The 2023 Community Organizing for Affordable Homes grant round will support grassroots community organizing efforts led by neighbors and/or equity-focused coalitions, to advance affordable housing solutions for low-income communities of color.
Donor Name: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
State: California
County: San Mateo County (CA) and Santa Clara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/01/2023
Size of the Grant: $75,000
Details:
Proposed work must focus on coalition building, policy advocacy, or growing leadership to support the “3Ps of housing:” production, preservation, and tenant protection.
Funding Information
Grant awards will not exceed $75,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must serve San Mateo and/or Santa Clara counties; organizations headquartered outside the two-county region may apply but should demonstrate significant service to these areas or partner with a local organization that does
- Existing or planned partnerships with other community-based organizations
- Organizations must have a 501(c)(3) designation or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) designation
- Organizations must not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, citizenship status, creed, religion, religious affiliation, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected status
- Organizations with religious affiliations will be considered for funding only if the project for which they seek support addresses the needs of the wider community without regard to religious beliefs
- Priority will be given to organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and/or people of color (BIPOC), or in active partnerships with BIPOC communities.
Funding Exemptions
- Capital improvements
- Budget shortfalls or fundraising events
- Funding gaps due to organizational emergencies, such as office maintenance, resignation of an executive director or sudden loss of funding.
For more information, visit SVCF.
