ELEVATE UPSTATE grants available for community vibrancy projects

Application deadline is September 15.

Ten at the Top, an organization created to foster collaboration and partnerships across the Upstate, is accepting applications for its ELEVATE UPSTATE grants program. The initiative will award two $5,000 grants annually from 2013-2017 for programs that promote community and economic vibrancy in local areas across the Upstate.

Eligible applicants include neighborhood associations, civic or community-based organizations, non-profit organizations or local governments that are committed to developing and implementing programs designed to increase local vibrancy in Upstate communities. Applicants must be located in and do their work within communities in one of the 10 Upstate counties: Abbeville, Anderson, Gaffney, Greenville, Greenwood, Laurens, Oconee, Pickens, Spartanburg or Union.

Proposals may seek to produce a physical result, such as a mural, sculpture or signage that will increase the vibrancy and sense of place within a community, or implement the first of a recurring or annual event or program that helps grow vibrancy within a community.

Check out examples of community vibrancy projects — some from South Carolina and some from other states — on the Ten at the Top website in the Great Ideas for Community Vibrancy booklet.

The application deadline is September 15, 2013, and the first grants will be announced in late 2013.

Visit the Ten at the Top website for more information or to apply.

Via: Ten at the Top