July 31 Deadline to Apply for $500,000 Accelerating Change Together (ACT) Grant

WHAT:

The July 31, 2024, deadline to apply for the $500,000 ACT Grant is quickly approaching.

The BayPort Foundation, Ferguson, Newport News Shipbuilding, a division of HII, and Virginia Natural

Gas announced a community partnership to fund a three-year, $500,000 transformational grant called

Accelerating Change Together (ACT).

This year’s grant focus will be Education and Workforce Development. The grant will run from 2024 to

2026 and aims to invest in the Hampton Roads nonprofit community to build upon education and

develop a skilled workforce that benefits the nation.

Subject to the Contributions Committee’s annual review of the nonprofit’s demonstrated effectiveness

in submitting the application, the recipient will receive a step-down grant in the following yearly

payments.

• Year 1: $250,000
• Year 2: $175,000
• Year 3: $75,000

The ACT Grant was initially launched in 2022. The inaugural year’s grant provided an instant lift in

equipment funding, enabling the Virginia Beach Education Foundation and Virginia Beach City Public

Schools (VBCPS) to add a new two-year, half-day Advanced Technology Center Renewable Energy

Technologies program.

WHO:

Local 501(c)(3) nonprofits headquartered within the Greater Hampton Roads, Virginia geographic

footprint are encouraged to apply.

WHEN:

The application deadline is Wednesday, July 31, 2024.

WHERE:

 Eligible nonprofits can apply online at www.actgrant.org.