The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia is accepting applications for the Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund (LEAF) to support civic engagement for region’s Latino population.
Donor Name: The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
State: Virginia
County: Fairfax County (VA)
City: Alexandria
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/02/2023
Size of the Grant: $15,000
Details:
In 2015, the Aspen Institute convened a diverse group of scholars, experts and leaders to examine the causes of low civic participation in the Latino community. The discussion and subsequent report titled, “Unlocking Latino Civic Potential: 2016 and Beyond,” highlighted future challenges to the health of our democracy without full participation by all citizens, particularly Latinos.
In response to this report, the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia established the Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund (LEAF). Its purpose is to provide funding for local nonprofits that are supporting the Latino population’s path to civic integration in American society.
The Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund is a component fund of The Permanent Fund for Northern Virginia, an unrestricted endowment at the Community Foundation that makes grants to help build a community that works for everyone.
This fund provides grants to local nonprofits that are supporting the Latino population’s path to civic integration in American society.
In 2023, applications will be accepted in the following categories:
- Civic Education
- English Proficiency Education
- Community Engagement initiatives targeting Latino communities
Funding Information
Grant award will be $15,000.
Eligibility Criteria
For 2023, the Community Foundation intends to make one grant of $15,000. CFNOVA will consider grant applications that meet the following criteria.
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.
- This year, grant requests will only be considered for general organizational support. Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards will not be considered.
- Grants will be made to organizations providing services in the City of Alexandria or Fairfax County south and west of the City of Alexandria, with a current preference towards the Route 1 corridor.
- The Community Foundation intends to make one grant of $15,000.
- Applications that are late or incomplete will not be considered.
- Only one application per organization will be considered.
For more information, visit The Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.
