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July 2021
Scott Griffin Award: Application Deadline
Community Foundation of North Louisiana is now accepting applications for the annual G. Scott Griffin Award. The award, which features a cash prize of $1,000, will be given to a local artist who has contributed to the community through his or her art while overcoming adversity. The deadline for entries is 5:00 PM on July 31, 2021. Learn more at cfnla.org/scottgriffinaward2021.
Find out more »August 2021
Competitive Grant Applications
The Community Foundation accepts competitive grant applications once annually through a two-stage application process. Click here to learn more and view eligibility criteria. Timeline Stage One opens August 1 at 8 a.m. CST and closes August 21 at 4 p.m. CST. For those invited to the second stage, Stage Two opens October 15 at 8 a.m. CST and closes November 15 at 4 p.m. CST. Grant recipients will be announced the following April.
Find out more »Step Forward: Report to the Community
Step Forward's annual Report to the Community will be released at an event on August 10 at noon. The report details the state of education in our region. More details and registration information coming soon.
Find out more »October 2021
Community Counts 2021
Accurate data is essential to help our community set priorities, track progress, formulate policy, and allocate resources. To help drive change in our area, the Community Foundation has been tracking data and publishing Community Counts since 2008. Data for the Shreveport-Bossier Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) is collected and tracked in six categories – Population, Economics, Human Capital, Health, Social Environment, and Physical Environment. For the Community Foundation, this data guides all that we do. We encourage all to use Community Counts to…
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