Deadline: 30-Jul-21
The Deaconess Foundation is seeking applications for its Responsive Grants Program to improve the health of the Metropolitan St. Louis community and its people by giving support to positive systemic change for the well-being of children and families in the St. Louis metropolitan region.
Deaconess Foundation recognizes that significant gaps in civic infrastructure, resources and power inhibit the health and well-being of children and families in the St. Louis region. Their Just for Kids strategy is designed to address these gaps by strengthening the region, system, and community’s capability to achieve positive outcomes through collaborative engagement and investment with diverse partners.
Funding will support policy development, advocacy or organizing efforts that pursue positive systemic change for the well-being of children and families in the St. Louis metropolitan region in alignment with Deaconess Policy priorities. Both emerging and established efforts at all stages of work are encouraged to apply.
Competitive proposals will utilize a racial equity lens and pursue efforts that: research, develop and test new policy ideas, protect or implement effective policies, advance public education, debate and will, equip and position advocates and organizers, strengthen networks and alliances, or help policymakers understand how policies are working or when they need innovation.
Priorities
They expect efforts supported through these grants to pursue the result of policy shifts aligned with Deaconess Foundation’s policy priorities:
- Health Care
- Economic Mobility
- Justice and Equity
- Early Childhood Education
Funding Information
- One- or two-year grants will be awarded quarterly up to $20,000 per year per organization.
- Grants are awarded to direct service providers that work to amplify the voices of their constituencies but will not be awarded to applicants requesting funds for programs or direct services.
For more information, visit https://deaconess.org/what-we-fund/