Envisioning Justice Grants support organizations using the arts and humanities to encourage conversation about mass incarceration and illuminate community-based approaches toward justice.
Donor Name: Illinois Humanities
State: Illinois
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/14/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $10,000
Details:
Envisioning Justice grants support organizations, collectives, and individuals using the arts and humanities to devise strategies toward a truly just society.
This grant opportunity will fund projects that: spark dialogue about the impacts of mass incarceration on Illinois communities; produce public programs that champion the experiences and perspectives of those impacted by the carceral system; shift the narrative around mass incarceration; and aid in network-building and nurture partnerships between people building a truly just society.
Funding Information
- Organizations can apply for grants up to $10,000. No matching funds are required.
- Accessibility Fund: Applicants may choose to request an additional stipend of up to $150 for services such as American Sign Language interpretation or captioning to help make events more accessible to everyone.
- Media Fund: Applicants may choose to request an additional stipend of up to $100 for services such as documentation, photographer, videographer, etc.
Eligibility Criteria
- Grants will be awarded to projects led by organizations anywhere in Illinois. In order to continue strengthening partnerships developed through Envisioning Justice programming, organizations from the following areas are particularly encouraged to apply: East St. Louis, Decatur, Carbondale, Galesburg, Urbana-Champaign, and the Bloomington-Normal Metro Area. However, grants will not be limited to these communities. All organizations across the state are encouraged to apply.
- Applicants for this category include, but are not limited to: humanities, arts, and cultural organizations, community-based organizations, social-service agencies, support-service providers who work with currently and formerly incarcerated individuals, and youth media groups.
- Organizations must be non-profits with either 501(c)3 status or as designated by the State of Illinois. For-profit groups are not eligible.
- While there are no budget restrictions, organizations with budgets under $1,000,000 will be given precedence.
- Priority will be given to: initiatives that are regional or statewide in scope, or that focus on communities that are a) the site of a prison or jail, b) include communities that are experiencing significant incarceration, and/or c) that have experienced significant demographic change as a result of the criminal legal system.
- All selected grantees will be asked to report to Illinois Humanities on grant-funded activities; provide text, photos, audio, and/or video reporting; let Illinois Humanities know of grant-funded events at least a week in advance; be willing to participate in a survey during the grant period; and to work with Illinois Humanities on evaluation, if requested.
For more information, visit Illinois Humanities.
