Deadline: 15-May-21
The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is pleased to announce applications for Access Grants Program to dismantle structural and systemic racism and achieve equity in social and economic mobility in Greater Hartford’s Black and Latinx communities.
They recognize that work to dismantle racism and advance equitable economic and social mobility will require sustained efforts, beyond one year.
As such, Access Grant recipients that are able to demonstrate the potential for impact during and beyond the grant period will be considered for continued support in subsequent years.
Areas
- Higher opportunity neighborhoods.
- Employment Opportunities
- Basic Human Needs
- Arts and Culture
- Civic and Resident Engagement
Funding Information
- Requests of up to $50,000 over a period of one year will be considered.
- Grant award size would be in alignment with the size and scope of the work, the agency’s capacity to implement the work, and its expected impact.
- Requests may support new projects or existing efforts, including operating support for organizations that have a mission that is dedicated to dismantling structural racism.
Outcomes
- Higher opportunity neighborhoods
- Increased social strength and connectedness of Hartford neighborhoods
- Increased investment in Hartford neighborhoods
- Increased availability of quality, affordable housing in Hartford and the region
- Increased housing stability for Hartford renters
- Employment Opportunities
- Increase hiring of residents with low-income and low-skills
- Increase employment and career exposure for youth in region’s Alliance Districts
- Increase post-secondary degree and credential completion
- Increase small business job creation for Black and Latinx residents
- Increase access to capital for Black and Latinx small business owners and entrepreneurs
- Decrease recidivism among residents returning to the region from incarceration
- Basic Human Needs
- Increase food security
- Increase homeless diversion
- Increase accessible and stable vital human services (food, shelter, physical and mental health, and internet)
- Arts and Culture
- Increased arts sector stability and resilience
- Increased racial/ethnic diversity in region’s arts workforce
- Civic and Resident Engagement
- Increase the number of civically informed residents in the region
- Increase Census completion and voter participation
- Increase resident preparation and participation in civic processes
- Increase support for resident-led organizing and advocacy
Eligibility Criteria
- All nonprofits, or community groups with a fiscal sponsor, that serve Greater Hartford and have a mission or proposed project that could be an effective strategy or approach to dismantle structural racism, including by advancing equitable social and economic mobility, are eligible to apply.
- The Foundation welcomes new approaches to advance its outcome areas, as well as new ideas that may fall outside or cut across these outcome areas, but still contribute to this broader vision.
For more information, visit https://www.hfpg.org/nonprofits/access-grants