Deadline: 3-Sep-21
The Greater Miami Jewish Federation is seeking applications for its Jewish Incubator Grants 2021-2022 to provides grants from Federation’s annual campaign to organizations, synagogues, agencies and schools to develop innovative and/or impactful programs, services, programs and technologies that support and enrich Miami’s Jewish community and align with one or more of the following funding priorities.
Purposes
- For the purposes of this process, innovative is defined as meeting one or more of the following:
- Creating something new in the Miami Jewish community
- Adding a new component to an existing program
- Refashioning an existing program in a unique and creative way in order to increase its impact
- For the purposes of this process, impact is associated with a program that:
- Provides content/support in an ongoing, meaningful way. One-time programs will be considered but may have more difficulty demonstrating impact
- Has a clear outcome goal and reaches a significant number of Miami Jews or,
- Has a clear outcome goal and reaches a small, targeted demographic that is either underserved or has the potential to reach a broader audience in the community
- Has a clear outcome goal that is measurable
Funding Priorities
- A Safety Net for the Vulnerable – programs and services that care for those in need in Miami
- Educating and Advancing Jewish Identity – programs and services that increase participants’ knowledge of and connection to Jewish teachings, principles and traditions; and attract individuals/families to engage and/or strengthen their connection to Miami’s Jewish community and their Jewish identity
- Building their Community – programs and services that promote a unified community that embodies a culture of service and advocacy
Funding Information
- Grants will range from $2,500 to $10,000 and will be competitively awarded to support new programs or the expansion of existing programs.
- The grant amount will be based upon:
- Alignment with one or more of Federation’s funding priorities
- Program’s scope and scale
- Opportunities for collaboration with other organizations
- Extent to which the program is able to leverage additional funding sources
- Prospect for sustainability
- Unique, non-duplicative programming or services
Grant Preferences
Preference will be given to programs that:
- Demonstrate potential for significant impact
- Promote collaboration among agencies, congregations and schools
- Meet an underserved or unmet need (e.g. needs caused by the COVID-19 pandemic)
- Are not already receiving funding (applicable to new program applications)
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible applicants include nonprofits with tax-exempt status (or fiscal sponsorship) that serve the Jewish community in Miami-Dade County.
- Nonprofits that currently receive other Federation grants must be in compliance with the terms of those awards to be considered.
- Only one application per organization will be accepted.
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