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 are available on the ACCG website here. 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.org or at 404-522-5022.
ACCG
http://www.accg.org/