Recognizing that literary nonprofit organizations need to address sustainability, the Academy of American Poets is pleased to offer a new opportunity to apply for two-year grants between $5,000 and $25,000 per year.
Donor Name: Academy of American Poets
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 10/28/2022
Size of the Grant: $5,000 and $25,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
“Capacity building” as defined by the National Council of Nonprofits, is “whatever is needed to bring a nonprofit to the next level of operational, programmatic, financial, or organizational maturity, so it may more effectively and efficiently advance its mission into the future. Capacity building is not a one-time effort to improve short-term effectiveness, but a continuous improvement strategy toward the creation of a sustainable and effective organization.”
Examples of requests for support include new or existing projects in areas such as fundraising, finance, marketing, publicity, distribution, and website development; skill-building opportunities for staff or board members; diversity and equity initiatives; leadership development and management training; strategic planning; and succession planning.
This Capacity-Building Grants Program is made possible by a special gift from the Hawthornden Fund, established by the Drue Heinz estate.
Funding Information
Eligible organizations will be able to apply for two-year grants of $5,000–$25,000 each year, or $10,000–$50,000 total, to support capacity-building initiatives.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be literary nonprofit magazines and/or presses based in the United States or U.S. Territories.
- Applicants must primarily publish literary works (over 50% of work published must be fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, drama, and/or literary reviews).
- Applicants that primarily publish children’s literature, children’s writing, and/or self-published work (over 50% of content published by authors on staff) are not eligible.
- Applicants must have published at least one title or issue within the past 18 months.
- Applicants must have 501(c)3 status or have a fiscal sponsor.
- Grantees are required to submit a report to CLMP at the conclusion of the first year of the grant period to obtain the second year of funding, as well as at the conclusion of the grant period.
For more information, visit Academy of American Poets.
