Alabama Power Foundation: Elevate Grant

The Alabama Power Foundation's Elevate Grant aims to enhance the quality of life for Alabamians by empowering nonprofits to address pressing community needs. Focused on workforce development and removing barriers to success, this initiative supports organizations that exhibit strong fiscal management and accountability, while also targeting underserved populations. By providing tools and resources, the Elevate Grant strengthens nonprofits to expand their impact across Alabama, ensuring a brighter future for all.

Guided by the mission to elevate the state and to improve the quality of life for Alabamians, we are committed to empowering communities and bridging the gaps of inequity to create a better Alabama for all.
Educational AdvancementCivic & Community DevelopmentArts & Cultural EnrichmentHealth & Human ServicesEnvironmental Stewardship
Lifting up the state one organization at a time
The Elevate grant program empowers nonprofits – helping them expand their impact and address pressing needs. Our goal is to strengthen these organizations, helping provide tools and resources so they can help elevate the people and communities of Alabama.
To support Alabama’s workforce development goals, the Alabama Power Foundation has allocated grant funding for programs focused on workforce development and wraparound services that remove barriers to success in workforce development.

Eligibility

The Elevate Grant always meets the following criteria:Applying entity is a nonprofit. Awards will be paid to the nonprofit.
The project addresses workforce development needs, alleviates poverty or removes barriers to success, and/or builds organizational capacity.
The submitting organization exhibits sound fiscal management and accountability.
The organization shows the ability to attract multiple sources of support for the project.
The project addresses underserved segments of the population such as racial or ethnic minorities, impoverished and/or underprivileged communities with fewer opportunities.

Ineligibility

Organizations are limited to one Workforce Development grant per project.