The United Way of Greater Cincinnati is currently accepting applications for its Black Empowerment Works Grants.
Donor Name: United Way of Greater Cincinnati
States: Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
Counties: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/28/2023
Size of the Grant: $4,000 to $40,000
Details:
Black Empowerment Works promotes Black self-determination, social mobility and economic prosperity by providing resources and funding to grassroots/community-based, Black-led work. Since its inception in 2020, the program has invested over $3 million in 100 ideas and their leaders in partnership with P&G Always brand and bi3.
This work exists for two reasons:
- There is an over-representation of Black families experiencing poverty and an underinvestment in community-based, Black-led work and expertise to address it.
- The Foundation are compelled to hold spaces and provide resources to imagine and bring to life unencumbered, self-determined Black futures.
Funding Information
Applicants may only submit ONE application per year, with amounts ranging from $4,000 to $40,000 annually. Collaborative projects are welcomed. Grants are renewable for a second year, contingent upon performance and funds available.
What does Black Empowerment Works Fund?
United Way of Greater Cincinnati seeks to fund Black-led work focused on building solutions and/or aligning systems to help families in their community thrive, with an intentional focus on supporting Black families. This grant opportunity is open to nonprofit 501(c)(3) organizations, for-profit social enterprises, community coalitions and individuals whose work meets their eligibility requirements.
Eligibility Criteria
- Geography: Located and providing services within the UWGC nine-county service region (Hamilton, Clermont and Brown counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, Grant and Kenton counties in Kentucky; Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana).
- Black Leadership and Labor: At least 60% of the leaders of the work (those empowered to make decisions on behalf of the group) identify as Black. The work has an intentional (though not necessarily exclusive) focus on advancing the well-being of Black people.
- Grassroots/Community-Based: Community members, especially those directly or indirectly impacted by the focus of your work, have and continue to shape the work you do. Example: staff leading this work have direct experiences with the challenges your work seeks to overcome.
- Community Benefit: The work benefits the community rather than benefitting any private individual, group or business. The work has a focus on individuals, families and/or communities with limited access to resources.
- Actionable: The work is far enough along in development or execution that if provided funding, it could produce measurable results by September 2024.
For more information, visit UWGC.
