The Charlottesville Area Community Foundation has announced the Eco-Living Fund to support efforts to steer the daily life habits of people away from environmentally unsustainable practices, and toward zero-footprint or net-positive impact on the natural world.
Donor Name: Charlottesville Area Community Foundation
State: Virginia
County: Albemarle County (VA), Buckingham County (VA), Fluvanna County (VA), Greene County (VA), Louisa County (VA), Nelson County (VA), and Orange County (VA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Grant Size: up to $3,000
Details:
The Eco-Living Fund is a donor-advised fund based at the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation. The donor to the fund, who wishes to remain anonymous, reviews proposals on an annual basis and makes funding recommendations to the Governing Board of the Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.
Funded Projects:
- are designed not simply to improve the environmental-friendliness or sustainability of a particular building or
- facility, but rather to permanently change many, many buildings’ performance and/or people’s daily life habits to be better for the planet; and
- have specific, concrete actions which have quantifiable results of people living and/or buildings performing more sustainably; and
- are designed, tracked, documented, and reported in ways that they can be showcased to serve as positive change models for other organizations and communities; and
- bonus which is particularly encouraged though not required) result in people, businesses or institutions saving money.
Funding Information
Grant requests up to $3,000 will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must be tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organizations or government agencies. Grants are limited to projects in the CACF service area which includes Charlottesville and counties of Albemarle, Buckingham, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Nelson and Orange.
For more information, visit Charlottesville Area Community Foundation.