Deadline: 14-Jan-22
Applications are now open for the Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit Plus to fund transformative neighborhood projects that support the vision, creativity and priorities of Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park residents.
Starting this year, the program is now known as KIP:D+ (Kresge Innovative Projects: Detroit Plus) reflecting important shifts in the grant program, including the expansion of the program to Highland Park and Hamtramck, as well as the inclusion of Co.act Detroit to administer the grant program. MCR continues to co-lead the program.
Types of Grants
- Pre-planning Grants are designed to help organizations create visions for their community projects. If you have a desire to do a project with a community you’re in relationship with, but need a little help and funding to get the community’s input and create a scope, timeline and budget, these grants may be for you!
- Planning Grants are designed to help organizations turn visions for community projects into plans. If you have a desire to do a project with a community you’re in relationship with and a scope, timeline and budget but need a little help and funding to create a work plan and identify architects or consultants, these grants may be for you!
- Planning and Implementation Grants are designed to help organizations complete plans and get to work on their projects. If your organization needs a little more help with planning, but can complete a project within 24 months, these grants may be for you!
- Implementation Grants are designed to help organizations turn existing plans into action. If your organization has done all the planning, but needs support and funding to complete a project within 24 months, these grants may be for you!
What kind of projects does KIP:D+ fund?
- KIP:D+ funds projects in Detroit, Hamtramck and Highland Park neighborhoods that support the vision and creativity of residents. They support inclusive, collaborative processes that authentically engage community members in planning, design and implementation.
- KIP:D+ seeks:
- Detroit-, Hamtramck- or Highland Park-based organizations serving residents and neighborhoods of those cities,
- Projects that will strengthen neighborhoods and improve the quality of residents’ lives,
- Projects that advance neighborhood priorities and reflect the culture, history and demographics of residents served, and
- Visions shaped by community members through inclusive, collaborative processes.
- In addition to funding for Pre-Planning, Planning, Planning + Implementation, or Implementation projects, KIP:D+ grantees also get:
- 1-on-1 technical assistance and support from Michigan Community Resources
- The opportunity to be a part of a unique group of KIP:D+ grantees who learn from and share with one another.
Eligibility Criteria
- Nonprofit organizations with locations in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park that serve residents of those cities
- Nonprofit organizations that align with KIP:D+ principles
Ineligible
- Individuals
- Funders (foundations, CDFI’s, etc.)
- Organizations that discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, sexual orientation or veteran status
- Faith-based organizations are eligible to apply if their work serves the community at large e.g. faith-based community development organizations.
- For-profit organizations
- Academic Institutions – Community college, college and university programs that concentrate primarily on degree-granting activities
- Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD) schools are not eligible to apply, but nonprofit schools are eligible to apply if their projects are open to residents beyond their student bodies
- Organizations that have less than two years’ experience working with and serving residents in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park, unless applying for a Pre-Planning grant
- For Pre-Planning grants, organizations that have less than one year of experience working with and serving residents in Detroit, Hamtramck or Highland Park
- Public entities, including city departments and quasi-governmental organizations (businesses within or under government entities)
- All 501(c)(3) nonprofits who are not eligible to apply may be fiduciaries for eligible organizations or apply as part of a collaborative application, as long as they are not the applicant of record.
For more information, visit https://coactdetroit.org/kipd/