Deadline: 02-Apr-21
The Albuquerque Community Foundation is inviting applications for its 2021 Competitive Grant Program – Round 2 in the fields of Economic & Workforce Development, Health and Human Services.
Fields of Interest
- Economic and Workforce Development: Economic & Workforce Development grants will support intentional, inventive efforts to ensure a strong local economy. This field promotes social, economic and environmental growth by supporting innovative support systems for entrepreneurs and the state’s workforce.
- Health: Health grants have two focus areas:
- meeting the mental and behavioral health of individuals in the Greater Albuquerque Metropolitan Area;
- supporting dental health needs of at-risk individuals. Populations served through mental/behavioral and dental health programs may range from early childhood to seniors.
- Human Services: Human Services grants aim to create supportive systems for individuals to thrive in the Greater Albuquerque area. Special focus will be given to organizations and programs that support one or more of the following: parental or guardian skills training, job training, independent living and teens aging out of foster care.
Types of Grants
- Operating Grants: In an effort to ensure the nonprofit partners have as much flexibility to respond to the changes COVID-19 has created (and continues to create) in community, all grants in the 2021 Competitive Grant Program will be general operating grants. This means, funding will be unrestricted and grantees may use the funds as needed throughout the year. Program-based grants will not be accepted in 2021.
- Operating Support Grants: The Foundation considers requests for General Operating Support to be awarded as core support or unrestricted grants. Organizations may use operating grants to cover day-to-day activities or ongoing expenses such as administrative salaries, utilities, office supplies, technology maintenance as well as for project costs, capital, technology purchases and professional development.
Funding Information
The range for grant requests is based on the organization’s total income from the most recently completed fiscal year.
- If applicant total income was under $500,000 they may apply for up to $10,000 in funding.
- If applicant total income was $500,000 or more, they may apply for up to $15,000 in funding.
- Grant requests must be a minimum of $1,000 and a maximum of $15,000.
- For Mental Behavioral Health grants only! If applicant total organizational income was under $500,000 they may apply for up to $15,000 in funding. If total organizational income was $500,000 or more, applicant may apply for up to $20,000 in funding. This only applies in the Health field-of-interest.
Criteria & Priorities
Criteria and Priorities for Applicants:
- Well-established organizations with a proven track record of providing services benefiting people in the Greater Albuquerque area
- Clearly and specifically aligned with one of the Foundation’s Fields-of-Interest
- Have clearly defined organizational goals and measurable program outcomes
- Built on community, regional and organizational assets and strengths
- Organizations should demonstrate their ability to work with other partners to identify community needs and gaps in services
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must meet the following criteria in order to apply for a grant:
- Provide services to the people of the Greater Albuquerque Metropolitan Area
- Be a nonprofit organization, exempt from Federal Income Taxes under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a public educational institution or be a public agency
- Have been incorporated in the state of New Mexico for a minimum of 5 years – verified by the NM Secretary of State, Business Services Division (certain exceptions can be made to this, including, but not limited to: an organization operating with a fiscal agent or an organization spinning off from a parent nonprofit and establishing its own separate entity).
- Be current with all state and federal reporting requirements
- Clearly demonstrate how the organization provides access to economic opportunities
- Have 100% of its Board of Trustees providing a meaningful financial contribution to the organization
- While the Foundation remains flexible in trying to meet community needs, in general, competitive grants are not made for or to:
- Individuals
- Political or religious purposes
- Retire indebtedness
- The payment of interest or taxes
- Annual campaigns, capital campaigns or fundraising events
- Travel for individuals or groups
- Conferences, workshops, symposia; including speaker fees, room and board, related travel
- Endowments
- Medical, scientific or academic research
- Influence legislation or elections
- Private foundations and other grant-making organizations
For more information, visit https://abqcf.org/grants/deadlines/