Empowering nonprofits to elevate Alabama communities
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Lifting up the state, one organization at a time
The Elevate grant program empowers nonprofits – helping them expand their impact and address pressing needs. Our goal is to strengthen these organizations, helping provide tools and resources so they can help elevate the people and communities of Alabama. To support Alabama’s workforce development goals, the Alabama Power Foundation has allocated grant funding for programs focused on workforce development and wraparound services that remove barriers to success in workforce development.
Elevate Grants are accepted from February to October and are reviewed monthly.
How we’d like to see Elevate Grants used
The 2025 Elevate grant program will award nonprofits across the state up to $5,000 for Workforce Development
Workforce Development grants always meet the following criteria:
- Applying entity is a nonprofit. Awards will be paid to the nonprofit.
- The project addresses workforce development needs, alleviates poverty or removes barriers to success, and/or builds organizational capacity.
- Funding can support the cost of salaries and benefits for new staff positions used to build organizational capacity.
- The submitting organization exhibits sound fiscal management and accountability.
- The organization shows the ability to attract multiple sources of support for the project.
Funding Limitation:
- Funding is limited to a maximum of $5,000 per grant.
- Organizations are limited to one Workforce Development grant per project.
How we evaluate Elevate Grant candidates
As you move through the application process, you will be asked for specific information about your organization, along with various files to attach. We recommend you draft this information prior to beginning the online process;
*Attachments may be any of the following formats: MS Word (.doc, .docx), MS Excel (.xls, .xlsx) and Adobe Acrobat (.pdf)
Required Information:
- Organization name and address.
- Name, email address and telephone number for the primary contact person.
- EIN/Tax ID number.
- A brief summary of the history, mission and staff size of the organization.
- A complete list of the organization’s board of directors and/or trustees.
- A one-paragraph summary of the specific project or program the grant will support.
- A job description for any new staff position being created with grant funding (if applicable).
- A list of other contributors to the project or program, along with dollar amounts (if applicable).
Required Attachments:
- Project budget with an evaluation plan that includes specific criteria for judging effectiveness.
- A copy of the program’s most recent audited financial statement or three consecutive years of the Form 990
- A copy of the program’s current operating budget
- A copy of the program’s Section 501(c)(3) IRS determination letter.