The Minneapolis Foundation is accepting proposals for its FY 2022-23 Racial and Economic Justice Grants Program.
Donor Name: Minneapolis Foundation
State: Minnesota
County: Hennepin County (MN)
City: Minneapolis
Type of Grant:
Deadline: 02/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000 – $50,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
The call for proposals for efforts that advance racial and economic justice by:
- Advancing structural and systems change through policy advocacy, organizing, and movement building.
- Investing in economic systems and practices that build wealth and stabilize communities.
- Advancing narrative strategies focused on racial and economic justice.
They are interested in funding organizations, efforts, and initiatives that have a proven track record and that can make the case for how their work advances racial and economic justice in the following areas:
- Promoting civic participation and leadership.
- Fostering belonging and inclusion.
- Increasing access to opportunities that advance upward mobility.
- Seeing and dismantling barriers that hold inequities in place.
Funding Information
- They have approximately $4 million available to grant. The average grant will range from $25,000 to $50,000.
- The grant period for this opportunity will be from April 1, 2022, to March 31, 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding will be awarded to 501(c)(3)s, 501(c)(4)s, government entities, religious institutions, or others with a fiscal agent.
- Priority will be given to applications from groups that are led by Black and Indigenous people and people of color, and those engaged in efforts that are grounded in the needs of diverse communities in Minneapolis and the inner-ring suburbs of Hennepin County.
- They will also prioritize applications focused on investing in economic systems and practices that build wealth and stabilize communities located in Minneapolis Cultural Districts.
For more information, visit Racial and Economic Justice Grants.
