The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is inviting groups and organizations based in and serving Selma and Dallas County to apply for six-month grants for activities related to Truth, Racial Healing and Transformation (TRHT) for the community.

These programs will become part of the

overall implementation of BBCF’s process work with the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and community partners SCNTR. Applicants are encouraged to learn more about the background and goals of this process at http://healourcommunities.org/.

BBCF seeks organizations engaging Dallas County citizens in addressing TRHT issues. In

this round, grant awards will be available in amounts ranging from $500 – $5,000 and will be awarded based on the discretion of the grants committee for projects. The total amount of grants awarded this year will not exceed $25,000 in total. Only organizations within Dallas County may apply for granting. In general, these projects are expected to address truth, racial healing and transformation in the following areas.

Economy

Law

Separation

Narrative Change

Racial Healing  Relationship Building

In order to qualify for the funds, applicant organizations must attend one of the mandatory

TRHT Grant Seekers Workshops: on Tuesday, Oct 23 at Orrville’s Five Points Elementary at 7333 County Road 33 in Orrville and on Thursday, Oct. 25 at Selma’s BBCF Office, located at 609 Lauderdale St.

In 2017, BBCF was granted funding from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation as part of its nationwide as the official TRHT place partner for Selma.

BBCF launched this work by partnering locally with The Selma Center for Nonviolence, Truth and Reconciliation (SCNTR) to begin a community engagement and planning phase prior to launching more programmatic activities in the community. For this last quarter of 2018, BBCF announces a modest re-granting cycle to identify and aid community organizations whose missions are complementary to the overall goals of the TRHT process.