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ORGANIZATION |
PURPOSE |
TIER |
AMOUNT |
Habitat for Humanity International,
Inc. |
The mission of Habitat for Humanity
is to eliminate substandard housing in our area and make
decent shelter a matter of conscience and action.
The grant will provide funds for land acquisition (11
acres) and infrastructure costs as it relates to land development
for a Habitat Subdivision. The addition of these lots
to Habitat's inventory will allow it to build new homes in
the proposed subdivision through 2011. |
First |
$100,000.00 |
Merrimack Academy for the Performing
Arts, Inc. |
The mission of Merrimack Academy
is to provide educational and performance opportunities to
Huntsville's emerging and established performers.
The grant will provide funds to prepare a program of ongoing
dance classes for children with physical, mental and emotional
disabilities and to provide needed equipment for the
facility. This dance program will be used as a launching pad
to become an umbrella organization through which other organizations
providing benefits and services to children can incorporate
the performing arts into their activities. |
First |
$100,000.00 |
Huntsville Inner City Learning
Center, Inc. |
The mission of Huntsville Inner
City Learning Center, in partnership with local schools,
families and our community, is to enable students to become
socially responsible citizens who are productive and competent
lifelong learners.
The grant will provide funds to be used to pay salaries
for two full-time positions: a Program Director and an Educational
Director. Funds will also be used to support the transportation,
food curriculum and school supply needs for this after-school
tutoring and mentoring program. |
First |
$100,000.00 |
Alabama A&M University |
The mission of Alabama A&M
University, in cooperation with businesses, industrial and
governmental agencies, and other institutions, is to provide
a laboratory where theory is put into practice in a productive
environment.
The grant will provide scholarship funds for a matching award
from the State of Alabama if the school raises $1 million from
private sources. |
Second |
$50,000.00 |
University of Alabama Huntsville |
The mission of the University
of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) is to benefit society through
excellence in teaching, research, and service.
The grant will provide funds for maintenance and refurbishment
of the Lowe House complex in a manner consistent with public
expectations of a university facility. This grant will
also promote the Lowe House to its 4,000 annual visitors. |
Second |
$50,000.00 |
HEALS, Inc. (Health Establishments
at Local Schools) |
The mission of HEALS, Inc. is
to provide free primary medical, dental, mental health, and
social services to qualifying students and their siblings.
The grant will provide funds to support the hiring of an additional
full-time Nurse Practitioner to help cover the four school-based
health clinics. |
Second |
$50,000.00 |
Arc of Madison County, Inc. (Formerly
Madison County Association for Retarded Citizens) |
The mission of the ARC is to
provide services for adults with intellectual disabilities. The
services include daily living training, work training, and
leisure/recreation training programs.
The grant will provide funds to help secure matching federal
appropriated funds to meet critical transportation needs in
the Madison County area. These funds will be used to
replace the current fleet of vans, to enhance the recycle program,
and to expand transportation services for individuals with
disabilities. |
Second |
$50,000.00 |
The North Alabama Science Center,
Inc. (Sci-Quest) |
The mission of Sci-Quest is to
promote science literacy through interactive exhibits and
innovative learning experiences for a diverse and expanding
audience.
The grant will provide funds for classroom improvements,
upgrades and expansion. This project will allow Sci-Quest
to grow and serve additional students, and to educate and excite
area youth in the fields of science, mathematics, engineering
an technology. |
Second |
$50,000.00 |
Hospice Family Care |
The mission of Hospice Family
Care is to reduce the suffering of patients and care givers
and enhance quality of life, support systems, and care giver
satisfaction. Hospice Family Care provides accessible,
top-quality hospice care and services, believing that all
people have a right to a compassionate, quality, end-of-life.
The grant will provide funds for the Altruistic Program. The
target population is anyone living in Madison County in the
end-stages of a terminal illness who is either uninsured or
under insured. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
Huntsville Symphony Orchestra
Association |
The mission of the HSO=s Third
Grade Violin Program is to provide free introductory violin
classes, using Suzuki approach, with instruments provided
by the HSO, and to offer the program in every elementary
school in Decatur, Scottsboro and Athens school systems,
several private schools and five schools in the Huntsville
City Schools.
The grant will provide funds for the youth violin program. This
funding will help to provide more opportunities for extensive
and specialized training in early childhood music education
and Huntsville Symphony Orchestra's arts-in-education programs,
including the third grade violin program, after-school violin
classes, and elementary school residency program. This
grant will allow meaningful participation in music by more
children. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
The Community Free Clinic, Inc. |
The mission of the Clinic is
to service those who are not covered under any health insurance
plan and who are not eligible for other health care benefits.
The grant will provide funds for the purchase of life-sustaining
pharmaceuticals and medical supplies. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
Hospital Hospitality House of
Huntsville, Inc. (Blount Hospitality House) |
The mission of Blount Hospitality
House is to provide a place to eat, relax, sleep, shower,
and do laundry in a supportive, caring atmosphere for family
members of hospital patients.
The grant will provide funds for operating expenses to enable
the organization to continue providing a home-away-from-home
for family members of out of town hospital patients as well
as day cancer patients who travel to Huntsville for treatments
and then travel back to their homes each night. Funds
will also be used for replacement of bedding. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
Therapy Partners, Inc. |
The mission of Therapy Partners
is to honor the human-animal bond to enhance the quality
of life for all ages. The organization provides animal-assisted
therapy services, community education programs, and on-going
educational services to residents of North Alabama.
The grant will provide funds for software upgrades, replacement
of one computer, and the purchase of a laptop computer to be
used in the community presentations. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
Huntsville Chamber Music Guild |
The Guild's mission is to provide
the community of Huntsville and the region of Northern Alabama
with a season of performances of the highest quality musicianship.
The Guild also works to lay the foundation for the future
generations of classical music enthusiasts by providing live
performances and educational opportunities to young people
in the Tennessee Valley.
The grant will provide funds for performing artists and
educational events. This funding will support the
musical educational/encounters/
performances programs by bringing to the community "celebrity"
artists/ensembles and providing up close and personal live
educational encounters with top internationally-known artists. This
grant will enable more young people in the Tennessee Valley
to experience musical educational encounters and performances
with top internationally-known artists. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
Big Brothers, Big Sisters of
North Alabama, Inc. |
The mission of Big Brothers,
Big Sisters is to establish relationships where both
children and adults share personal time and attention, fun
activities, and companionship. Once matched, the child
may remain matched with a volunteer until he or she reaches
age 18.
The grant will provide funds to expand its program "Bigs in
the City." Approximately 200 additional children
will be matched to caring, responsible adults in all areas
of the county. In all programs, one-on-one role modeling
and mentoring will be provided for children primarily from
single-parent families. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
Still Serving Veterans |
The mission of Still Serving
Veterans is to provide staff, equipment, and technology
necessary to assist wounded veterans in becoming productive
citizens and in transitioning into the civilian workforce.
The grant will provide funds for the implementation of psychological
and counseling services for wounded veterans and their immediate
families. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
Madison County Coalition for
Healthy Marriages |
The mission of the organization
is to promote and strengthen the institution of healthy marriage
and reduce the associated costs of divorce to children, families
and society.
The grant will provide funds for the development of a Marriage
Center in which resources for strengthening marriage will be
made available at no cost to members of the community. Curriculum
and equipment will be purchased and a part-time director will
manage the center. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |
American Red Cross (Madison/Marshall
County Chapter) |
The mission of the American Red
Cross is to provide relief to victims of disaster and to
help people prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies.
The grant will provide funds to implement a Babysitting Course
designed to teach 11-15 year olds how to care for other children
and how to handle emergencies. Funds will cover
the cost for 500 students to participate in this training which
will also include children in the under-served organizations. |
Third |
$22,000.00 |