FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 18, 2024

Sister City Grant Applications Open to Charlottesville Residents

CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA – The City of Charlottesville Sister Cities Commission (CSCC) is now accepting applications for its 2025 Sister Cities Grants Program. The Commission invites Charlottesville nonprofits, arts organizations, schools, businesses, and individuals to apply for project funding up to $2,500.

Grants are available for projects that benefit the Charlottesville community as well as our Sister City communities in Besançon, France; Poggio a Caiano, Italy; Winneba, Ghana; and Huehuetenango, Guatemala (“Friendship City” to Charlottesville, Sister City status pending).

Think widely and broadly - grants will be awarded for a variety of activities that meet the mission of the CSCC to promote understanding and foster relationships between citizens and organizations in the Charlottesville area and our Sister Cities through cultural, economic, educational, and humanitarian activities.

Past grants have supported initiatives in history, the visual arts, music, municipal services, digital communications and connectivity, education, literary fields, sports, and photography. Whether you’re 8 or 80, we welcome your application (applicants under 18 must obtain a parent or guardian signature) and encourage all fields of endeavor.

The 2025 Grants Application deadline is January 15, 2025. Applications must be received by this date to receive consideration. Late and/or incomplete applications will not be considered. Grant recipients will be notified of the Commission’s award decision within 45 days of the application deadline date. Applications may be submitted by individuals or groups. Sister Cities Commissioners and sub-committee members may not apply.

Funds will be available as reimbursements. Expenditures must be detailed in a year-end report made to the CSCC.

For more details on the program, summaries of successful past grant awards, and the full application, visit the CSCC website: https://www.cvillesistercities.org/apply-for-2025-grants

Charlottesville’s Sister Cities Commission
The Charlottesville Sister Cities Commission exists to promote understanding of and foster relationships among individuals, communities, and cities of the world through cultural, economic, educational, and humanitarian activities.

Media Contacts
Claire Denton-Spalding
Vice Chair
Charlottesville Sister Cities Commission
spaldingc@charlottesville.gov