{"id":4,"date":"2016-04-12T20:06:31","date_gmt":"2016-04-12T20:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.berea.edu\/appalachian-fund\/?page_id=4"},"modified":"2023-03-03T10:07:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-03T15:07:27","slug":"about-the-department","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-fund\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Department"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image image=&#8221;92&#8243; img_size=&#8221;full&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221;][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h2>Improving the lives of Appalachian families<\/h2>\n<p>The Berea College Appalachian Fund supports nonprofit organizations working to improve the quality of life in central Appalachia through the priority areas of:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>health,<\/li>\n<li>education,<\/li>\n<li>social services, and<\/li>\n<li>folk arts and cultures<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Fund generally conducts two separate annual competitions for (1) health, education, and social services funding and (2) targeted folk arts and cultures funding. Application and reporting guidelines are available under the <a href=\"https:\/\/legacy.berea.edu\/appalachian-fund\/application-process\/\">Application Process<\/a> webpage. Returning grantees should note that there may be changes to the application and reporting process.<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>We are very grateful for our many nonprofit partners across the region. Appalachian Fund grantees do amazing work in their local communities, bringing to realization the original vision of making life better for the people of central Appalachia. Funded organizations provide a wide range of services that help to nurture, educate, develop, heal, advocate, protect, enrich, strengthen, encourage, honor, and respect the magnificent people of this beloved region. 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