{"id":46638,"date":"2018-05-23T02:22:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-23T08:22:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=46638"},"modified":"2018-05-22T16:50:36","modified_gmt":"2018-05-22T22:50:36","slug":"lafayette-oxford-foundation-for-tomorrow-loft-board-of-directors-announces-2018-grant-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/lafayette-oxford-foundation-for-tomorrow-loft-board-of-directors-announces-2018-grant-application\/","title":{"rendered":"Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow (LOFT) Board of Directors Announces 2018 Grant Application"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow<\/strong> (LOFT) Board of Directors is pleased to announce that applications for its annual grant awards are currently being accepted. Submissions must be postmarked on or before Friday, June 29th<\/sup>, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

Lafayette Oxford Foundation for Tomorrow (LOFT) is a local community foundation whose mission is to improve quality of life within Oxford<\/strong> and Lafayette County<\/strong> communities.\u00a0 LOFT\u2019s five areas of interest for awarding grants are arts and cultural, civic, educational, health and human services, and local government initiatives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Since its inception in 2002, LOFT has awarded nearly $275,000.00 to many deserving non-profit, charitable organizations across Oxford and Lafayette County, and its permanent endowment secures this annual reinvestment through community grant awards in perpetuity.\u00a0 In 2018, a record $50,000.00 will be available in LOFT grant funds to bolster both new and expanded local quality of life initiatives.\u00a0\u00a0 Grant award recipients will be announced at the annual \u201cNight for Non-Profits\u201d event to be held at the Powerhouse Community Arts Center at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 16, 2018.<\/span><\/p>\n

LOFT was founded in 2002 as an affiliate of the CREATE Foundation, Northeast Mississippi\u2019s Community Foundation.\u00a0 The LOFT Board of Directors is comprised of local business and community leaders who work diligently to raise money for its endowment and maintain local decision-making regarding how funds are raised and allocated through its annual grant application and selection process.\u00a0 As an affiliate of the CREATE Foundation, LOFT was founded to exemplify the mission of CREATE and its affiliates to \u201craise the level\u201d of quality of life for Northeast Mississippians.<\/span><\/p>\n

Organizations wishing to apply for a LOFT grant can download the application and guidelines at http:\/\/loftms.org\/grants\/<\/a>.\u00a0 Submissions will be accepted now through the June 29th<\/sup>, 2018 deadline.\u00a0\"The<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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