The Elevation Grant Program (previously known as the Violent Crime Prevention Grant Program) is a partnership between The City of Indianapolis and The Indianapolis Foundation.
Donor Name: Central Indiana Community Foundation
State: Indiana
County: Marion County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/01/2022
Grant Size: up to $250,000
Grant Duration: 12 months
Details:
The program will invest $45 million in neighborhoods over the next three years (2022, 2023, and 2024) to address the root causes of violent crime in Indianapolis through a comprehensive approach, including neighborhood empowerment and community building.
The Elevation Grant Program will feature multiple grant rounds. The desired outcomes are the following: addressing the numerous root causes of violent crime, increasing resident-led solutions (community building), discovering new innovative efforts, investing in infrastructure development for grassroots organizations, and ensuring that qualitative metrics (hope, abundance, peace, resilience, and safe) are expressed and elevated.
The grant program plans to focus part of its investment pipeline on grassroots organizations, prioritizing those led by residents of the communities they serve.
Priorities
The grant program will give priority (through an equity framework) to organizations that clearly demonstrate immediate intentionality around violence reduction and support programs using evidence-based violence reduction programming or promising strategies that, in addition, elevate the assets, aspirations, hope, and improve the safety of neighborhoods impacted by violence:
- Are place-based efforts designed to promote neighborhood safety and reduce or prevent crime in a specific geographical area as defined by a neighborhood and/or community.
- Led by engaged and mobilized residents and community leaders.
- Focus their efforts on providing supportive services (such as employment, education, mentoring, recreation, mental health supports, and family support services) to youth and young adults who face unique challenges and may have a higher likelihood of community disengagement without the proper intervention strategies.
- Provide intervention services to youth (16-24) and young adults (24-35) currently interacting with the criminal legal system to community-based services to build the necessary infrastructure to prevent violent crimes in Indianapolis with wrap-around services.
- Focus on individuals most at-risk of violent victimization or perpetration of violent acts (previously shot/known gun activity, close friend/family member shot in last 12 months), referring to pro-social & supported grassroots and community-based organizations.
- Partner with public agencies in collaboration (The Office of Public Health & Safety, the National Institute for Criminal Justice Reform, law enforcement, courts, probation, and parole) to help prevent crime in the community. Interest Areas Thriving Neighborhoods, Empowered Youth/Young Adult, and Restoration & Resilience, Intervention and Violence Reduction Priority Population Individuals meeting the criteria below:
- Black/Latinx men between the ages of 18-35.
- Individuals most at-risk of violent victimization or perpetration of violent acts (previously shot/known gun activity, close friend/family member shot in last 12 months), referring to pro-social & supported grassroots and community-based organizations. Individuals with multiple interactions with the criminal legal system and unemployed, underemployed, and/or without a high school diploma or HSE/GED.
- Black/Latinx men between the ages of 18-35.
Funding Information
- The program defines a grassroots organization as a resident-led organization/entity operating under community values, shared power and decision making, and supported by an organizational budget of up to $250,000.
- Grant funds must be expended between Oct. 3, 2022 – Sept. 30, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations may apply to multiple program interest areas and are required to submit an application per each interest area.
- Organizations that are start-ups and/or pilot programs may be considered for infrastructure development support.
- Applicant must be a 501(c)(3) public charity or an individual or entity with an appropriate 501(c)(3) public charity serving as a fiscal sponsor. Applicant must be located in Marion County, Indiana and serve residents in Marion County, Indiana.
- With respect to fiscal sponsorship, a 501(c)(3) public charity may serve as a fiscal sponsor for a for-profit organization, an unincorporated association, or an individual operating with a charitable purpose but without a 501(c)(3). A 501(c)(3) public charity may also serve as a fiscal sponsor for a grassroots 501(c)(3) charitable organization.
For more information, visit Central Indiana Community Foundation.
