The Systems & Policy Change (SPC) invites proposals from community-led and community-engaged efforts to transform systems and policies that will decrease and/or prevent continued racism and inequities related to economic opportunity, health, housing, and community connections in communities of color in King County.
Donor Name: Communities of Opportunity
State: Washington
County: King County (WA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/11/2022
Grant Size: up to $125,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
They seek to fund organizations and coalitions advancing policy work as a mechanism for systems change. In pursuit of this, the opportunity will prioritize funding for organizing activities focused on long-term policy change, as defined by the applicant, while clearly articulating how such policy evolution fits into the larger picture of systems change.
They seek to support:
- Community-rooted efforts based in and led by people most impacted by inequity focused on policy as a mechanism for systems change.
- Efforts that demonstrate knowledge of the practices, policies, rules, systems, or regulations they seek to change.
- Organizing activities that are focused on the long-term policy and/or systems change defined by the applicant tied to one of the four Results Areas of Communities of Opportunity.
- Efforts that demonstrate deep community leadership in the identification of issues and development of policies and solutions.
Funding Information
COO has approximately $2.2M to $2.5M available annually to award from 2023-2024 (January 1, 2023, through December 31, 2024). An organization applying on its own behalf may receive up to $125,000 per year. Applicants applying as a coalition with other organizations may receive up to $200,000 per year.
Eligibility Criteria
- Have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status or have a fiscal sponsor that qualifies as a nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization.
- Be based within the state of Washington and can describe and demonstrate the impact of their work in King County.
Applications are encouraged from:
- Organizations or coalitions that are led by and for the community in which the proposed grant work takes place (including tribes and tribal organizations).
- Organizations or coalitions that center racial equity in their work and approach.
- Organizations or coalitions with strong relationships and trust in the community.
- Organizations or coalitions that can specify systems and policies they are seeking to develop, modify, and/or implement.
- Organizations or coalitions that can describe a long-term policy advocacy plan that will include concrete activities/efforts and key decision makers, sectors, communities, and partners to be engaged in the work.
- Organizations or coalitions that can articulate how the proposed policy advocacy activities/efforts fit into the larger picture of systems change.
- Organizations or coalitions that are currently receiving funding or participating through other COO strategy areas, including Cultural and Place-based community partnerships, are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Communities of Opportunity (COO).