The Mayor’s Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Affairs (MOLGBTQA) is soliciting grant applications for its 2024 LGBTQIA+ Violence Prevention & Response Grant from qualified Community-Based Organizations (CBOs) serving the District of Columbia’s LGBTQIA+ community.
Donor Name: Mayor’s Office of LGBTQ Affairs (MOLGBTQA)
State: District of Columbia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/15/2023
Size of the Grant: Up to $50,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
MOLGBTQA convenes a monthly Violence Prevention & Response Team (“VPART”) meeting, which brings together representatives from relevant public safety and human services agencies and organizations serving the LGBTQ+ community. The aim of VPART is to prevent crime against members of the LGBTQ+ community. This grant seeks to support this mission and identify designated organizations that can coordinate the VPART team, services for LGBTQIA+ individuals who are victims of crime, and empower other CBOs by conducting training sessions for their staff and volunteers.
Qualified CBOs serve Washington D.C.’s LGBTQIA+ community and provide assistance to victims of crime and provide effective and inclusive LGBTQIA+ cultural competency training to other organizations in the District of Columbia.
Funding Areas
To qualify for the 2024 LGBTQIA+ Violence Prevention & Response Grant, applicants must identify at least one service area(s) to be addressed listed below and/or enhance cultural competency and create safe spaces for LGBTQIA+ individuals.
MOLGBTQA aims to empower CBOs to conduct training sessions for staff and volunteers, as well as to implement changes in organizations better to meet the needs and preferences of this population. Funding is available for nonprofits and government organizations that serve LGBTQIA+ youth and young adult populations throughout Washington, DC.
Service area(s) to be addressed:
- Case Management
- Assist LGBTQIA+ individuals who have been victimized and are navigating the criminal, civil legal, and social service systems. Provide assessments, planning, facilitation, and coordination to identify and access culturally and linguistically appropriate goods or services that victims need based on their self-identified goals and needs.
- Advice
- Professional legal advice to crime victims in the civil judicial process.
- Criminal Legal Services
- Professional legal advice to crime victims with respect to their role in criminal proceedings.
- Safety Planning
- Providing guidance and strategies for victims that, if implemented, may reduce the odds of physical or emotional harm.
- Trauma-Informed Mental Health Services
- Linkage to treatment and care provided by mental health professionals for individuals impacted by crime. Services must be culturally appropriate, victim-centered, and provided in a manner that is welcoming and appropriate to the needs of trauma survivors.
- Cultural Competency training
- train nonprofits and government organizations that serve LGBTQIA+ youth and young adult population throughout Washington, DC.
Funding Information
- Award sizes will vary, and eligible organizations can be funded up to $50,000.
- The grant will be awarded for one year starting on October 1, 2023, and ending on September 30, 2024.
Target Population
The target population for these funds are individuals who identify as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning, with a focus on those who are at a higher risk of being targeted by hate crimes and bias incidents.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants shall meet the following conditions to apply for the 2024 LGBTQIA+ Violence Prevention & Response Grant:
- The organization is a CBO with a Federal 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or evidence of fiscal agent relationship with a 501(c)(3) organization; or be a private entity, such as a coalition or association, that is partnering with at least one or more 501(c)(3) organization(s);
- The organization’s principal place of business must be located in the District of Columbia; if a national or regional organization, it must have a location in the District through which it provides services;
- The organization must provide services to DC residents or collaborate with an organization that provides services to DC residents through the organizational efforts of the applicant;
- The organization must be currently registered in good standing with the DC Department of Licensing and Consumer Protection (DLCP), and the Office of Tax and Revenue (OTR);
- All services and programming funded by the grant must be provided in the District of Columbia;
For more information, visit MOLGBTQA.
