Hartford Foundation for Public Giving in the US

Deadline: Ongoing

The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is pleased to announce a competitive grant opportunity designed to engage, educate and organize Greater Hartford residents on issues of housing segregation and pathways to more inclusive housing development in local communities.

• educational content created (if applicable),
• number of residents engaged,
• frequency and type of engagement,
• qualitative reporting on feedback and/or action items identified by residents.

• Residents of towns within the Hartford Foundation’s funding region with less than 10% affordable housing including: Andover, Avon, Bolton, Canton, East Granby, Ellington, Farmington, Glastonbury, Granby, Hebron, Marlborough, Newington, Rocky Hill, Simsbury, Somers, South Windsor, Suffield, Tolland, West Hartford, Wethersfield, Windsor, or Windsor Locks. The proposal should outline activities to support educating and/or organizing residents around issues of housing segregation and pathways to more inclusive housing development in their local communities.
• Residents of Hartford. The proposal should outline activities to support educating and/or organizing residents around issues of housing quality and neighborhood investment in the City of Hartford.
• Residents who are persons of color throughout the region. The proposal should outline activities to support educating and/or organizing residents around issues of housing affordability, quality, and choice.

• All nonprofits with a 501c3 designation engaged in eligible activities that are located in or provide significant services in the Greater Hartford region are eligible to apply.
• Community groups, including faith-based groups that do not have a 501c3 tax status, are encouraged to apply through a fiscal agent.

For more information, visit https://www.hfpg.org/application/files/7916/1004/1239/Request_for_Proposals_2021_Community_Education_on_Housing_Segregation.pdf