Deadline: 11-Mar-2024
Together Outdoors is accepting applications for its grant program to fund outdoor inclusion initiatives that are “by the community, for the community.”
Together Outdoors use a trust-based approach to dismantle historical barriers to funding.
Mission
- Together Outdoors nurtures an environment where all people have access to welcoming outdoor recreation experiences. They pursue this work through engagement, partnership and education across all segments of the outdoor community.
Focus Areas
- Research + Resources
- Monetary support for the development of research and resources concerning inclusion in the outdoors, such as toolkits, educational resources, audio and video resources, and linguistic translations.
- Activating Change Outdoors
- Outdoor recreation-related programming, events, and leadership development initiatives that benefit communities of color, LGBTQIA+, underserved regions, people with disabilities, and/or other intersecting minority groups.
Funding Information
- Together Outdoors will make one-time awards of $5,000 to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Proposal must align with grant’s focus areas.
- This grant program is limited to applicants in the United States of America, including territories.
- Grant funding may not be used to support political advocacy, fundraising, lobbying, litigation, terrorist activities, or Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
- 501(c)(3) status is not required to apply, but individuals cannot apply for their sole benefit. Fiscal sponsorships are eligible.
- The applicant’s organizational or project income level must currently be under $300,000.
- The applicant must have received less than $100,000 in grants in the last two years.
- Applicants must serve a majority constituency of communities of color, LGBTQIA+, people with disabilities, and/or other intersecting minority groups.
For more information, visit Together Outdoors.