The second half of the Foundation’s two-part fall grant cycle has begun! We narrowed it down from the 60-plus Letters of Inquiry we received and invited 16 Kern County nonprofits to proceed to the second round — 10 organizations are competing for the $50,000 grant award, while six are competing for the $100,000 grant award.
This second and final application is due Friday, October 17. The Foundation Board will meet Friday, November 14, to deliberate and award both the $50,000 and $100,000 grant awards.
Below, are the organizations selected and the projects for which they are requesting funding.
$50,000 grant award
1) Art, Science & Technology Educational Corporation of Tehachapi: Joint STEAM Center and 4-H Facility
2) Bakersfield ARC: Innovative Education Program for the Developmentally Disabled
3) California State University, Bakersfield Foundation: Walter Stiern Library — Historical Research Center
4) Center of the World Festival, Inc.: Connecting Community Through Low Power FM Radio
5) Goodwill Industries of South Central California: Success Center
6) Kern County Library Foundation: STEMtastic
7) Maturango Museum: Exhibit Gallery
8) Mercy Foundation-Bakersfield dba Friends of Mercy Foundation: Community Wellness Center Kitchen Classroom
9) New Advances for People with Disabilities (NAPD): Access to Fine Arts and Dreams
10) Tejon Ranch Conservancy: 12-plus Passenger 4X4 Ecotourism Vehicle
$100,000 grant award
1) Alliance Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault: Shelter Rehabilitation
2) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital Foundation: Human Patient Simulation Technology — SimMan3G
3) Bakersfield Museum of Art: Event Room Enhancement & Garden Integration
4) California Living Museum (CALM): Interpretative Signage
5) California Veterans Assistance Foundation, Inc.: Park 20th Support Project
6) Girl Scouts of Central California South: Girl Scouts on the Go
Bakersfield Californian Foundation 