United Way for Greater Austin seeks to award BIPOC-led nonprofit organizations to support their capacity to engage in coalition efforts such as Model Community and others.
Donor Name: United Way for Greater Austin
State: Texas
County: Travis County (TX)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 08/30/2023
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Local policies, systems, and resource limitations make it difficult for people and groups in Austin/Travis County to work together in a coordinated and supportive manner to meet the essential needs of community. As a result, neighbors in need are often overlooked, trust is eroded, and there is no consistent and predictable path to receiving care. This perpetuates racial and health disparities.
Model Community is a person-centered, community-led effort to co-create a multi-sector ecosystem, including data and technology tools, that helps persons, organizations, and the broader community transform systems of care to address racial and health disparities and improve outcomes.
Model Community recognizes that there have been historic and ongoing barriers and inequities for organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. As a commitment to redressing the racial and health disparities that exist in funding landscape, Model Community is offering six BIPOC-led organizations to support their capacity to engage in coalition efforts like Model Community and others.
Model Community recognizes that there have been historic and ongoing barriers and inequities for organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color. As a commitment to redressing the racial and health disparities that exist in funding landscape, Model Community is offering six BIPOC-led organizations $10,000 each to support their capacity to engage in coalition efforts like Model Community and others.
Strategies
Through asset mapping led by the community, the backbone team identified three strategies that act as a guide to convening and creating equitable spaces.
- Capacity Building and Strategic Equitable Investment
- Shared Learning and Evaluation
- Community Mobilization and Advocacy
This Engagement Grant opportunity falls under the first strategy of Capacity Building and Strategic Equitable Investment.
Funding Information
United Way anticipates investing a total of $60,000 in this work through this open application process. It anticipates awarding approximately six grants at $10,000 each.
Project Period
- Grant Term Begins: Jan. 1, 2024
- Grant Term Ends: Dec. 31, 2024
Eligibility Criteria
In order to be eligible for grant, applicants must:
- Be a registered nonprofit organization and have an official letter of determination of 501c3 status from the Internal Revenue Service or operate with an IRS-compliant fiscal sponsor.
- Demonstrate BIPOC leadership.
- Have operated in Travis County for at least one year (on or before January 1, 2023).
- Provide services to persons or families with low income.
- Accept the terms of the United Way Grant Agreement.
- Not be delinquent on any state or federal debt or currently in default on any private debt.
- Share United Way’s view of collaborative and inclusive service to the entire community, without excluding anyone on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, ethnicity, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, or any other factor not relevant to a person’s eligibility for service or ability to contribute.
For more information, visit United Way for Greater Austin.
