How are the decisions made about which proposals will be funded?
The General Fund Program grant applications are read, evaluated, reviewed, discussed, and decided upon by the Appalachian Community Fund’s Board of Directors. Beginning with the fall deadline each year, proposals are reviewed to be sure they are complete and then distributed to reading teams made up of board members for review and discussion. The ACF Board meets in early winter to discuss and make decisions about funding recommendations. Following this meeting, the next few weeks are spent obtaining additional information, preparing funding dockets, and finalizing the list of awards. Announcements are made in the spring each year, and grant funds are released once we have received signed agreements and any outstanding reports on previous ACF grants.
