The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is seeking proposals from nonprofits or community groups conducting community organizing efforts led by people of color and/or people representing communities traditionally marginalized as they engage and activate residents locally for the purpose of more inclusive civic participation.
Donor Name: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
State: Connecticut
City: Hartford
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/08/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 – $60,000
Grant Duration: 24 months
Details:
Successful proposals could support
- community organizing efforts, broadly or around specific issue campaigns,
- increasing community organizing group or organizational capacity
- community organizing infrastructure to benefit the field in Greater Hartford.
The Foundation acknowledges that while residents frequently assemble to achieve shared community goals, community organizing as a practice has the additional goal of increasing the collective power and internal capacity of people of color and traditionally marginalized and/or underrepresented populations.
Requests can address issues such as housing, education, health care, the concerns of returning citizens, and issues affecting LGBTQIA+ persons, or other issues identified by community members with preference given for efforts related to the advancement of racial justice.
Funding Information
Grant awards will range from $5,000 – $60,000.
Grant Period
Scope of work considered could take place over the span of one year or up to a 24-month period.
Use of Funds
Line items requested from the Foundation may include but are not limited to: materials, software or equipment, stipends for residents, payment for other professional services, organizational staffing and overhead. The Foundation will not support the hiring of new, permanent staffing with this funding opportunity.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be submitted by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Community groups can use a 501(c)(3) organization as a fiscal sponsor.
- Board of directors and staff must be reflective of the racial/ethnic diversity of the community members engaged. If not a 501(c)(3), community group leadership must be reflective of the racial/ethnic diversity of the population served.
- Nonprofits may serve as a fiscal agent for multiple projects.
- Applications can be submitted for projects that support more than one group or nonprofit.
For more information, visit Community Organizing Grants.