To help increase the number of children and adults who are prepared to enter a competitive workforce in the 21st century, the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia makes grants with a focus in Education annually through the Community Investment Funds grant cycle. The Education Fund is a component fund of The Permanent Fund for Northern Virginia, an unrestricted endowment at the Community Foundation that makes grants to help build a community that works for everyone. The Community Foundation establishes priority funding areas within each fund. For 2021, the Community Foundation will consider applications in the following categories: Early Childhood Education English Language Proficiency for Adults and Children Workforce Development/Skills-based Education Funding Information Grant requests of $10,000 will be accepted. Criteria The Community Foundation will consider grant applications that meet the following criteria. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply. Grant requests for capacity building, program or general support purposes will be considered. Funding may be used to support, expand or enhance existing programs or to start new programs. Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards will not be considered. Grants will be made to organizations providing services in Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun and Prince William counties, plus the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church and Manassas/Manassas Park). Grant requests of $10,000 will be accepted. Applications that are late or incomplete will not be considered. Only one application per organization will be considered. For more information, visit The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.