Alabama Power Foundation: Power to Play Grants

Alabama Power Foundation: Power to Play Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Alabama Power Foundation
Amount: Up to US $2,500
Last Updated: July 11, 2025

Summary

The Alabama Power Foundation's Power to Play Grants aim to enhance student success through athletics, arts, and music. With a focus on equitable access, these grants support schools and organizations in creating opportunities for K-12 students. By facilitating extracurricular involvement, the program fosters improved academic performance and graduation rates. Eligible applicants include Title I schools and 501(c)(3) organizations, with funding directed towards new sports, arts programs, and music initiatives, ultimately enriching the educational experience for students across Alabama.

Overview

About 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. Since our formation in 1989, we’ve been spreading good across Alabama. From the white sand beaches in the south to the first mountains of the Appalachians in the north, you’ll find evidence of our work in communities both large and small. While our most valuable resource is our people, our funding plays a tremendous role in what we accomplish. Thanks to the generosity of Alabama Power shareholders so many years ago, we manage a $130 million trust, which we use to spread the power of good. Power to Play Grants Empowering student success through athletics, arts and music. Studies show that students who participate in extracurricular activities perform better in the classroom and are more likely to graduate from high school. Our Power to Play grant program offers three types of grants to expand opportunities and promote student participation in athletics, arts and music. How we’d like to see Power to Play Grants used: Examples of permitted uses for Power to Play athletic grants include: Offering a new sport at the high schoolOffering a new team (freshman team, JV team) in an existing sportIncreasing the number of students carried on the roster of an existing teamPurchasing sport-specific equipment and/or uniforms for new teams or new playersPayment of expenses for the new program (referees, umpires, tournament entry fees, etc.)Improvement to a sports venue that increases its capacity for handling new team Examples of permitted uses for the Power to Play arts grants include: Offering a new arts programIncreasing participation for an existing fine or visual arts programPurchasing new uniforms for a dance teamEnhancing or upgrading supplies or equipment Examples of permitted uses for the Power to Play music grants include: Creating a new music programPurchasing new instruments, sheet music, equipment or uniforms for an existing music programSupporting competitions, festivals, or performancesProfessional development for music educatorsIntegrating technology into music instruction (e.g., recording equipment or music software)

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. Those applying for athletics support can be schools or 501(c)3 organizations that aim to eliminate barriers in student participation serving students ages K through 12.Those applying for support with arts or music programs should be educators in grades K through 12.Priority will be given to Title I public schools, or schools with 50% or more of its full-time students receiving free or reduced meals.For schools applying for athletic support, the school be a member in good standing of AHSAA/AISA, where applicable.

Ineligibility

Awards are paid to the school or the 501(c)3 organization and not to individuals.