{"title":"Grants awarded","content":"<h2>2022 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The board of advisors of the Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation awardeds $3,380 to the following local nonprofit from its community grantmaking fund:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147612318 BCX0\">$2,000 to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Western North Carolina for Central Cherokee Schools high school &ldquo;Bigs<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147612318 BCX0\">&rdquo;<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW147612318 BCX0\"> program.<\/span><\/li>\r\n<li>$1,380 to the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians for the Ernestine Walkingstick Domestic Violence Shelter.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","excerpt":"","url":"\/communities\/western\/eastern-band-of-cherokees\/grants-awarded","enableComments":false,"media":0,"inMenu":false,"publishedAt":1537146676,"meta":{"title":"","description":"","excludeFromSitemap":"No"},"ordinal":0,"orderChildrenBy":"ordinal","permission":"read","tinyMCE_dummy":"","custom":{"affiliates":{"hide_affiliates_button":"No"},"blocks":{"blocks":[{"fieldset":"9a2c8836701c4608b7a82a5f971b54ea","fieldset_slug":"_accordion","title":"Grants awarded","description":"","item_title_1":"Past years","item_content_1":"<h2>2021 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The board of advisors of the Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation recently awarded $2,430 to the following local nonprofit from its community grantmaking fund:&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Reach out and Read for book purchase<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2020 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The board of advisors of the Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation recently announced $2,010 in local grant awards from its community grantmaking fund.<\/p>\r\n<p>This year the board granted:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$510 to the North Carolina Symphony for virtual music education for students living in and around the Qualla Boundary<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,500 to Swain\/Qualla SAFE, Inc. for a security system for the SAFE Shelter<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2019 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation awarded $1,810 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fontana Regional Library<\/li>\r\n<li>Reach Out and Read<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2018 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation awarded more than $1,600 through its community grants program to a local nonprofit organization, including:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>$500&nbsp;to&nbsp;Fontana&nbsp;Regional&nbsp;Library<\/li>\r\n<li>$1,190&nbsp;to&nbsp;Reach&nbsp;Out&nbsp;and&nbsp;Read&nbsp;<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2017 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<p>The Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation awarded more than $1,500 through its community grants program to a local nonprofit organization. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Cherokee Cancer Support Group<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2016 grants awarded<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation awarded $1,000 through its community grants program to a local nonprofit organization. Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Reach Out and Read<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2015 grants awarded<strong><br \/><\/strong><\/h2>\r\n<p>The Eastern Band of Cherokees Community Foundation has awarded $2,000 through its community grants program to local nonprofit organizations.&nbsp;Recipients were:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fontana Regional library<\/li>\r\n<li>Pretty in Pink Foundation<\/li>\r\n<li>Swain\/Qualla Safe, Inc.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2014 grants awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Fontana Regional Library<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h2>2013 grant awarded<\/h2>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Cherokee Indian Hospital Foundation<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","item_title_2":"","item_content_2":"","item_title_3":"","item_content_3":"","item_title_4":"","item_content_4":"","item_title_5":"","item_content_5":"","item_title_6":"","item_content_6":"","item_title_7":"","item_content_7":""}]},"foundant":{"foundant_url":""},"masthead":{"title":"","counties":"","affiliate_logo":"","sub_text":"","background_image":"","caption":""},"latest_blog":{"post":""},"social_sharing":{"share_image":"https:\/\/nmcdn.io\/e186d21f8c7946a19faed23c3da2f0da\/7868d48393ef4e3bb7bca8cdf7bc2f20\/files\/EastBandChero-social-share.jpg"},"the_latest":{"show_latest_posts_by":""}},"visibleTo":"Everyone","id":"04f02e7ebd1346c0875b3fa1b164bb4c","parent":"fd4ff990d5194b53953f459b6c6edff2","node":102428,"created":1533132986,"modified":1686685743,"fresh":1,"type":"page","children":{},"relations":{}}