THIS YEAR, TJF AWARDED $341,000 IN COMMUNITY IMPACT GRANTS TO:
|
Grantee |
Program |
| B’nai Israel Cemetery | -Cemetery Refurbishment |
| B’nai Israel Congregation | -Playground Safety Upgrade -Eruv Expansion |
| Beth Sholom Village | -The Honor Campaign |
| BINA Girls High School | -Classroom Upgrades and Creative Cloud -Women in the Torah Exhibit -Phone System |
| Brody Jewish Center, University of Virginia | -Judaism and Israel, In Context / IsraelFest and Shabbat Passover Around Grounds |
| Chabad of Tidewater | -Office and Kitchen Upgrade -Playroom Update |
| Congregation Beth El | -Sanctuary Live Streaming System -Inclusion Matters Program -Hands United Building Bridges Week & Website |
| George Mason University Hillel | -Expressions of the Holocaust Program -Mason Good Deeds Day Festival |
| Hebrew Academy of Tidewater | -International Baccalaureate (IB) Primary Years Program -International Baccalaureate Software |
| Jewish Family Service | After School Support for Persons with Disabilities |
| Norfolk Area Community Kollel | -Shabbat Unity Program -Commodore Levy Chapel |
| Ohef Shalom Temple | -Open the Gates of the Temple That All May Worship -Preservation Needs Assessment -175 Years of Jewish Community (Book) -Bringing Jewish Life Home |
| Sandler Family Campus | -Community-wide Security Upgrade |
| Strelitz Early Childhood Education Center | -Infant and Toddler Playground Expansion |
| Temple Emanuel | -Security Cameras -Religious School Stipends |
| Temple Israel | -Scholar in Residence Administration Office Lobby Floor Repair |
| Toras Chaim | -Textbook and Learning Materials Upgrade -Preschool Manipulatives/STEM |
| Virginia Stage Company | -#OurTown757 |
| Virginia Symphony Orchestra | -Generations in Unison Program |
| Virginia Tech Hillel | -Shabbat around Virginia Tech, a University Wide Shabbat Celebration -Passover Experiences |
| United Jewish Federation of Tidewater / JCC | -Annual Campaign -PJ Library / Camp Extravaganza -Cultural Israel Today, Artist in Residence, Hanoch Piven -Strategic Plan with Rabbi Doug Kahn -Memorial Flags for Jewish War Veterans |
Grants Process
The Foundation's Grant Approval process takes approximately 3 months to complete.
1) The Grant Requests are reviewed following the grant submission deadline
2) The Grants Committee reviews and makes recommendations on each Grant Request, to the Board of Directors
3) Upon reviewing the Grants Committee's recommendations, the Board of Directors accepts motions for approval or denial
Grant Applications
Review the Tidewater Jewish Foundation’s Grants Policy and Guidelines
To learn more about the complete grants cycle, read our FAQs!
Grant writing workshops are held biannually to learn more about the grants process and how to improve your requests. All grants are subject to the approval of the Foundation's Grants Committee and Board of Directors. For more information contact Ann Swindell at aswindell@ujft.org.
Grants Schedule
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Grant Application Deadline |
Grant Committee Meets to Recommend Grants | Board Meeting to Approve Grants | Funds Available for Approved Grants |
| July 8, 2019 | August 7, 2019 | September 23, 2019 | October 2019 |