Deadline: 15-Mar-21
Applications are now open for the Hudson Valley Organizing Grants Program. These grants provide long-term support to grassroots groups in the Hudson Valley of New York. Their grantees are engaged in the strategy of grassroots organizing, the process of building power by galvanizing the collective leadership of those directly impacted by injustice, particularly low-income communities and communities of color.
Funding Information
- Amount: $10,000 or $15,000
- Applicants may be considered for a multi-year grant. No additional application materials are required for multi-year grants.
Eligibility Criteria
- They Fund Organizing: North Star Fund provides grants to organizations in NYC and Hudson Valley whose missions are to advance grassroots organizing—the process of building collective power so that communities impacted by injustice can make systemic change. Grantees can articulate the root causes of the injustices, pointing to systems and policies affecting their community. These organizations see community members impacted by this injustice as essential stakeholders, from whom they recruit leaders and seek stories, ideas, campaign strategy, and organizational direction.
- They Fund both New and Established Groups: These grants are intended for both new and emerging organizations as well as established movement builders with a track record of success. New and emerging organizations are not expected to meet all of the community organizing criteria, but some priorities include:
- Mass mobilizations efforts and other activities that shift public opinion and change political conditions.
- Founders and key leaders come from the impacted community.
- New members can join and take part in leading the organization’s efforts.
- Founders and leaders can identify and articulate the root causes of injustice that they seek to address.
- They Fund Small Organizations: North Star Fund grants support small organizations which typically lack access to support from national foundations. Organizational budgets range from $0 to a maximum of $800,000.
- In this spring 2021 application period, North Star Fund will accept applications from organizations that do not currently receive support, such as new organizations, first-time applicants, or prior applicants that did not receive an award. (Current North Star Fund grantees will have the opportunity to apply for renewal support in fall 2021.)
- In addition to the criteria listed above, North Star Fund will consider Hudson Valley Organizing applications from organizations that meet all of the following requirements:
- A Hudson Valley organizing budget under $800,000
- Can demonstrate some elements of community organizing
- Organizing community members within at least one of the following counties: Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Greene, Delaware, Rensselaer, Albany, or Schoharie.
For more information, visit https://northstarfund.org/apply/hudson-valley-organizing-grants/