Community Elevation Grant Program

Community Elevation Program

The Community Elevation Program supports artistic projects in East Greensboro that reflect and uplift the community’s history, creativity and connections.

Vision and Voice

Art and culture play a role in community development and revitalization by using creative-based solutions to preserve, enhance and strengthen Guilford County neighborhoods.

The Community Elevation Program supports artistic projects that honor and elevate the interwoven relationships, history and creative pulse of the community with those who directly benefit.

The community is at the center of these funding projects.

Projects

The Community Elevation Program is location specific and focuses on the unique needs of East Greensboro. 2026 projects are taking place in the Warnersville Community and surrounding areas.

Projects center around the following criteria:

Providing value and impact through community engagement.
Having a sustainable impact on the community.
Having a historical preservation component.

2024 Community Elevation Grantees

African American Atelier – The Artistic Roots program: Artistic workshops, a community art project, artistic mentorship and the presentation at the community festival.

Creative Aging Network-NC – Heritage Cookbook to highlight the rich culture and traditions of the families in Greensboro’s first Heritage Community.

Gant School of Music – Assemble an ensemble of young musicians aged 8-18 from the Warnersville community to perform a drumline.

Shared Radiance – Capturing and preserving the oral history and memories of those who have lived in or knew individuals from the vibrant Warnersville Community.

TAB Arts Center – Building an ancestral garden and collaborating with a local sculptor who will create a three dimensional piece to commemorate Warnersville.