GRANTS

Inclusive Communities Fund Grant Program – Oct 14

The National Fair Housing Alliance (NFHA) works to eliminate housing discrimination and ensure equitable housing opportunities for all people and communities through its education and outreach, member services, public policy, advocacy, housing and community development, tech equity, enforcement, and consulting and compliance programs.

To that end, NFHA invites applications for its Inclusive Communities Fund grant program, which reinvests fair housing settlement funds for community relief into neighborhoods or populations destabilized by housing discrimination. Inclusive Communities seeks to empower all individuals to access safe, sustainable housing of choice; creates inclusive, healthy, and well-resourced neighborhoods of opportunity; and addresses systemic barriers that limit equitable housing opportunities for everyone.

NFHA will fund organizations that provide the following types of direct services: programs supporting new homeownership in Black and Latino communities or directly for Black and Latino buyers; programs and services that increase access to credit for Black and Latino communities; programs preserving existing homeownership in Black and Latino communities; increasing affordable housing supply, with emphasis on affordable homeownership; neighborhood stabilization programs and projects, including those that address vacant and abandoned land and housing in Black and Latino communities; physical revitalization projects that create vibrant, healthy communities and further environmental justice; and cross-cutting systemic efforts that improve housing stability for Black and Latino individuals and communities. NFHA is particularly interested in funding race-conscious solutions such as special purpose credit programs, first-generation down payment assistance programs, small-dollar loan programs, programs that address credit access, and programs that prioritize permanent affordability, such as shared equity homeownership or community land trusts.

Through the fund, NFHA will award grants of up to $185,000, with up to 15 percent allowable for administrative costs, and anticipates partnering with approximately three organizations per metropolitan area. Funding will support 24 months, spanning January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024.

Grants are available to support activities in the following metropolitan areas: Albuquerque, New Mexico; Baltimore, Maryland; Charleston, South Carolina; Kansas City, Missouri; Las Vegas Region, Nevada; Louisville, Kentucky; Memphis, Tennessee; Minneapolis, Minnesota; Newark Region, New Jersey; Prince George’s County, Maryland; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Phoenix Region, Arizona; Providence Region, Rhode Island’ San Diego Region, California; Tucson, Arizona; and Washington, D.C.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions, see the National Fair Housing Alliance website.

Deadline: October 14, 2022

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Black-led Movement Fund – Oct 28

Borealis Philanthropy has announced a request for proposals for the next round of funding from the Black-led Movement Fund (BLMF).

The BLMF supports the Movement for Black Lives (M4BL) and other politically aligned organizations so that it can better shape policy agendas for Black communities, create alternatives to institutions that have been harmful to Black people, and build local Black community power. The fund provides a dedicated vehicle for funders to support the ecosystem of grassroots, Black-led power-building organizations working towards community safety, justice, and liberation.

Current grantmaking criteria include: groups center on the leadership of Black women/femmes, girls, as well as queer and trans people; groups build local power, particularly in the South and Midwest where funding opportunities for Black-led organizing are more often scarce; groups are less likely to be funded by institutional philanthropy; groups have an intersectional connection to other issues and movements, such as climate justice, food, and land justice, immigration, reproductive justice, prison industrial complex abolition, disability justice, gender justice, and economic justice; and groups work within the Movement for Black Lives ecosystem, or within other movement ecosystems that are aligned with the M4BL Values.

Through the fund, $200,000 general operating support grants will be awarded ($100,000 per year) over two years, 2023-2025.

Funding will provide general operating support for U.S.-based, Black-led organizations or projects within the Movement for Black Lives ecosystem or other movement ecosystems aligned with the M4BL Values. Please note this RFP is open to all black-led 501(c)(3) or fiscally sponsored 501(c)(3) organizations and that past BLMF core support, special opportunity, or rapid response grant recipients are eligible to apply.

A zoom webinar detailing the opportunity will be held Wednesday, October 19 at 11:00 a.m. PT / 2:00 p.m. ET.

For complete program guidelines and application instructions and to register for the webinar, see the Borealis Philanthropy website.

Deadline: October 28, 2022

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Media Justice Fund 11/3/22

Media justice exists when all people—especially people of color, poor and working-class people, people with disabilities, women, and LGBTQI+ people—are able to create and share information, ideas, and stories to shift power and build movements for racial, social, and economic justice.

 

The Media Justice Fund is a special fund at the Bread & Roses Community Fund that provides $20,000 grants to groups using community organizing to create change in policies or practices.  The fund was shaped by the input of community members and made possible by a partnership with Independence Public Media Foundation.

Read more about the Media Justice Fund, eligibility requirements and how to apply.

Learn More:
A virtual information session will be held Friday, October 20, from 12:30 to 1:30 PM (register) and an application assistance session Tuesday, November 1, from 11:00 to 12:00 PM (register).

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Philadelphia Cultural Fund 2023 Art & Culture Grants 12/9/22

2023 Art & Culture Grant Application – New Applicants

Apply Here

This year PCF will once again accept new applications. Because of the difficulties of the pandemic, we will use a streamlined process that will minimize the amount of time and effort for applicants to qualify for funding. The application has been modified. There will be no panels or site visits. PCF staff will review the modified applications.

Applications for the 2023 grant cycle (1-yr general operating grant) are open only to organizations that have an Average Budget below $1.5M as shown on their current SMU|DataArts Philadelphia Cultural Fund (PCF) Funder Report.

Grant amounts will be determined through the use of a modified funding formula that takes into consideration the operating budget of the organization.

2023 Art & Culture Grant Application – Returning Organizations

Apply Here (invitation only)

The application for the 2023 Grant Cycle for returning grantees is now open. If eligible you will receive an email as this is by invitation only. Application eligibility is based on the FY21 and FY22 regranting criteria and the organization’s most recent SMU DataArts Funder Report in the PCF grantmaking system (Zengine). Eligible organizations must have an average operational budget of $1.5M or below.

Instructions:

For additional details and application instructions, visit PCF’s website.

Deadline:
Friday, December 9, 2022
Contact for Additional information:

Email Caralyn Spector, Interim Executive Director, at caralyn@philaculturalfund.org or Camille Halsey, Program Manager, camille@philacultualfund.org with any questions.

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RESOURCES

Taproot Foundation 10/23/22 – 10/29/22

Pro Bono Week (October 23-29, 2022) is a global campaign that celebrates the power of pro bono service in communities. This week allows us to recognize the commitment of skilled volunteers providing their services pro bono, as well as the social change organizations harnessing that talent to advance their missions forward. Celebrate this week with us by signing up for one of our webinars:

  • Get Your Nonprofit the Support You Need, For Free, Tuesday, October 25, 1 p.m. ET
    • Our community of 100,000+ volunteers is poised and ready to partner with you—in areas such as marketing strategy, budgeting, HR advice, and much more—to build your capacity to do even more important work. Learn how to begin participating in Taproot’s free programs during Pro Bono Week (October 23-29) and beyond!

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Compass Pro Bono Consulting

Micro Projects – Application Now Open!

Nonprofits are matched with a team of five volunteer consultants from the local business community to conduct a strategic consulting project. Projects run from late February through June, and are valued at approximately $65,000. For more information please contact Megan Tomey, Program Manager, at mtomey@compassphilly.org.

Learn More! RSVP for our Client Information Session on Wednesday, October 26 from 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. EST.

The Micro Project Nonprofit Application is now open. The deadline to apply is Friday, November 18, 2022. For your convenience, we recommend downloading the PDF and Word application templates before applying:

To submit your application visit: 2022-23 Micro Client Application

To review our Micro Project Service Lines and project topics, click here.

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Videos from the Nonprofit Center at the BRIC

  • Introduction to Finding Grants:

    This workshop covers what funders are looking for in nonprofits seeking grants and how to find potential funders. The 10 most important things you need to know about finding grants are provided, including who funds nonprofits and their motivations; what funders really want to know about the organizations they are interested in funding; and how to identify potential funders and make the first approach.

  • Introduction to Proposal Writing:

    This class provides participants with an overview of how to write a standard project proposal to a foundation. The class includes the basic elements of a proposal; the “dos” and “don’ts” of writing and submitting a proposal; and how to follow up whether the answer is yes or no.

  • Introduction to Foundation Directory Online:

    This class demonstrates how to use FDO, the most comprehensive foundation prospect research tool for fundraisers. Participants learn how to search for grantmakers who have funded organizations with causes and communities similar to those they serve.

Database Demonstrations

Learn how to access and use nonprofit databases available at the Free Library.

Category: Grants and Resources