First Responder-Hero Education Scholarship Grant
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
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Eligible organizations
- Full-time students to be considered for a scholarship
Overview
Note: Applicants must be full-time students to be considered for a scholarship.
Scholarship Information
Currently, The Community Foundation administers 75 separate endowed scholarship funds. Established by individuals or organizations, these funds help area students achieve their academic and career-oriented goals.
Scholarships through the Community Foundation support individuals of all ages who reside within the Dan River Region – Danville, VA; Pittsylvania and Halifax counties, VA; and Caswell County, NC. In 2025, we awarded more than $370,000 to 152 students.
Open applications for Danville, Pittsylvania, and Caswell County graduates whose parents are armed forces members or veterans, law enforcement officers, or fulltime or volunteer firefighters, with a preference for graduates whose parents were killed or wounded while performing their duties.
What The Community Foundation of the Dan River Region actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 93
- Total given
- $1.35M
- Median grant
- $10K
- Range
- $5,207–$88K
- By dollars: Virginia 83%, North Carolina 15%, Colorado <1%. Top recipient cities: Danville, VA; Yanceyville, NC; Chatham, VA.
- 24% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
- 21% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.
Example grants
United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County · Danville, VA
Unrestricted
$88K
Danville Church and Community Tutorial Program · Danville, VA
To create satellite libraries at 40 tutorial sites
$51K
First Baptist Church · Danville, VA
Unrestricted
$48K
City of Danville Social Services · Danville, VA
To support the neighbors helping neighbors and combating homelessness programs
$42K
Virginia Legal Aid · Lynchburg, VA
To help pay a portion of the work of the legal professionals in our danville office to…
$40K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Education
- First responders
- Veterans
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