Jackson Water Crisis – Nonprofit Rapid Response Mini-Grant program is a reimbursement program for 501c3 nonprofits residing in the Jackson area who have been directly affected by the Jackson Water Crisis.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Mississippi
State: Mississippi
City: Jackson
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/31/2022
Size of the Grant: $200-$2,000
Details:
This is a reimbursement grant specifically covering expenses that nonprofits incurred related to CHARITABLE service during Jackson’s boil water notice that lasted between July 29 – September 15, 2022.
Expenses should be unplanned, un-budgeted expenses and related to water needs. Applicants are required to certify and explain the expense relation to the water crisis. Reimbursements may range from $200-$2,000.
Eligibility Criteria
Eligible organizations and expenses:
- All eligible nonprofits must be based in the City of Jackson or served by the Jackson municipal water system, including Byram, who were affected by the boil water notice and subsequent system failure.
- Reimbursements must replace past expenditures and past expenses should NOT have been paid by another grant source
- Grant awards should be targeted to needs expended related to the Jackson water crisis.
Applicants will be asked about their additional needs and solutions related to the water crisis however, this round of funding will only include the following eligible items:
- Reimbursement for purchased water or ice
- Reimbursement for rentals related to the distribution of or lack of water related to your charitable purposes.
- These may include: Rentals of vehicles, trailers or other transportation specifically related to the distribution of water and water-related needs for charitable purposes and/or reimbursement for port-a-potty rentals made necessary due to the water crisis and made available to the recipients of charitable services.
- Reimbursement of purchases of paper products, hygiene products, paper, plastic or bamboo utensils or other disposable items specifically related to the water crisis and outside of your organization’s normal expenditures.
- Reimbursement of mileage incurred directly by a nonprofit or charitable organization and related directly to water delivery or procurement.
- Cost related to travel mileage must have been incurred by the nonprofit/charitable organization itself (such as the use of an organization’s owned or rented vehicle) or, if a personal car was driven, the organization must have reimbursed employees for mileage or gas expenses.
For more information, visit Jackson Water Crisis – Nonprofit Rapid Response Mini-Grant.
