LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga. — From now through March 31st, The Gwinnett Stripers in conjunction with the Atlanta Braves Foundation will be accepting applications for the 2019 Stripers Grant Program. This program will award a total of four $2,500 grants to different nonprofits each month from May through August.
Each month will focus on a different category of nonprofit organizations, all fitting within the Atlanta Braves Foundation’s pillars of “Live, Learn, Play, and Serve.”
In May, the nonprofits will be military programs. In June, grants will be awareded to health and wellness programs. Service programs will be considered in July, and the Stripers will award grants to youth programs in July.
Stripers General Manager Adam English said, “Having a greater impact in our community is one of our core goals, the Stripers look forward to supporting area nonprofit organizations and their vital missions this season and in the years to come.”
Interested nonprofit organizations may apply online at GoStripers.com/grants. Organizations deemed qualified will be contacted by the Stripers to provide supporting documents by April 14.
The 2019 season marks the 11th in which Gwinnett has partnered with the Atlanta Braves Foundation to award monthly grants to nonprofits, but the first in which the grant has been increased to $2,500.
For more information on the Grant Program and all other Stripers community initiatives, visit GoStripers.com/community.
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