Foundation FAQs

The following information will be helpful to remember or consider as you complete your application.

• The Foundation Advisory Committee who will review your application is made up of members just like you. Employees of Blue Ridge Energy do not evaluate applications.
• All grant applications must provide clearly identifiable potential benefit to the community and the membership.
  All grant applications must demonstrate clear fiscal and administrative capability.
• All grant applications (organization, project or program) must be clearly defined and have the potential for general membership understanding.
• Applicants that demonstrate the ability to leverage other sources of funding are desirable; the Foundation will refrain from situations where it may be the primary or principal funding source and/or become the lifeline for continuing service of the applicant.
• All applicants should be able to provide results that are predictable and can be evaluated and allow ready access to this information upon request.
• Applications that can demonstrate direct assistance or benefit to the members and communities will receive greater consideration than applications that have less direct or immediate impact.
• In order to receive grant proceeds, all grant recipients are required to sign a contract and agree to provide a report detailing the use of the grant. Failure to comply with these requirements will prevent future grant consideration.
• Only one grant application per organization will be accepted per year. 
• The community grant funding is limited to $25,000 per grant.