Community Impact Grants

Community Impact Grants is sponsored by Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley. The Community Impact Grant Program supports projects that align with strategic community and economic development plans in the Chattahoochee Valley, focusing on areas like fostering an enterprising spirit, innovative culture, and enhancing quality of life.

Community Foundation of Chattahoochee Valley | 2023 Community Impact… 2023 Community Impact Grants CFCV Awards $155,100 in Grants to 9 Area Projects The Community Foundation of the Chattahoochee Valley has awarded $155,100 through its Community Impact Grant Program in support of nine projects throughout the Chattahoochee Valley. The programs were funded from CFCV’s Community Endowment Fund and its named sub-Funds: The Moselle W. and H.

Quigg Fletcher, Jr., Endowment Fund; The Susan and Butch Cochran Family Fund; The Fred and Catalina Aranas Family Fund as well as The Chattahoochee Valley Fair Fund. It is through the generosity of these donors specifically, and those that have contributed to our Community Endowment Fund throughout the years, that make these impactful grants possible in order for us to strengthen our community!

The impact grants were awarded through a competitive application process.

The organizations receiving grants for their projects and programs are: Organization Project Award Amount Boys and Girls Clubs of the Chattahoochee Valley Workforce Development Programs $15,000 Chattahoochee River Conservancy Native Shoal Lily Restoration Efforts $10,000 Columbus Symphony Orchestra Making Music Matters Outreach Programs $17,600 Historic Columbus Heritage Park and Chattahoochee Promenade Revitalization Project $25,000 Springer Opera House First Act $25,000 St.

Anne Community Outreach Success Return to Work Program $10,000 StartUP Columbus The Mill District Commerce Entrepreneur Training $17,500 Truth Spring, Inc. Trade School: Workforce Development $15,000 The Food Mill The Food Mill and Open Door Community House Culinary Incubator Food Truck Park $20,000 This year, the grant program sought to invest in projects that align with three of the five action areas outlined in Columbus 2025’s strategic community and economic development plan ( www.

columbusga2025. com ). These action areas include: Fosters an enterprising spirit and innovative culture to support startups and create a thriving entrepreneur ecosystem Attracts, retains and develops top talent to strengthen the workforce pipeline Enhances quality of life by creating vibrant and connected neighborhoods and corridors