Letters of Intent

Foundation for Roanoke Valley awards grants for a broad array of charitable purposes to benefit the communities we serve. The Foundation uses a LOI Process to bring potential grant opportunities to its attention that fall within the following funding priority areas:

  1. Basic Human Needs
    The Foundation will play a critical role in meeting the community's basic human needs, with an emphasis on programs and agencies that seek to improve or maintain an individual's quality of life.
  2. Economic Development
    The Foundation will work to provide students with the skills to become self-supporting adults; help provide this community with a well-trained and skilled work force; and support the important role that arts and cultural organizations play in attracting and retaining good businesses.
  3. Education
    The Foundation will work to make the pre-K - 12 classroom experience effective, productive, safe and enriching for students and teachers; will encourage literacy efforts across all ages; will combat truancy, high-risk behavior, and substance abuse through proactive, creative and preventive programs; and will support life-long learning.

Agencies may submit a maximum of three LOIs anytime during the Foundation's fiscal year (July 1 - June 30), and applications must be submitted online.

***IMPORTANT NOTE: An agency may only have ONE active LOI at any time.  If there is an urgent need to submit a second LOI, you must contact Michelle Eberly to discuss.

If a LOI is selected for further consideration, staff will notify the organization of the full proposal deadline and additional materials required.

***IMPORTANT NOTE: If a LOI is denied, the organization MUST wait 12 months from the date of the denial letter or email to resubmit the SAME request.

Full proposals will be reviewed by staff and the grants committee, and site visits may be conducted, if appropriate.

Who is currently eligible to apply for grants?
Qualified charitable organizations in the cities of Roanoke and Salem and the counties of Alleghany, Botetourt, Craig, Franklin and Roanoke.

How to Apply
Foundation for Roanoke Valley is pleased to announce our online, internet-based grant application process. Please note that FRV will no longer accept paper grant applications. If you have questions after reading our Online Application Directions and Frequently Asked Questions, please contact Carly Oliver at 540-985-0204.

Accessing an in-progress/saved online grant application
When you create your account, you will receive an automatic email with your tracking number and a link to the log-in page of your online application form. You may use that link to log-in or click here to access your saved application.