Deadline: 1-Jul-22
The Hampton Road Community Foundation is seeking applications for its Economic Stability Community Grants that focus on providing opportunities for people with barriers to success to become stable, self-sufficient, and prosperous.
They believe their region will thrive when its residents who experience barriers to success have the opportunities and supports they need to lead self-determined lives.
Economic stability helps to create the conditions for children to learn and grow, strengthens an individual’s resolve to pursue hopes and dreams, and reduces the anxiety and stressors that accompany economic insecurity.
Programs that they support address:
- Ending homelessness in their region with a preference for programs that provide safe and affordable housing for individuals and/or families and provide supportive services to ensure housing stability.
- Workforce readiness training/certification acquisition and connection of low income individuals to employment. Preference is given for programs that offer supports to help the individual remain employed for at least one year.
- Development of sound financial education and savings programs to help low income individuals build financial assets for long-term economic well-being.
Desired Outcomes
Grant proposals should address one or more of the following outcomes
- Individuals and families who are homeless are permanently located in safe/affordable housing and remain in housing for at least one year.
- Adults who are economically disadvantaged develop skills for jobs available in Hampton Roads and are employed for at least one year.
- Individuals who are underemployed obtain a higher-wage position post-training and remain employed for at least one year.
- Individuals who are economically disadvantaged improve their knowledge of financial literacy and participate in banking services to include increasing funds in a savings account.
- Proposals for program funding must be able to articulate:
- Program’s fit with their stated priorities
- Program’s desired outcomes
- Organization’s plan for measuring program effectiveness in reaching outcomes
Eligibility Criteria
- If your organization has received a Hampton Roads Community Foundation grant in the past three years, they ask that you not apply for funding for the same type of grant. However, if you received a Community Grant for seed and program projects, you can apply for a Community Grant for Vibrant Places (nonprofit facilities improvement). Similarly, if you received a Vibrant Places grant, you can apply for seed and program support. You can apply annually for a Special Interest Grant, which will not affect your eligibility for a Community Grant.
- The Hampton Roads Community Foundation welcomes grant applications from 501(c) (3) nonprofit public charity organizations serving residents of South Hampton Roads, including those in:
- Chesapeake
- Eastern Shore of Virginia (Accomack and Northampton counties)
- Franklin
- Isle of Wight County
- Norfolk
- Portsmouth
- Suffolk
- Virginia Beach
- Grants to Eastern Shore nonprofits are awarded in partnership with their affiliated Eastern Shore of Virginia Community Foundation.
For more information, visit https://hamptonroadscf.org/nonprofits/apply-for-a-grant/community-grants