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2003 Grants Funded - Shared Gift Fund
In 2003, NWACF considered applications in the following seven areas of funding:
Arts/Culture
Grants that have been funded within this area of interest contain aspects falling within access to the arts and support to cultural resources.
Family and Community Service
Grants that have been funded within this area of interest contain aspects falling within support services to vulnerable populations with special focus on children, families, and the elderly.
A Center for Early Childhood, Inc., Centerton, AR
To allow five staff to complete the Child Development Accreditation credentials.
Aboutacec.org |
$1,000 |
Alzheimer's Association, Inc., Bella Vista Branch, Bella Vista, AR
To allow five staff to complete the Child Development Accreditation credentials.
www.alz.com |
$1,000 |
American Red Cross, Northwest Arkansas Chapter, Fayetteville, AR
To purchase furniture for the main training classroom in Fayetteville.
www.redcross.org |
$1,000 |
Beaver Lake Literacy Council, Bentonville, AR
To purchase instructional materials. |
$1,000 |
Bella Vista Courtesy Van, Inc., Bella Vista, AR
For general operating support. |
$1,000 |
Benton County Women's Shelter, Bentonville, AR
To replace lead-based paint in the shelter. |
$1,000 |
Carroll & Madison Library System, Berryville, AR
For the purchase of twelve sets of computer literacy videotapes (Core Skills). |
$1,000 |
Circle of Life Hospice, Springdale, AR
To create a support network for male caregivers.
www.hospiceweb.com/states/arkansas/circle/circle.htm |
$1,000 |
Community Clinic - St. Francis House, Springdale, AR
To buy instruments for four new dental stations. |
$1,000 |
Community Development Corp of Bentonville/Bella Vista, Bentonville, AR
To purchase a new washer and dryer for Havenwood transitional living apartments. |
$1,000 |
Council on Aging, Inc. - Community Adult Center, Fayetteville, AR
To purchase one computer station for use by senior citizens. |
$1,000 |
Court Appointed Special Advocates (C.A.S.A.), Springdale, AR
For general operating support.
www.nwacasa.org |
$1,000 |
Credit Counseling of Arkansas-Fayetteville Branch, Fayetteville, AR
To provide counseling to fifty low-income Hispanic families.
www.ccoacares.com |
$1,000 |
EOA of Washington County - Profl Developmt Prog, Springdale, AR
For professional development training and to initiate a fundraising program. |
$1,000 |
Eureka Springs Fire Department, Eureka Springs, AR
To purchase protective clothing for wild land/brush fires. |
$1,000 |
FORGE (Financing Ozarks Rural Growth & Economy), Huntsville, AR
For home emergency repairs for 40 families in Carroll and Madison counties.
www.forgeonline.com |
$1,000 |
Forum Alabam Rural Fire Department, Huntsville, AR
To purchase two self-contained breathing apparatus. |
$1,000 |
Genesis House - Siloam Springs, Siloam Springs, AR
To remodel the day shelter for the homeless. |
$1,000 |
Gentry Public Library, Gentry, AR
To automate the library catalog. |
$1,000 |
GLORIA, Inc., Rogers, AR
General operating support for the crisis phone line serving Hispanic women. |
$1,000 |
KIDCARE, Springdale, AR
For transportation costs to bring children to after-school programs. |
$1,000 |
Lifeline of NW Arkansas, Bentonville, AR
To network computers and allow automated medication alerts to senior citizens. |
$1,000 |
New Beginnings Pregnancy Services, Inc., Siloam Springs, AR
For educational materials for teenage parenting classes. |
$657 |
Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter, Bentonville, AR
To help complete the planning process for a new facility.
www.nwacs.com |
$1,000 |
Northwest Arkansas Crisis Intervention Center, Springdale, AR
To produce and print Spanish-language brochures.
www.nwacrisiscenter.com/volunteers.shtml |
$1,000 |
Northwest Arkansas Free Health Center, Fayetteville, AR
To conduct a board-training workshop on expanding service capacity in the clinic. |
$1,000 |
Northwest Arkansas Rape Crisis, Inc., Springdale, AR
To conduct a workshop on treatment for male victims of sexual assault. |
$1,000 |
Our Farm, Inc., Rogers, AR
To establish an Active Parenting of Teens program for parents of boys residing in the shelter. |
$1,000 |
Ozark Guidance, Inc., Springdale, AR
To provide transportation for the children's summer program in Carroll and Madison counties.
www.ozarkguidance.org |
$1,000 |
Ozark Literacy Council, Fayetteville, AR
To provide "pre-literacy" classes to non-English speaking students.
www.ozarkliteracy.org |
$1,000 |
Poplar House Clinic, Rogers, AR
To purchase supplies necessary to gather evidence in rape cases. |
$1,000 |
Rocky Creek Horses Help Therapeutic Riding Center, Bentonville, AR
To offset costs incurred when families are not able to pay for disabled children's services. |
$1,000 |
Samaritan House Community Center, Rogers, AR
To provide hot meals during the summer months for 50 qualified children. |
$1,000 |
Siloam Springs Memorial Hospital Foundation, Siloam Springs, AR
For the Emergency Prescription Fund. |
$1,000 |
Springdale Police Department, Springdale, AR
For the Cyanovac I investigative fuming chamber which is used to preserve fingerprints. |
$1,000 |
United Cerebral Palsy of Arkansas, Springdale, AR
To purchase specialized physical therapy equipment for children with motor disorders. |
$1,000 |
Village House, Inc., Bella Vista, AR
To subsidize adult day care fees for Alzheimer's patients. |
$1,000 |
Economic Development
Grants that have been funded within this area of interest contain aspects falling within promotion of job development and effective economic growth of the region.
Northwest Arkansas for Nurses, Springdale, AR
To conduct a feasibility study on coordination of curricula across the five nursing schools. |
$1,000 |
Single Parent Scholarship Fund of Washington County, Springdale, AR
For three community networking events designed to introduce students to career options.
www.aspsf.org |
$1,000 |
Youth Programs and Education
Grants that have been funded within this area of interest contain aspects falling within development of successful students.
Berryville Middle School, Berryville, AR
For Monarch Butterfly Watch program materials. |
$1,000 |
Boys/Girls Club of Siloam Springs, Siloam Springs, AR
To provide the SMART program for girls in the 2003 fall semester. |
$1,000 |
Children's Safety Center, Springdale, AR
To pay for printing. |
$1,000 |
Dogwood Literacy Council, Inc., Siloam Springs, AR
For general operating support. |
$1,000 |
Drug Free Rogers Lowell, Rogers, AR
To provide training to three cancer survivors who will educate the public about smoking. |
$1,000 |
EOA of Washington County - Head Start, Springdale, AR
To help build The Outdoor Science and Math Discovery Center.
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$1,000 |
Family Network, Springdale, AR
To initiate a youth survival skills program aimed at preventing teen pregnancy. |
$1,000 |
Northwest Arkansas for Nurses, Springdale, AR
Scholarships. |
$1,000 |
Fayetteville Boys and Girls Club, Fayetteville, AR
To purchase supplies for the branch at Jefferson Elementary School.
cavern.uark.edu/fyuthcnt |
$1,000 |
Huntsville School District - Watson Intermediate School, Huntsville, AR
For a portable sound system.
eagle.nwsc.k12.ar.us |
$1,000 |
Lincoln Public Library, Lincoln, AR
For required school reading books.
www.wcls.lib.ar.us |
$1,000 |
Northwest Arkansas Community College (NWACC), Bentonville, AR
For the library research software.
www.nwacc.cc.ar.us |
$1,000 |
Northwest Arkansas Head Start Human Services, Inc., Rogers, AR
To purchase two computers. |
$1,000 |
Rogers Public Schools - ESL Language Academy, Rogers, AR
For health education teaching aids.
www.rogers.k12.ar.us |
$1,000 |
Rogers Public Schools - Kirksey Middle School, Rogers, AR
For transportation to the Middle School Migrant Summer School which serves students from all Rogers middle schools. |
$500 |
Rogers Public Schools - Sophomore Campus, Rogers, AR
To purchase forensic kits for use in science classes. |
$1,000 |
Youth Bridge, Inc., Fayetteville, AR
To purchase supplies for the in-house school which serves residents of the home. |
$1,000 |
Natural Resources and Conservation
Grants that have been funded within this area of interest contain aspects falling within protection of our environment and promotion of effective use of our natural resources.
Botanical Garden Society of the Ozarks, Inc., Fayetteville, AR
For engineering services to design the workshop building.
/www.bgso.org |
$1,000 |
Nature Conservancy, Fayetteville, AR
To research habitat of endangered bat species. |
$1,000 |
Animal Welfare
Grants that have been funded within this area of interest contain aspects falling within protection for domestic animals and protection of animal health.
Madison County Pet Shelter, Huntsville, AR
For spaying and neutering of animals. |
$1,000 |
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