2004 Grants by Funding Area
Nonprofit Capacity Building
Chattanooga Area Brain Injury Association - $4,342.50
Project/Program: CABIA: Evaluation, Education, and Advancement
Consultants from the Center for Nonprofits will facilitate sessions on Board development, fundraising strategies and updating marketing efforts.
Chattanooga Room in the Inn - $3,500
Project/Program: Strategic Planning
Room in the Inn will conduct a comprehensive strategic planning session with oversight and assistance from the Center for Nonprofits.
Website: www.chattanoogaroomintheinn.com
Girls Inc. of Chattanooga - $2,250
Program/ Project: Building Capacity through Strategic Planning and Outcomes Assessment
Girls, Inc. will conduct a comprehensive strategic planning process with assistance from the Center for NonProfits.
Website: www.girlsinc.org
Scenic Land School, Inc. - $5,945.35
Program/Project: Board development/Strategic Planning
The School will retain an outside consultant, with expertise in independent and special education schools management, to facilitate a session in Board development and strategic planning.
Website: www.sceniclandschool.org
Alexian Brothers of the Southeast Foundation - $10,000
Program/Project: Retooling and Revitalizing the Alexian Brother Senior Neighbors Center Programs
Senior Neighbors merged with Alexian Brothers of the Southeast on September 1, 2004 to form Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors (ABSN). As part of the merger process, ABSN will conduct visioning and strategic planning activities in order to evaluate current programs, outline the future direction and establish measurable outcome objectives for programs.
Website: seniorneighbors.chattanooga.org and www.alexianbrotherssoutheast.org
Friends of the Library - $10,000
Program/Project: Campaign for Chattanooga's Libraries
Friends of the Library plans to launch a multimedia campaign to increase the visibility of the Chattanooga-Hamilton County Bicentennial Library, its programs and services.
Website: www.lib.chattanooga.gov
Crabtree Farms - $5,900
Program/Project: Strategic Planning for NonProfit Growth and Development
Crabtree Farms proposed a comprehensive planning and evaluation resulting in two goals: (1) transition to a public board and (2) create a strategic plan for funding, vision and objectives.
Website: www.crabtreefarms.org
Program Development
Allied Arts of Greater Chattanooga - $16,235
Program/Project: Professional and Personal Development for Teachers Program
Allied Arts will expand the Arts in Education Expos and implement the Teacher to Teacher, Arts and Literacy workshops and Explore Arts! programs.
Website: www.alliedartschatt.org
Community Reconciliation - $20,000
Program/Project: Program Expansion and Development
Community Reconciliation will expand program services offered by the Victim-Offender Reconciliation Program.
Women's Council on Diversity - $4,400
Program/Project: Diversity & Economic Initiative
This year-long initiative begins with an opening workshop in January, followed by a September Town Hall Meeting, and will result in the creation of a Think Tank devoted to the exploration of diversity and economic issues in Hamilton County.
Website: www.councildiversity.com
Chattanooga CARES - $20,000
Program/Project: Prevention for Positives
Chattanooga Cares will expand program services through its new Prevention for Positives initiative.
Website: www.chattanoogacares.org
Ooltewah Elementary School - $20,000
Program/Project: Literacy Engagement
A literacy consultant will be hired to train teachers on best practices and methodologies in reading and writing curricula in five schools, Ooltewah Elementary, Apison Elementary, Allen Elementary, North Hamilton County Elementary, and Snow Hill Elementary.
Website: www.hcde.org
Tennessee Respite Coalition - $19,490
Program/Project: Chattanooga Volunteer Respite Program (CVRP)
This statewide organization will expand its service area by establishing a Respite Program in Chattanooga.
Tennessee Stand for Children Leadership Center - $15,000
Program/Project: Building a Grassroots Constituency for Children in Chattanooga
This statewide organization will expand its service area by establishing a Hamilton County chapter.
Website: www.stand.org
Chattanooga Endeavors - $25,000
Program/Project: Temporary Employment Venture
Chattanooga Endeavors seeks matching funds through this grant as part of the Chattanooga Invests program. CEI will start a Temporary Employment Agency as an employment opportunity program to ex-offenders who are in existing CEI training programs.
Website: www.chattanoogaendeavors.com
Arts & Education Council - $7,500
Program/Project: 2005 Professional Development Workshop in Creative Writing
The 2005 AEC Conference on Southern Literature (CSL) School Outreach initiative provides professional development to 30 Hamilton County Middle School teachers through a creative writing workshop, taught by four (4) renowned Southern authors on March 30, 2005, and attendance to the Conference (March 31 through April 2, 2005).
Website: www.artsedcouncil.org
East Ridge Revitalization Program - $2,000
Program/Project: Leadership East Ridge
East Ridge Revitalization Program intends to facilitate its first leadership class for the community as a pilot project to build capacity of additional volunteers and board members for civic organizations in the City. The monthly classes will occur for 12 months in 2005 with several field trips and a class project required in addition to the classes. Speakers will address issues relevant to East Ridge.
East Ridge Education Committee - $10,000
Program/Project: RACER - Read Across East Ridge
RACER provides a free book monthly for every student in grades K-3rd in each of the three elementary schools serving East Ridge. Monthly celebrations for every child reading 10 additional books will be held each month at different area locations. East Ridge Education Committee (EREC) will partner with East Ridge City Council to adopt and promote a nightly family reading time in the East Ridge community.
Volunteers in Medicine - $20,000
Program/Project: Medical Help for Uninsured Families
Volunteers in Medicine will establish a free clinic to provide routine, non-emergency medical services to working families with incomes up to 200% Federal Poverty Level.
Dress for Success - $3,424
Program/Project: Professional Women's Group
The Professional Women's Group (PWG) serves as a retention program for female members of the community that have been serviced by Dress for Success Chattanooga. PWG clients receive counseling related to their professional development which assists them with their transition into the professional workforce.
Website: www.dressforsuccess.org/
Capital Expenditure
Chattanooga Community Kitchen - $8,975
Program/Project: Install and Connect walk-in Freezer
Chattanooga Community Kitchen will install and connect a freezer/cooler.
Website: www.community-kitchen.org
Children's Advocacy Center - $15,000 for waterproofing work only
Program/Project: Waterproofing Renovations
Children's Advocacy Center will waterproof the downstairs.
Website: www.cachc.org
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga - $20,000
Program/Project: Restoration and Renovation to Cadek Recital Hall
UTC will embark on a restoration and renovation of the Recital Hall and Lobby area of the Cadek building.
Website: www.utc.edu
Volunteer Community School - $17,447
Program/Project: Multi- purpose Room Renovation Project
Volunteer Community School will lower the ceiling in the gymnasium and install a HVAC system.
Chattanooga Area Food Bank - $5,820
Program/Project: Equipment Upgrade
Chattanooga Area Food Bank will purchase a lift gate and rust resistant shelving for their 14 foot refrigerated truck.
Website: www.chattfoodbank.org
Alexian Brothers of the Southeast Foundation - $20,000
Program/Project: Repair, Renovate and Refurbish Alexian Brother Senior Neighbors Center Programs
Senior Neighbors merged with Alexian Brothers of the Southeast on September 1, 2004 to create Alexian Brothers Senior Neighbors (ABSN). In order to strengthen and increase the ABSN programs and services, the ABSN building at 10th and Newby must be repaired, renovated and refurbished.
Website: seniorneighbors.chattanooga.org and www.alexianbrotherssoutheast.org
Siskin Children's Institute - $5,700
Program/Project: Books for the Siskin School Library and Lending Library
The Institute will purchase adaptive and age-appropriate books for their School Library and their Lending Library.
Website: www.siskin.org
Normal Park Museum Magnet PTA - $20,000
Program/Project: Backyard Exploration - Gateway, Path and Gardens
Normal Park Museum Magnet (NPMM) PTA will create a fenced jogging/walking path open for public use. Along the path, which will be wheelchair accessible, the PTA will provide shaded seating and garden areas. This project is part of a larger collaboration between students, families, staff, local artists, builders, and gardeners (Backyard Exploration) in which the rear school grounds are being renovated to provide for outdoor classrooms, new playground, and an edible garden.
Website: www.hcde.org/magnet/npmm.htm
Open Arms Corporation - $13,075
Program/Project: Storage Buildings for OAC Client Residencies
Open Arms Care Corporation will purchase storage buildings for client group homes and the Ooltewah Day Program Services building.
Website: www.openarmscare.org
Neighborhood Mini-Grant
St. Elmo Improvement League - $3,300
Program/Project: Oral History Project
St. Elmo Improvement League will purchase a digital video camera, tripod and microphone to create a documentary as part of the St. Elmo Oral History Project.
