Endeavor Together

Peer Architects exists to build what could be: in the lives of our clients, the organizations they’re building, and the spaces they inhabit. We believe that organizations committed to serving others can change the world, and that good design can bolster their efforts. We created the Endeavor Grant to leverage our expertise in support of nonprofit ministries and organizations who are making an impact in their community every day. The grant awards up to $20,000 in pro-bono design services to catalyze a project of strategic importance to the recipient’s vision.

SERVICES

Services awarded are bespoke to the needs of the recipient, but can include the following:

Visioning: Capturing many versions of what a building, site, or space can be, and narrowing down to what’s best.
Project Feasibility: Developing a project far enough to understand its spatial, regulatory, and budget constraints.
Master Planning: Strategically planning a series of future projects over a larger area and period of time.
Site Analysis & Planning: Thoughtfully exploring and documenting the highest and best use of a site for a project’s program.
Conceptual Design: Drawing floor plans, elevations, and renderings to express what a space can be.
Architecture & Interiors Consultation: Expressing an organization’s unique culture in its spaces.

ELIGIBILITY

The Endeavor Grant is awarded to at least one organization each year. Eligible organizations must be a registered 501c3 within a 100-mile radius of Birmingham, AL. Architecture and interiors projects must be 20,000 square feet or less.

EXCLUSIONS

The following projects or services are not eligible for this grant:

Projects involving hazardous materials or mitigation
Single-family residences*
Documents for construction

*Projects with single-family residences serving others, such as Habitat for Humanity or affordable housing models, are eligible.

PROCESS

Applications and awards will follow the schedule below:

Online applications open on January 2nd of the award year.
Clarifying questions may be submitted through January 31st to grant@peerarchitects.com.
Applications, and any optional supplemental information, are due by February 28th at 5pm CST.
Shortlist interviews will be scheduled for the week of April 1st.
Selected grant recipients will be announced on April 30th.
A project-specific schedule will be developed for execution in the second half of the award year.

CONTACT

If you have any questions regarding the submission process or the Endeavor Grant, please email:

grant@peerarchitects.com