BBCF to host Community Grants Awards virtual ceremony tomorrow

Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) will award $208,725 to 69 community organizations in the Black Belt during a virtual ceremony 10 a.m. tomorrow. 

These community organizations are based in Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties. 

According to a press release from BBCF the grants will impact "health, education, recreation, community economic development, mental health counseling, childcare and senior citizens programs, and volunteer fire departments, animal control, individual humanitarian relief, and staff development."

“Thank you to the dozens of organizations who participated across multiple grants workshops. Thank you to all of the BBCF Community Associates, our BBCF Board, and to our community engagement team in encouraging and connecting to the applicants, evaluating the many applications and ultimately approving the funding," said BBCF President Felicia Lucky. 

"All of these The organizations being funded are doing vital work in their communities, and we are proud to support them. It’s remarkable that the communities have not only defined the areas of needed funding but also have made the recommendations for the funding. We are thrilled to be able to do this work across several years now."

Click here to register for the event.