Competitive Grants (Community Investment Department)
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Overview
Competitive Grants Program
Geographic Scope: Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Vermilion parishes, Louisiana
Program Overview:
CFA has announced a transition from transactional grantmaking toward a model of sustainable, community-driven investment. A new Community Investment Department was launched as of April 1, 2026, to steward CFA's strategic funding priorities and address root needs of the Acadiana region.
Leadership:
- Director of Community Investment: Chasah West - stewards strategic funding priorities and partnerships
- Community Grants and Events Manager: Nicole Hebert - oversees grant cycle logistics and community-focused events
Contact:
- Website: cfacadiana.org/grants
- Phone: (337) 769-4840
- Address: 1035 Camellia Boulevard, Suite 100, Lafayette, LA 70508
Background:
CFA is one of south Louisiana's premier philanthropic organizations. Since inception in 2000, CFA has realized cumulative gifts exceeding $406 million and made cumulative grants of more than $235 million.
How to Apply
Application Process
Specific application details for the Competitive Grants program were not fully detailed in available materials.
Steps to Apply:
- Visit cfacadiana.org/grants for current opportunities and application information
- Contact Community Grants and Events Manager Nicole Hebert or Community Investment Department
- Phone: (337) 769-4840
- Email inquiries through website contact form at cfacadiana.org
Note: CFA remains a visible and accessible resource for area nonprofits. Grant cycles and requirements will be communicated through their website and direct outreach.
What Community Foundation of Acadiana actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 324
- Total given
- $18.6M
- Median grant
- $15K
- Range
- $5,050–$3.14M
- By dollars: Louisiana 86%, Texas 3%, New York 2%. Top recipient cities: Lafayette, LA; Baton Rouge, LA; New Iberia, LA.
- 55% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 24% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
Lourdes Foundation · Lafayette, LA
Chapel, general support, new pediatric icu
$3.14M
Our Lady of Wisdom Catholic Church & Student Center · Lafayette, LA
Ragin cajun catholics, general support, capital campagin, bible study room
$1.35M
Holy Family Catholic School · Lafayette, LA
Capital campaign, general support
$1.04M
Moncus Park · Lafayette, LA
General support, legacy campaign
$915K
Miles Perret Cancer Services · Lafayette, LA
Games of acadiana, general and operating support, building renovations
$547K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Foundation
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