Since 2000, Community Foundation of Acadiana (CFA) has worked as a philanthropic organization focusing on south Louisiana’s parishes including Acadia, Evangeline, Iberia, Lafayette, St. Landry, St. Mary, St. Martin, and Vermilion. Its core mission is building legacies and improving communities by facilitating connections between generous donors and the causes they are passionate about.
The Richard Guidry Cajun and Creole Language Fund, under the Community Foundation of Acadiana, aims to support projects and initiatives that foster the use, increase, and improvement of the French language in Louisiana, particularly its Cajun and Creole dialects. This includes a wide scope of applications such as scholarships, classroom projects, research, cultural initiatives, and media projects that promote the spoken use of these languages in public, arts, and education. The fund awards up to $3,000 in grants annually to selected projects or initiatives.