Deadline: 23-Jul-20
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation (ZSR) is currently seeking applications for the State-Level Systemic Change Strategy Grants 2020.
By “State-Level Systemic Change,” the Foundation means something different than reform or piecemeal policy change. Rather, they seek to support efforts aimed at making “fundamental change in policies, processes, relationships and power structures, as well as values and norms” that impair the quality of life for North Carolinians.
Furthermore, systemic change can happen at many levels, and ZSR fully expects that much of the work it will fund across its major strategies will be for systemic change. This particular strategy, however, is focused on systemic change at the state level, meaning that the systems being changed are systems that affect North Carolinians across the state.
Priority Areas
As part of ZSR’s State-Level Systemic Change Strategy, the Foundation focuses on four priority areas that are integral to achieving this state-level vision. They recognize that each of these four areas intersect in multiple ways, and look for approaches that not only strengthen each, but also work holistically within and across them.
- Advancing Public Education
- Fostering a Healthy and Sustainable Environment
- Promoting Social and Economic Justice
- Strengthening Democracy
The Foundation will support grantees using one or more approaches, including, but not limited to:
- Advocacy
- Applied Research
- Communications/Digital Media
- Leadership Development
- Legal/Litigation
- Organizing/Mobilizing
- Training/Education
The Foundation will give particular emphasis to work targeted at improving opportunities and outcomes for populations who have been historically marginalized, subjected to systemic discrimination, or excluded from full participation in society, including, but not limited to:
The Foundation seeks to help build the capacity of its grantees in this strategy to work better together in service of the above-stated vision.
Funding Information
The majority of grant amounts that have been awarded range from $30,000 to $100,000 per year, but grants can be higher or lower than this range.
Eligibility Criteria
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is restricted to making grants to charitable, tax-exempt, 501(c)(3) organizations, colleges/universities, religious entities and government units for programs and projects that serve the people of North Carolina. Out-of-state charitable organizations are eligible to apply for funds to support projects operating in and benefiting North Carolina.
For more information, visit https://www.zsr.org/state-level