2023-24 Competitive Grant Cycle Opens June 1

Grant applications for the 2023-24 Competitive Grant Cycle of The Community Foundation will be open until July 28, 2023.

The application is available online through The Foundation’s grant application system. In an effort to make navigating the Competitive Grant Cycle application a little easier, we have added a new feature this year. Visit https://www.cfdrr.org/grants/applying-for-a-grant/ to download application instructions.

To apply, visit cfdrrgrants.academicworks.com. You will complete a General Application before answering a set of opportunity-specific questions.

If you are a new user to The Foundation’s grant application system, click here to set up an account. If you do not recall your password, click here to reset it. If you have questions, or issues logging in to your account, please call The Community Foundation office at (434) 793-0884 or email Traci Petty at traci@cfdrr.org.


Arts and Cultural Grant Application Open until April 28, 2023

Grant applications for the Arts and Cultural Fund of The Community Foundation will be open until April 28, 2023. This competitive grant opportunity accepts requests from Danville or Pittsylvania County organizations to support an arts and cultural event held between August 1, 2023 and August 1, 2024.

The application is available online through The Foundation’s grant application system.

To apply, visit cfdrrgrants.academicworks.com. You will complete a General Application before answering a set of opportunity-specific questions.

If you are a new user to The Foundation’s grant application system, click here to set up an account. If you do not recall your password, click here to reset it. If you have questions, or issues logging in to your account, please call The Community Foundation office at (434) 793-0884 or email Traci Petty at traci@cfdrr.org.


Donor Appreciation Luncheon, Grant Reminders, Grant Awards, and More in CFDRR’s E-News!

As we approach the end of national #CommunityFNDWeek, discover the latest news from CFDRR here. Discover updates about CFDRR’s 26th year Quality of Life Annual Appeal and the 2022 Donor Appreciation Luncheon, be reminded of important grant cycle deadlines, and read about recent grant awards!

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CFDRR Celebrates its Donors on November 10

The Community Foundation celebrated many of its donors on November 10, 2022, during its annual Donor Appreciation Luncheon. During the luncheon, the donors awarded Smokestack Theatre Company a $3,000 grant and Pittsylvania Historical Society a $2,000 grant as part of a pop-up giving circle demonstration. A pop-up giving circle is a short, interactive experience that enables a reflective and intentional group to discuss and make a collective gift in a brief period of time. Thank you to all who joined us in celebrating last Thursday!

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Photos: Ralph Adams Photography

Check Out CFDRR’s Latest E-news!

Check out The Foundation’s latest e-news, including the closing of our competitive grant cycle and the Fund for Halifax grant cycle opening. Read more here: https://conta.cc/3b3Ynjv.

Check Out CFDRR’s Latest E-news!

Check out The Foundation’s latest e-news, including announcing our upcoming competitive grant cycle and grantee words of impact and gratitude! Read more here: https://conta.cc/3Md99Bm

New Staff Member, Traci Edwards Petty, Grant and Scholarship Administrator.

Check Out CFDRR’s Latest E-news!

Check out The Foundation’s latest e-news, including announcing our upcoming competitive grant cycle and grantee words of impact and gratitude! Read more here: https://conta.cc/3Md99Bm

25 Years of Community Impact- Happy New Year!

That’s a wrap!  Happy New Year from CFDRR!  As our twenty-fifth anniversary year comes to a close, we celebrate the Foundation’s community impact since 1996.  In the last twenty-five years, the Foundation has awarded $24 Million in grants to enhance quality of life across the Dan River Region; awarded $2.7 Million in scholarships to 1,371 students; received $51 Million in gifts given by Community Foundation Donors; and holds $51.5 Million in charitable assets dedicated to our region’s quality of life.  Thank you for your generous support over the last quarter century.  We look forward to creating many more years of community impact!

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Celebrating CFDRR’s History: The RiverBank Fund

CFDRR’s 25th Anniversary: Celebrating Key Milestones in Our History

In 2015, The RiverBank Fund was created to establish an initiative to protect and enhance the Dan River.

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Celebrating CFDRR’s History: Workforce Solutions Fund

CFDRR’s 25th Anniversary: Celebrating Key Milestones in Our History

In 2008, CFDRR became the fiscal agent for the regional National Fund for Workforce Solutions Collaborative and created the Workforce Solutions Fund. CFDRR accepted local, regional, and national funding on behalf of local workforce development efforts, and returned this funding to the community through grants. This partnership ran through 2015. Danville became a Southern Virginia Certified Work Ready Community, the fifth community to do so in Virginia!

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