The Advancing Advocacy and Justice with Communities of Color funding opportunity aims to build power in the advocacy ecosystem with organizations that are most critical and closest to the communities for whom health is furthest from reach.
Donor Name: The Colorado Health Foundation
State: Colorado
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Type of Entity: 501(c)(3) Organizations and Government Entities
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 06/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $50,000 – $200,000
Grant Duration: 5 years
Details:
This funding opportunity will support:
- A continuum of advocacy efforts focusing on health equity for Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous/Native American, multiracial communities and groups that engage in intersectional work with communities of color (e.g. focusing on Indigenous women, Black LGBTQ+, immigrants and refugees);
- Long-term movement-building strategies that make decision-makers accountable to communities and strengthen their power to influence policy;
- Efforts for racial and economic justice, which will ultimately support health equity for people of color across the state.
Priorities
Priority will be given to organizations that:
- Are focused on movement building and strengthening the power of Arab/Middle Eastern, Asian/Pacific Islander, Black/African American, Hispanic/Latinx, Indigenous/Native American and multiracial communities.
- Support people living on low incomes who have unequal opportunities for civic participation
- Are constituent led and have a track record of engaging in advocacy efforts
Priority will be given to those using tactics that are central to these goals, including, but not limited to:
- Community organizing, base-building and mobilization
- Direct action/protests
- Grassroots calls to action
- Advocacy leadership and training with community members
- Voter engagement and mobilization
- Legal advocacy and impact litigation
- Administrative and regulatory advocacy
- Advocacy and accountability efforts for policymakers
- Neighborhood canvassing and base building
- Advocacy efforts aimed at civic and political reform
- Organizing and mobilization efforts advancing social, racial and economic justice related to health equity
Funding Information
Grants will typically range from $50,000 to $200,000 annually per organization.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations eligible to apply include 501(c)(3) organizations, government entities and community-based groups that use a fiscal sponsor for project support.
For more information, visit The Colorado Health Foundation