The Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut is seeking applications for its Racial Justice Grants to eliminate racial injustice through a variety of means including community organizing, advocacy, and education.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut
State: Connecticut
Town: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/29/2022
Grants Size: $500 and $20,000
Details:
Project Ideas
Ideas for projects may include endeavors like:
- Hosting a book club for youth/adults on topics related to racial equity
- Sponsoring a webinar that discusses forms of reparations, their impact and challenges
- Teaching an inclusive view of US History
- Advocating for policy changes that directly impact BIPOC communities
- Developing organizing and advocacy skills in BIPOC communities
- Community organizing around racial equity
Populations Served
The Fund for Racial Justice must be for the benefit of residents in the following communities:
Ashford, Bozrah, Brooklyn, Canterbury, Chaplin, Colchester, Columbia, Coventry, Eastford, East Lyme, Franklin, Griswold, Groton, Hampton, Killingly, Lebanon, Ledyard, Lisbon, Lyme, Mansfield, Montville, New London, North Stonington, Norwich, Old Lyme, Plainfield, Pomfret, Preston, Putnam, Salem, Scotland, Sprague, Stafford, Sterling, Stonington, Thompson, Union, Voluntown, Waterford, Willington, Windham and Woodstock.
Funding Information
In order to encourage a diverse range of projects, the Foundation can make awards between $500 and $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
They seek applications from groups that include representation from BIPOC communities to ensure that voices of people with lived experience are incorporated into programs. Eligible applicants who are not organizations with a 501(c)(3) IRS designation must work with a fiscal agent.
Eligible Applicants
- Grass roots organizations
- Book or social clubs
- Youth organizations
- Community nonprofit agencies
- Municipal groups or committees
- School systems
For more information, visit Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut.