Residents and neighborhood associations actively working to make their communities better can apply now for grants from the Memphis Empowerment Fund, managed by Community LIFT.
The organization was awarded over $50,000 from local and national philanthropic foundations, along with passionate Memphians, as a part of LIFT’s efforts to accelerate the revitalization of Memphis’ resource poor neighborhoods.
Grassroots community members can apply for grants of up to $2,500 to fund community-supported projects that promote getting to know your neighbors, improve physical spaces in the neighborhood, create opportunities to increase income, and organize fellow residents.
“This is an opportunity for LIFT to assist people on the ground who are in the communities doing the work to enhance their neighborhoods, thereby making Memphis better,” said Eric Robertson, president, Community LIFT.
“It is also a way for us to say, we see you and we honor you by giving what’s often the hardest thing to come by – money, to those unsung heroes and she-roes of our neighborhoods.
The grant application window is open through April 10, 2020.
For more information, visit www.communitylift.org.
