Deadline: 13-Jan-21
Recognizing COVID-19’s continuing disruptive effects, the Peter & Elizabeth Tower Foundation has announced the 2021 COVID-19 Response grants. Organizations with existing programming in the Foundation’s funding geography expressly serving young people with intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, mental illness, and/or substance use disorders and their families are eligible to apply for unrestricted grants.
The COVID-19 Response application is brief and focuses on helping the Foundation understand the needs and opportunities that organizations and the people they serve face because of COVID-19. COVID19 has had a disproportionately negative impact on communities of color and other marginalized groups (e.g., people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, incarcerated individuals, immigrant/refugee communities). The Foundation will give preference to applicants working to address these inequities.
Funding Information
- The Foundation has allocated $400,000 to each of the two 2021 COVID-19 Response grant opportunities. The Foundation anticipates awarding approximately 16-25 grants of up to $25,000 in each funding round.
Funding Preferences
This funding opportunity is intended as a short-term response to organizational challenges relating to the COVID-19 pandemic. They expect to prioritize applications from organizations serving young people affected by intellectual disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health, and/or substance use disorders that:
- Have an annual operating budget of $8 million or less.
- Reflect the community they serve in the ethnic/racial diversity of leaders, staff, and board members.
- Include beneficiary voice and feedback in the design and delivery of their services.
- Continue to serve, whether in person or virtually, populations disproportionately affected by COVID-19 (e.g., people experiencing homelessness, people who are incarcerated, people with disabilities, refugee and immigrant communities, and communities of color).
- Continue to provide necessary in-person services (e.g., residential care, inpatient, in-home) to the highest-need populations despite increased risk to staff.
- Continue to serve families and caregivers who are supporting children and young adults in their home, including services to combat isolation; to support health and well-being; and to provide family respite.
Who Can Apply?
Organizations currently providing services within the following regions are eligible to apply under this grant opportunity:
- Barnstable County;
- Dukes County;
- Essex County;
- Nantucket County;
- Erie County;
- Niagara County.
Additionally, applicants must be:
- Not-for-profit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation that are not private foundations; or
- Not-for-profit public benefits corporations Schools, school districts, and colleges/universities are not eligible to apply for COVID-19 Response grants.
For more information, visit https://thetowerfoundation.org/what-we-fund/apply-for-a-grant-2/