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PRESS RELEASES - January 2008
January 8, 2008
Arlington Tomorrow Foundation Awards Grants for the First Time
The Arlington Tomorrow Foundation met yesterday and awarded over
$500,000 in grants to programs that support Arts and Culture,
Beautification, Libraries, and Parks and Recreation in Arlington.
This is the first time the Foundation has awarded grants.
“The goal of the Foundation is to expand the community’s capacity
to achieve great things,” said Mayor Pro Tem and Tomorrow Foundation
President Ron Wright. “The projects and programs that will receive
these funds will significantly improve the quality of life in
Arlington, particularly for our young people.”
The Foundation is funded by the bonus money and royalties paid
for natural gas drilling on City property. The City granted 90
percent of the bonus money and 50 percent of the royalties to act as
a permanent endowment for the Foundation. The interest earned on
that principle is distributed as community grants to City programs
and local non-profits by the Foundation board.
Some of the local non-profits that received funding include
Arlington Quilters Guild; River Legacy Foundation; Junior League;
Boys and Girls Club; Girls, Inc.; and Friends of the Levitt. (A
complete list of grant recipients is attached.) The Foundation will
be hosting check presentations over the next few weeks to award
these grants.
The next grant cycle will target projects that promote safe and
strong neighborhoods in Arlington. Those grants are scheduled to be
awarded in March.
Update on the Grant Process 1/8/2008
Cycle I - Quality Culture, Leisure and Learning Opportunity
grant requests were reviewed and award determinations were made by
the Board on January 7, 2008. Award letters will be mailed on
January 9, 2007 with further instructions on the next steps in the
process and receiving your funds. You can view the press release and
complete list of Cycle I award winners on the Foundation website
under news and announcements. This will be the only grant cycle for
the Quality Culture Leisure and Learning Opportunity Fund until the
Fall of 2008.
Cycle II - Neighborhood Funds Letters of Intent (LOI) were
due on December 24, 2007. The LOIs have been distributed to the
Board and will be reviewed at their January 14, 2008 Board Meeting.
If you're LOI is chosen for invitation to submit a full grant
proposal, you will be notified by letter the week of January 14th
and a full grant application packet (Forms A-D) will be due one
month later on February 15, 2008. Forms A-D will be available on the
Arlington Tomorrow Foundation website under application tools. The
names of those invited to apply will also be posted on the Tomorrow
Foundation website after the Board Meeting. Update on the Grant Process 1/16/2008
Cycle II - The Board reviewed LOIs at their January 15, 2008
Board Meeting and mailed letters of invitation on January 16, 2008
to the following organizations inviting them to submit full grant
applications. The required forms can be found on this website under
application tools and are due on Friday, February 15, 2008.
Arlington Professional Fire Fighters Association
City of Arlington Parks and Recreation Department
Alliance for Children
City of Arlington Planning and Development Department
Family Pathfinders
United Way
Arlington Life Shelter
The Boys and Girls Club
City of Arlington Library
Lamar Baptist Church
City of Arlington Environmental Services Department
Green Arlington Foundation
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