If you follow our Facebook page, then you’ve probably noticed a lot of posts about grants that the PVLA has received. You might be thinking: Wow! Good for them!
You might also be thinking: What’s up with all these grants? What exactly is a grant?
And these are reasonable questions. This post will help clear up any confusion. 😊
What Are Grants?
In essence, grants are funds that are awarded to a nonprofit from some type of foundation, organization, or business. More often than not, the PVLA has to apply for these funds, and the awarding entity decides if our cause is worthy of money.
Grant funds are typically restricted, which means that they can only be used for a specific program or purpose.
For example, the PVLA offers a wide range of classes, including Book Club, Integration Class, Conversational English, Citizenship, etc. While all of these classes are amazing and help students become successful, they are not all covered by grant money.
Some organizations prefer to fund very specific programs, such as Tyson Foods awarding a grant specifically for the Introductory ESL class.
Or the Nebraska Presbyterian Foundation specifically sending money for the Integration and Citizenship classes.
When a grantor restricts funds to specific programs, the PVLA can only spend the money on those specific programs.
And those are perfectly reasonable and accepted practices. Every entity has something different they are interested in and want to support, so they send funds to help with causes/classes they care about.
Why So Many Grants?
And that brings us to why the PVLA has so many grants. With each one being allocated to a specific program, we need to make sure we have the funds necessary to pay instructors and provide students with up-to-date learning materials.
That’s why we have received so many grants recently. Each one takes care of a different program and ensures our nonprofit has what it needs to provide for students.
Having that many grants is a good thing. It means that others are invested in our mission and want to see the PVLA and our students succeed.
Grants Are Not Guaranteed
One thing to keep in mind with grants is that they are not guaranteed. The PVLA has been incredibly lucky to receive the funds that we have, and the money is used exactly for what it’s supposed to be used for.
We are so grateful to the foundations, organizations, and businesses that have awarded us grants so far this year. Again, it shows that these other places are just as invested in our mission as we are. With those funds, we get to keep providing services.
Celebrate Good Times
So, when you see a post on Facebook or even here on the blog talking about grants that the PVLA has been awarded, we hope that you celebrate with us. A win for us is a win for our students, which in turn is a win for Columbus.
We are all intertwined, and what benefits one of us, benefits us all.
Once again, here’s a big THANK YOU to the entities that have awarded us grants so far:
Once again, here’s a big THANK YOU to the entities that have awarded us grants so far:
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