Deadline: 15-Aug-21
Does your organization have a mission or project idea that could contribute to the goal of dismantling structural racism in Greater Hartford? If yes, then apply for the Access Grants Program.
The Hartford Foundation is taking significant steps to dismantle structural and systemic racism and achieve equity in social and economic mobility in Greater Hartford’s Black and Latinx communities.
Funding Information
- Requests of up to $50,000 over a period of one year will be considered.
About Your Organization
These guiding principles support the best interests of the region, reflect their values, and inform the decision-making process for grantmaking.
- Capacity of the Organization: Does the organization have the institutional capacity, including qualified staff, board leadership, stable financial standing and a thoughtful and appropriate program plan, to successfully undertake the proposed project? Does the program plan align with the strategic direction of the organization?
- Collaboration: Does this project provide an opportunity for nonprofits to work together, or with other sectors, to improve the planning, coordination, and delivery of services, and if so is that collaborative approach reflected in program plans? Does the organization have a track record of collaboration?
- Community Engagement: Have the individuals and/or groups expected to benefit from the project been consulted in its development?
- Demonstrated Need: Is there demonstrated need and demand for the proposed project? Are other organizations already doing this work? Will the proposed project benefit a meaningful number of people, providing real added value in its outcomes? How do they know?
- Equity, Diversity and Inclusion: Does the organization work to improve access to services and programs for vulnerable and underserved populations? Are the board and staff ethnically and racially representative of the community they serve?
- Holistic Approaches: Does the organization approach its work in a holistic way? Does the project address the structural causes of an issue? Does the project support improved coordination across multiple systems?
- Organizational Finances and Program Budget: Are financial management systems and safeguards in place? Is the budget for the proposed project detailed, realistic and cost-effective?
- Outcome Driven: Is the organization able to clearly articulate organizational and program goals? Has a clear plan for achieving results been presented? Is there a plan in place to track and report outcomes and impact on the people and communities served?
- Sustainability: The Foundation focuses its resources on those institutions and projects that are likely to produce benefits that endure beyond the period of Foundation funding. Does the project leverage other funds? Has a long-term funding plan been developed to support the proposed project beyond the term of the Foundation’s support? Is the Foundation the most appropriate source of funding?
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