7 Foundations that have given Municipalities grants in Alabama

THE MISSION OF THE AIR, SPACE, and MISSILE DEFENSE ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE SECURITY OF OUR NATION BY PROVIDING PROGRAMS AND SUPPORT FOR ACTIVITIES THAT CONTRIBUTE TO THE ADVANCEMENT OF A COMMON UNDERSTANDING OF THE VITAL IMPORTANCE OF AIR, SPACE and MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS TO OUR NATIONAL FUTURE. TO FOSTER COMMUNICATIONS AND RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN GOVERNMENT ACTIVITIES WITH RESPONSIBILITIES FOR OR INTERESTS IN AIR, SPACE, AND MISSILE DEFENSE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS; AND LOCAL INDUSTRIES.

Provide support for the Arkansas Zoological Foundation, Inc., an Arkansas nonprofit corporation (the "Zoo Foundation"), and the Little Rock Zoological Gardens, the Municipal Zoo of Little Rock.

THE GENERAL PURPOSE OF THE WEST ALABAMA REGIONAL COMMISSION IS TO PLAN FOR THE UNIFIED AND FAR-REACHING DEVELOPMENT OF THE WEST ALABAMA REGION, ELIMINATE DUPLICATION OF SERVICES BY MEMBER GOVERNMENTS, AND PROMOTE ECONOMY AND EFFICIENCY THROUGH COORDINATION BETWEEN MEMBER GOVERNMENTS. THE WEST ALABAMA REGIONAL COMMISSION: 1) ORGANIZES COOPERATIVE PROJECTS BETWEEN LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO SAVE TAX DOLLARS; 2) PROVIDES TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO MEMBER LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, GRANT APPLICATIONS, PLANNING, MANAGEMENT, AND OTHER AREAS; 3) ADMINISTERS FEDERAL AND STATE PROGRAMS THAT BENEFIT FROM REGIONAL COOPERATION; 4) COORDINATES FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROJECTS OR ISSUES THAT CROSS THE BOUNDARIES OF MEMBER GOVERNMENTS; 5) PLANS FOR THE ORDERLY DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION AND FOR EFFECTIVE DELIVERY OF PUBLIC SERVICES; AND, 6) REVIEWS AND COORDINATES FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL PROGRAMS OF REGIONAL SIGNIFICANCE; 7) PROVIDES REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS TO PROMOTE SMALL BUSINESS DEVELOPMEN

TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES AND LEGAL ASSISTANCE TO COUNTY GOVERNMENTS IN THE STATE OF ALABAMA

TO SUPPORT MUNICIPAL ICE COMPLEX FOR LOCAL USE SUCH AS PUBLIC ICE SKATING, TEACHING, AND AMATEUR HOCKEY