfolk Southern Hampton Roads Community Fund Grant.
Donor Name: Hampton Roads Community Foundation
State: Virginia
County: Isle of Wight County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 08/23/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Norfolk Southern has been a long-standing supporter of the Hampton Roads nonprofit community. While it has transitioned its corporate headquarters to Atlanta, the company is committed to the Hampton Roads community and engaging with nonprofit organizations in the region. Norfolk Southern and the Hampton Roads Community Foundation will be distributing $1 million each year over five years through the Norfolk Southern Hampton Roads Community Fund to nonprofits working to make life better in the region.
Grantmaking Priorities
Grant applications should explain how your organization addresses one or more of the following priority impact areas:

Education and Workforce Development

Preventing middle- and high-school students from dropping out of school
Engaging youth in successfully transitioning from high school into collegiate education or career-based certificate programs
Creating pathways to employment for adults with barriers to self-sufficiency

Enriching the Community

Providing support for organizations addressing food insecurity
Improving access to mental health support
Preventing and ending homelessness and housing instability
Enhancing equity and inclusion by accelerating the advancement of historically underrepresented groups and people
Enriching the human experience through arts and culture
Improving public health and safety

Sustainability

Restoring and protecting the region’s land, forests, and natural waterways
Improving the region’s ability to adapt to the impacts of sea-level rise.

They strongly encourage organizations that are led by and serve historically underrepresented groups and communities to apply.
Funding Information

Organization Budget Size: Under $1,000,000

Grant Award Range: $5,000 – $25,000

Organization Budget Size: $1,000,000 – $5,000,000

Grant Award Range: $10,000 – $50,000

Organization Budget Size: Over $5,000,000

Grant Award Range: $15,000 – $100,000.

Eligibility Criteria 
Nonprofit, 501(c)3 organizations, with some limitations (see below) may apply that are: 

Serving residents in South Hampton Roads, which includes Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, Virginia Beach. 
In good standing with the Internal Revenue Service and have been operational since at least January 1, 2022. 
Be governed by a board with membership of at least four individuals not including the CEO or Executive Director.
Can provide financial statements for a completed fiscal year and an operating budget with revenues and expenses, with a preference for audited financial statements or a recent IRS Form 990 or 990-EZ.

For more information, visit HRCF.