The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force is seeking grant applications to support human rights through community education and advocacy.
Donor Name: The Idaho Community Foundation
State: Idaho
County: Bonner County (ID)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 04/30/2022
Size of the Grant: $8,000
Details:
The Bonner County Human Rights Task Force’s responsibility is to affirm the American principles and ideals of the inviolable dignity and worth of each human being and recognizes that everyone is equal under the state and federal laws and constitutions.
Funding Information
- Grant requests up to $8,000 will be considered.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations and entities located in Bonner County that meet one of the three following criteria:
- Organizations with a 501c3 nonprofit status under IRS code 170
- Public educational institutions
- Government entities including local governments and libraries
- Occasionally the BCHRTF will fund projects initiated by organizations that do not have federal tax-exempt status. However, the organization must secure a federally qualified exempt sponsor.
Favored and Less Favored Activities
- The advisors to the BCHRTF funds will consider grant requests for activities and projects that:
- Affirm the American principles and ideals of the inviolable dignity and worth of each human being
- Promote community education on bias and prejudice in furtherance of positive human relations and cultural diversity
- Reach a broad segment of the community or school population
- Focus on providing information, education, and programs designed to increase awareness of the importance of nondiscrimination and elimination of prejudice and/or harassment
- Celebrate the value of racial, social and cultural diversity for the quality of life in Bonner County.
- Projects will be favored if they include the following features:
- Collaboration with other community groups
- Provision of matching of in-kind funds
- Project sustainability
- Meeting an urgent or ongoing community need
- Letters indicating community support
- Projects ineligible for funding include:
- Less preferred projects include:
- Capital projects
- Staffing expenses
- Travel for individuals
- Attendance at conferences
For more information, visit Bonner County Human Rights Task Force Fund.
