The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) holds a yearly Arts and Community Grants Cycle, offering arts grants ranging from $500 to $3,500 to support arts organizations across BBCF’s 12-county service area which includes Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter and Wilcox counties in Alabama’s Black Belt region and community grants ranging from $500 to $5,000 to support community-based organizations and non-profits in the BBCF service area. We are eager to see the creative initiatives that will be fostered through this funding.
The Black Belt Community Foundation proudly celebrated its 2026 Arts & Community Grant recipients during the annual grant awards ceremony held on April 18, 2026. This year, BBCF awarded more than $358,000 through 150 grants supporting organizations and initiatives across Alabama’s Black Belt region.
We congratulate all of this year’s grantee organizations for their commitment to strengthening communities throughout the Black Belt. See below for the full list of 2026 grant recipients, and check back in January 2027 when applications reopen for the next grant cycle.
Bullock County
- Bullock County Humane Society
- CAMO Kids of Bullock County Social Justice Foundation
- House of Light Church Ministry
- Little USA Community Solar Campus
- Tutoring For Academic Progress (TAP) Computer Training Center
- Unique Achievers
- YC Nance Foundation
Choctaw County
- Butler Youth Football League
- Choctaw County Arts Council
- Choctaw County Association of Volunteer Fire Departments
- Choctaw County Community Development Foundation
- Choctaw County Public Library
- Community Awareness & Prevention Programs
- Cromwell Halsell VFD
- Harvest Ministries
- Maximum Uplift
- Operation Save the Children
- SAIASI Foundation
Dallas County
- Ages CDC
- Agape Community Economic Development Inc.
- ArtsRevive CDC
- Charity Fellowship Outreach
- Coalition of Concerned Families
- E. M. Brown Community Center
- Festival Grant: Selma National Voting Rights Bridge Crossing Jubilee
- Five Points Community Development Center
- Girl Level Up, Inc.
- Historic Tabernacle Baptist Church Legacy Foundation, Inc.
- It Takes A Village/Dallas County
- Kids 1st Disability Resource Center
- LIFT Ministry
- Orrville Volunteer Fire Department
- Our Forever Heart
- Rise & Recover, Inc.
- SABRA Sanctuary, Inc.
- Sardis Community Fellowship
- Selma Police Athletic League
- V.I.P. Organization, Inc.
- Yellowhammer Theatre Group
Greene County
- 4realtho Foundation
- Boligee Senior Center
- Boss Ties, LLC
- Festival Grant: Black Belt Folks Roots Festival
- First Responders Committee of Greene County
- Freedom Rock Church
- GCF & APA Imagine Me
- Greene County Human Rights Commission
- Illogic Red Clay Collective
- “Justice” the Beaver (Criminal Justice Reform and Intervention)
- Lower Gainesville Road Volunteer Fire Department
- Mount Pleasant Home Protection Society
- Operations Taking Back Our Community (TBOC)
- Release the Earth
- United Purpose Inc.
- Woman to Woman, Inc
Hale County
- Akron Senior & Community Wellness Center
- Alabama Blackbelt Scholars, Inc.
- Black Warrior Council, Boy Scouts of America (DBA Scouting America)
- Bread of Life Ministries
- E & B Fields Community Service Program Inc.
- Healing Steps Movement, Inc.
- Heavenly Hiney Diaper Bank
- Heritage of Hope Association
- L & G Hope For All Inc.
- Mount Harmony Sanctuary of Praise
- New Pentecostal Community Development Center, Inc.
- Newbern Library, Inc.
- Sacred Space, Inc.
- Sawyerville Community Enrichment Organization
- The Hale County Minority & Disadvantaged Farmers Educational Foundation Inc.
- Theresa Burroughs Residential Living
- Thomas Helping Hand
- Tony Maurice Polion Foundation for Haaven Structure
Lowndes County
- Ark of Love Foundation
- Burkville Volunteer Fire Department
- Calhoun Community Development Corporation
- Cornwallis 1828
- Hayneville/Lowndes County Public Library
- Hopes Youth Development Services Inc.
- Lions Pride Alumni Association
- Lowndes County Community Life Center
- Mt. Zion Christian Church
- Student Tutoring & Enrichment Program (STEP)
Macon County
- All Macon County Day Festival
- Continental Societies, Inc., Tuskegee Chapter
- Epsilon Chapter, Chi Eta Phi Sorority, Inc.
- Foundation for Notasulga Schools, Inc.
- Helping Our People Express Hope Inc. (HOPEHI)
- Macon County Rehabilitation, Inc.
- Macon M.E.A.N.S. for Cancer Support
- Tuskegee Macon County Community Development Corporation
- Tuskegee Macon County Community Foundation, Inc.
- Tuskegee United Women’s League
Marengo County
- Chapel Family Life Center
- Coming Together Organization of Demopolis Alabama, Inc.
- Eastern Star Baptist Church Inc.
- Elite Lindenite Organization Inc.
- Essex – Veterans Center
- Friends of Theo Ratliff Activity Center
- Linden Bridges Ministries
- Marengo BBCF Distribution
- Marengo County Foster Parent Association
- Marengo Nursing Home
- T.E.E.L.A. Thomaston Education & Enrichment Leadership Academy Outreach
- Tombigbee Healthcare Authority Foundation, Inc.
- Toney Nixon Music
Perry County
- Bobcats Nation PTO
- Lincolnite Club, Inc.
- Project G.R.A.C.E. Central AL, Inc.
- Project Horseshoe Farm
- Sowing Seeds of Hope
- The Erwin Dudley Foundation Inc.
Pickens County
- Awareness Spoken Outreach Organization
- Engaging Our Community Outreach
- Pickensville Community Center Council
- Sapps Community Center, Inc.
- She Shines: Girls Leadership Development Program
- Tranquility 2020
Sumter County
- Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area
- Divine Girls Coalition
- Gainesville Youth Outreach Project
- Health and Wellness Education Center
- Jack-Corene Community Development Inc.
- Morning Star Senior Citizens
- North Sumter Daycare
- Panola Outreach
- West Alabama Coalition Community Development Corporation, Inc.
- Whitfield Improvement Committee
- Young Men Building for the Future
- ZHBC Community Development Corporation, Inc.
Wilcox County
- BAMA Kids, Inc.
- Bessie W. Munden Recreational Park Inc.
- Camden Community Youth Development Center
- Coy Volunteer Fire Department
- Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy
- Lily Baptist Community Center and Youth Development Inc.
- Lower Peach Tree Volunteer Fire Department
- Partners in Progress
- Pine Hill Mission
- The Coy Community Project, Inc.
- We-CAN (Wilcox Empowerment Community Action Network)
- Wilcox ArtWorks
- Wilcox County Dolly Parton Imagination Library
Applications are closed. Please look for notification of grant status by late March or early April. The Grant Awards Ceremony will be held April 18, 2026 at the Selma Convention Center.
Please contact Samantha Ledbetter (sledbetter@blackbeltfound.org) or Wendell Paris, Jr. (wparis@blackbeltfound.org) for more information about Community Grants.
Please contact Aaron Head (ahead@blackbeltfound.org) for more information about Arts Grants.
The Black Belt Community Foundation (BBCF) is celebrating the impact of its 2025 combined Arts & Community Grant cycle across all 12 counties it serves in the Alabama Black Belt region. Community-based organizations from Bullock, Choctaw, Dallas, Greene, Hale, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Perry, Pickens, Sumter, and Wilcox Counties applied for grants with the opening of the granting cycle in January. A total of $344,447.20 will be awarded through 141 different one-year long project grants to 126 different community organizations that are significantly impacting their communities in transformative ways that contribute to the strength, innovation and success of Black Belt citizens and said communities. A complete list of the grants to be awarded is available below:
Bullock County
- Beehive Booster Club
- Bullock County Humane Society
- CAMO Kids of Bullock County
- Social Justice Foundation
- House of Light Church Ministry
- Person Chapel AME Church Health Ministry
- Tutoring for Academic Progress (TAP) Computer Training Center
- Union Springs Public Library
- YC Nance Foundation
Choctaw County
- Choctaw Helping Hands
- Harvest Ministries
- Maximum Uplift
- McRae Foundation
- Melvin Community Park
- SAIASI Foundation
- The Angels on Earth Inc
- WR McGrew Outreach Development and Education Program
Dallas County
- Angel of Faith Outreach
- ArtsRevive CDC
- Bridge Builders for Intergenerational Communities (BBIC)
- Bridge Crossing Jubilee (Black Belt Festival Grant)
- Charity Fellowship Outreach
- City Blocks Project Wellness Center
- E.M. Brown Community Center
- Fathers of St. Edmund, Southern Missions, inc
- Five Points Community Development Center
- Foot Soldiers Park Inc
- Fourth Judicial Circuit Community Corrections Program
- It Takes A Village/Dallas County
- LIFT Ministry
- Making Art Connections Across Selma
- Mt. Gilead Scholastic Artistic Institute
- One House Inc
- Orrville Volunteer Fire Department
- Parklane Estates Homeowners Association Inc
- Selma Area Food Bank
- Son of Greatness
- VIP Organization, Inc
Greene County
- Alabama Art Casting
- Boligee Senior Center
- Boss Ties LLC
- Broader Horizons
- Bundle of Joy Praise Team
- Eutaw Elderly Village Inc
- Greene County Human Rights Commission
- Mount Pleasant Home Protection Society
- Operations Taking Back Our Community (TBOC)
- Release the Earth
- Society of Folk Arts and Culture (Black Belt Festival Grant)
- United Purpose Inc
Hale County
- Bread of Life Ministries
- E & B Fields Community Service Program Inc
- Healing Steps Movement Inc.
- Heavenly Hiney Diaper Bank
- Next Step Community Development
- New Pentecostal Community Development Center Inc.
- Sacred Space Inc.
Lowndes County
- Burkville Volunteer Fire Department
- Hayneville/Lowndes County Public Library
- Hope on the Hill Ministry
- Lowndes County Community Life Center
- Student Tutoring & Enrichment Program (STEP)
Macon County
- Beautiful Blessing in Motion
- Foundation for Notasulga School Inc.
- Frank Walker Love Life Foundation
- KEWLBEANS
- Macon M.E.A.N.S. for Cancer Support
- Nature’s Garden for Victory and Peace Inc.
- Next Step Up
- Too Good for Drugs Photojournalism
- Tuskegee Macon County Community Foundation Inc.
- Tuskegee United Women’s League
Marengo County
- Braxton Senior Care
- Chapel Family Life Center
- Eastern Star Baptist Church Inc
- Essex-Veteran’s Center
- Friends of Theo Ratliff Activity Center
- Linden Bridges Ministries
- Marengo BBCF Distribution
- Marengo County Foster Parent Association
- Marengo Nursing Home
- New Birth Outreach Ministry
- Rural Business and Training Center Inc.
- T.E.E.L.A. A Thomaston Education & Enrichment Leadership Academy Outreach
- Toney Nixon Music
- Tombigbee Healthcare Authority Foundation Inc.
Perry County
- Bobcats Nation PTO
- C.H.O.I.C.E.
- Community Foundation of Uniontown
- Main Street Marion
- Project G.R.A.C.E. Central AL Inc.
- Project Horseshoe Farm
- The Erwin Dudley Foundation Inc.
- West Perry-Marion Arts & Crafts
Pickens County
- Aliceville Music
- Awareness Spoken Outreach Organization
- Harvest Outreach Ministries
- ILive2Serve
- Sapps Community Center, Inc.
- She Shines: Girls Leadership Development Program
- Tayla Ball Ministries
- Tranquility 2020
Sumter County
- Alabama Black Belt National Heritage Area
- Coleman Center for the Arts
- Divine Girls Coalition
- Gainesville Health & Wellness Center of Alabama
- Gainesville Youth Outreach Project
- Morning Star Senior Citizens
- Panola Outreach
- West Alabama Coalition Community Development Corporation
- Whitfield Improvement Committee
- Young Men Building for the Future
Wilcox County
- Bessie W Munden Recreational Park
- Black Belt Treasures Cultural Arts Center
- Build A Better Community
- Camden Community Youth Development Center
- Camden Shoe Shop and Quilt Museum – Treads & Threads
- Communities of Transformation
- Freedom Quilting Bee Legacy
- HCLC Outreach Ministries (OM)
- Lily Baptist Community Center and Youth Development Inc.
- Partners in Progress
- Serenity Haven Support Services
- The Girls of Grace Network
- We-CAN [Wilcox Empowerment Community Action Network]
- Wilcox ArtWorks
- Wilcox County Section, National Council of Negro Women Inc.