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i 3 GREATER TRIANGLE CUNLNfU ITY FOUNDATION Information on Grants: Spring 1994 Cvcle The Greater Triangle Community Foundation is now seeking applications for its Spring 1994 Regional Community Grants and Glaxo Inc. Special Projects Grants programs. The Foundation welcomes proposals in all charitable fields including the arts, the environment, health, hurnan services, and other charitable fields for the benefit of the metropolitan Triangl° area (Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties) of North Carolina. In 1994, the Foundation is particularly interested in and encourages proposals that address the following 1S,.112s: • The needs and opportunities of children in the Triangle region • Improved public transportation • Environmental education at every age level • Affordable, accessible child care • Drug abuse education and treatment programs • Transitional housing and supportive services for the homeless • Regional cooperation between organizations in all three Triangle counties • Direct assistance to persons in need Note: Although the Foundation is particularly interested in the above needs, all proposals that address a significant need or opportunity in the Triangle are encouraged and eligible for funding. Strong proposals that do not address one of these needs will still be considered. Two types of grants will be awarded in the Spring grants cycle. Grants from the Regional Community Grants program will be awarded for new initiatives or one-time special projects that promote cooperation, coordination of services or activities, resource sharing, and mutual responsibility across the three Triangle counties. The Foundation is particularly interested in projects that will promote ongoing cooperation among the Triangle's three communities. The Community Foundation will award grants between $5,400 and 515,000, some of which may be issued as challenge grants. The proposed project must involve individuals, agencies, or institutions from Wake, Durham, and Orange Counties. Projects that benefit the three Triangle counties and outlying counties in the metropolitan Triangle area will also be considered. A lead organization must be designated to assume management and fiscal administration of the grant. Regional Community Grants, part of the Community Foundation's "Leadership Toward A Regional Community" program, are designed to promote new and ongoing cooperation across , county lines. Although viewed by the outside world as a single region, the several communities of the Triangle have traditionally acted, and continue to act, in isolation. While in some areas this action is appropriate, such as in the preservation of unique heritage and identities, in other areas collaboration would enhance the ability of organizations to provide services to the community. Many of our communities' most pressing needs do not stop at county lines; thus, organizations seeking to address those needs most effectively must cooperate regionally without regard for county affiliation.