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Find similar grantsBuilding Black Communities Fund is sponsored by Arkansas Community Foundation. Provides grants to Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits in the Little Rock metropolitan area to support programs impacting Black communities.
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Building Black Communities Fund – Arkansas Community Foundation Building Black Communities Fund Arkansas Community Foundation, in partnership with the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative (ABPC), invited Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits to apply to the Building Black Communities Fund , which provided grants up to $25,000 to support programs and initiatives specifically designed to impact Black people and communities in the Little Rock metropolitan statistical area: Pulaski, Saline, Perry, Grant, Faulkner and Lonoke Counties.
Click here to read the news release. Financial support for the Building Black Communities Fund was generously been provided by Facebook, Inc . A committee of Black leaders from central Arkansas with deep experience and expertise in the nonprofit sector reviewed proposals and selected grant recipients.
Click here for a printable fact sheet .
Building Black Communities Fund Grantees 100 Black Men of Greater Little Rock, Inc. Arkansas Birthing Project Arkansas Medical Dental & Pharmaceutical Association Foundation Aviate Through Knowledge Incorporated Better Community Development Inc. Big Brothers Big Sisters Central Arkansas Boys & Girls Club of Jacksonville Brandon House Cultural & Performing Arts Center Building A Better Life Mentor Organization Delta Presents Outreach Foundation Dunbar Historic Neighborhood Association Jamison Alexander Success Center Little Rock Black Nurses Association of Arkansas Mosaic Templars Cultural Center (Foundation for Arkansas Heritage & History) Pine Street Backpack Program Pine Street CommUnity Museum Prim N Proper, Inc./Choosing to Excel Ralph Bunche Neighborhood Association Sister Friends United, Inc. STOP – STUDENTS THAT OFFICIALLY PATROL Ujima Maternity Network, Inc. University District Development Corporation University of Arkansas William H.
Bowen School of Law Women’s Council on African American Affairs, Inc. Social Justice Institute at Philander Smith College Click here for a full list of Frequently Asked Questions about the Building Black Communities Fund . Click here for a powerpoint of the BBCF Grants Webinar.
Arkansas Community Foundation was one of 20 community foundations in the United States selected to receive funding from Facebook to manage grantmaking to support Black communities and Black-led nonprofits. This commitment was part of a broader $1. 1 billion investment from Facebook in Black and diverse suppliers and communities in the US.
Who’s Eligible for These Grants? 501(c) (3) organizations are eligible to apply. Other organizations that do not qualify for tax-exempt status are not eligible.
Applicant organizations must be Black-led or Black serving, based on the following definitions: Black-led: 51% or more of staff leadership, board and/or governing body are Black; Black-serving: 75% or more of the population served consists of Black individuals in majority communities of color.
Applicants should be able to demonstrate established relationships and have a good track record of working on activities that impact Black communities. Where We’re Currently Making Grants Applicants must be based in and serve primarily the Little Rock metropolitan statistical area, including one or more of the following counties: Pulaski, Faulkner, Grant, Lonoke, Perry, Saline. Applicants may request up to $25,000.
Submit only one proposal per applicant, please. Provide a brief final grant narrative and financial report with outcomes accomplished by the funded work. Document funded efforts, including the use of photography, video, and in written form.
Participate in technical assistance activities and or/a networking group of grant recipients, and participate in grant status calls when necessary. Expend all grant funds between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022. Grantees who have (or want to establish) a Facebook presence may also be invited to participate in a training program to learn more about Facebook’s tools for nonprofit organizations.
Applicant organizations must serve at least one of the following areas: Small business support and economic development Human services and basic needs Civil rights, social action, organizing and advocacy (non-political) Leadership development & capacity building When you apply, we’ll ask you to share more about your organization’s: Board and staff demographics Proposed use of funding, including a detailed description of your workplan Track record of outreach to the communities you will target with grant funding Plan for measuring success Proposed budget for this grant project Building Black Communities Fund Advisory Committee Office of the Governor Asa Hutchinson Winthrop Rockefeller Institute University of Central Arkansas & Arkansas Imagination Library Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation Derek Lewis Foundation & Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative Office of Mayor Frank Scott Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits in Pulaski, Saline, Perry, Grant, Faulkner, and Lonoke Counties. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows up to $25,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Building Black Communities Fund is funded by Arkansas Community Foundation. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Food Security focus area grants is sponsored by Arkansas Community Foundation. The Arkansas Community Foundation's Food Security focus area aims to reduce food insecurity and increase access to healthy food for Arkansans. They provide statewide Access to Local Foods Grants to organizations working to make fresh foods more accessible and strengthen the local food system.
Food Security Grants (Statewide) is sponsored by Arkansas Community Foundation. The Arkansas Community Foundation's Food Security focus area aims to reduce food insecurity and increase consistent, secure access to healthy food for Arkansans. They provide grants to organizations working to make fresh foods more accessible and strengthen the local food system. Grant opportunities may be available statewide or through local affiliate offices.
Arkansas's FY2027 Community Assistance Grant Program is accepting applications through August 15, 2026, with $10 million available and awards up to $1.5 million per applicant. Cities, counties, and nonprofits qualify, the 20% match can be met with in-kind labor, materials, or land, and the program targets childhood food insecurity, unemployment, housing, and community revitalization. Here is a full breakdown of eligibility, the match math, competitive positioning, and how to build an application that wins.
Read articleArkansas's FY2027 Community Assistance Grant Program opened July 1 with $10 million total, awards up to $1.5 million, and an August 15 deadline. It funds food insecurity, housing, education, crime-victim, and emergency-services work — but the 20% match and the state-priority framing decide who wins. Here is how to compete.
Read articleThe Arkansas Economic Development Commission's FY2027 Community Assistance Grant Program is open July 1 through August 15, 2026 — $10 million total, up to $1.5 million per award, a 20% match, and eligibility that runs to cities, counties, and nonprofits. Here's how the match actually works, what the priority focus areas signal, and how to build an application that reads as a poverty-and-opportunity intervention rather than a wish list.
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