Deadline: 16-Sep-20
The Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) is a $10M, 5-year Fund (2020 – 2025) that supports U.S.-based groups run by and for people with disabilities to lead transformational change. The Fund is supported by the Presidents’ Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy, which is composed of foundation presidents who are committed to disability inclusion as part of improving diversity, equity, and inclusion within philanthropy.
Borealis Philanthropy works as a partner to philanthropy, helping grantmakers expand their reach and impact. Their primary work includes managing donor collaboratives where numerous funders come together to pool resources that support a variety of issues, communities, and movements. Borealis currently has 10 donor collaboratives, including the Disability Inclusion Fund.
Priority Areas
- Organizations that are disability-led with priority towards Black, Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC), queer and gender non-conforming and women disability-led organizations.
- Work that engages other social movements and injustices for example Black lives matter, climate change, immigration rights, labor rights, racial justice etc.
- Work that brings other organizations, leaders, movements and communities together to build relationships, coalitions and opportunities for collaboration.
- Work that celebrates creates and uplifts the representation of disabled people in the arts, media, education, literature, work with youth etc.
- Work that moves practices of disability inclusion and disability justice forward.
Funding Information
- The grants offer will be general operating support or program support and will range in size from $50,000- $100,000.
- The DIF will provide one year grants.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organization budget cannot exceed $1.5 million
- The organization must be U.S based or U.S. territories based 501(c)3 organizations, fiscally sponsored and LLC
- Ineligible applicants:
- Organizations that are non U.S based or non U.S. Territories
- Individuals
- Universities
- Hospitals
- Organizations or projects that only provide direct service (i.e. home health agency or wheelchair Supply Company etc). Organizations or projects that provide direct services are eligible only if they also engage in community organizing, advocacy and/or policy work.
For more information, visit https://borealisphilanthropy.org/dif-august-updates/