Deadline: 03-Aug-21
The Impact Austin is inviting applications from nonprofits to request funding for programs, capacity-building initiatives, or both, in four focus areas: Community, Education, Equity, and Health & Well-Being.
Focus
- Equity: To advance equity for women and/or girls of color
- Health & Well-Being: To strengthen and enhance the lives of children and families, or positively impact the mental or physical health and wellness of people.
- Girls Giving Grants: To improve the lives of youth in the community
- Community: To enhance economic, social, environmental or cultural initiatives
- Education: To enhance education and learning.
Funding Information
- Impact Austin will award a total of $226,200 in grants across two focus areas: Equity and Health & Well-Being.
- Two finalists will be selected in each focus area and voted upon by the members. The finalist in each focus area receiving the majority votes will be awarded a restricted grant of $90,500 and the other finalist will be awarded an unrestricted grant of $22,600.
Eligibility Criteria
The organization submitting the application must be a public charity (not private foundation) with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Service Code.
- A proposal must:
- Provide services in Bastrop, Hays, Travis and/or Williamson counties, Texas
- Plan to expend the grant funds within 24 months
- Use the entire grant amount (no partial grants)
- Identify the focus area for the application (Community, Education, Equity, Health & WellBeing). Impact Austin does not provide guidance as to which focus area is appropriate.
- A proposal can:
- Support initiatives: existing initiatives, expansion of initiatives, or new initiatives that target a specific population, last for a specific duration, and aim to achieve specific, measurable goals; and/or
- Support capacity: strengthen or grow a nonprofit organization to improve its future performance, impact and sustainability in support of its mission and vision, producing measurable results for the organization by the end of the grant period.
For more information, visit https://www.impactaustin.org/grantmaking