On Thursday, January 15, The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region (CFDRR) awarded $45,700 in grants during a reception held at The Prizery. Five nonprofit agencies in the community were the recipients of The Foundation’s 2025-26 Competitive Grant Cycle.
“My service on the Board of Directors for CFDRR is so rewarding,” said Board President, Vince P. Kania, Jr. “It is special to witness the level of caring present in both the donors who establish funds to create support, and the organizations who are putting in so much effort to complete the work. The Competitive Grant Cycle Reception highlights the projects and the donors who made these projects possible.”
The Foundation awards grants in the following areas: animal services, arts and culture, community development, health and wellness, education and youth, human services, and emergency services. The 2025-26 Competitive Grant Cycle Halifax funding is derived from the following funds:
- Community Impact Fund (unrestricted funds): Anderson Endowment Fund, Buck-Wayland Fund, Clarence Giles Fund, D. Webster, Jr., and Elizabeth S. Marshall Fund, Opportunity Fund, Elizabeth (Betty) W. Jefferson Fund, Faith Home Endowment Fund, Harry Melton Hood Fund, James A. and Ann V. Robertson Fund, Sater Fund, Swanson Fund and the Unrestricted Community Fund;
- Field of Interest Funds: The Fund for Halifax and South Boston Medical Fund
The organizations awarded grants are listed below:
Feed More ($5,000) to support the four school markets in Halifax County. (Fund for Halifax, Community Impact Fund)
Kingdom Warriors ($500) to support the purchase of supplies and materials. (Community Impact Fund)
Southern Virginia Botanical Gardens Environmental & Education Center ($19,700) to dig a well and install a well pump. (Community Impact Fund)
Southern Virginia Higher Education Foundation, Inc.—Prizery ($2,500) to support the Creative Pathways program. (Fund for Halifax)
Tri-County Community Action Agency, Inc. ($18,000) to support the home visiting model with nursery packages. (Community Impact Fund, South Boston Medical Fund)
The Community Foundation will begin accepting applications for the next Competitive Grant Cycle on June 1, 2026, for projects that will be funded and completed in 2027. Organizations are encouraged to begin now contemplating projects for which they wish to apply for funding.
Residents of South Boston and Halifax County are welcome to make contributions to the Fund for Halifax, South Boston Medical Fund, or establish their own fund to give back to their community.