The ACCG Civic Affairs Foundation (CAF) is seeking grant
applications from counties across the state for the 2017 Summer Georgia County
Internship Program (GCIP). These grants are made available through the
CAF thanks to generous financial contributions from the private sector
including individuals, corporations and businesses, and philanthropic
foundations. Since its inception, GCIP has provided grant funding to over
60 counties to create internship opportunities for more than 300 college students
and recent graduates in county government. The goals of the grant are to
enable counties to hire talented college students for specific projects that
will benefit county government and citizens; give students a chance to learn
first-hand about the role of counties and functions of local government;
provide practical work experiences that students can use in their career fields upon graduation; and inspire young people to a life of public service leadership.
Due to a high demand and student availability, the GCIP grants
are exclusively available for summer. Any Georgia county with a
substantive internship project(s) may apply for one or more grants through the
program. Applications will be sent via email to all counties in
September. The deadline to submit applications to CAF is Friday,
December 2, 2016. Grant award winners will be announced by February
3, 2017.
Grant award recipients are selected through a competitive grant
process. Factors considered in awarding grants include the competitiveness of
the project, the overall impact the project will have on the county and intern,
partnerships formed to help maximize the benefit of the grant with another
county, university, or regional commission, and the ability of the county to
provide partial funding for the position(s) requested.
If you have any questions about the grant process, please
contact Michele NeSmith at mnesmith@accg.orgor at 404-522-5022.
ACCG
http://www.accg.org/