This competitive grant opportunity seeks to support civic engagement and voter participation surrounding the 2023 Hartford mayoral election.
Donor Name: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
State: Connecticut
City: Hartford
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/20/2023
Size of the Grant: up to $25,000
Details:
The Hartford Foundation’s 2023 Civic Engagement and Get Out the Vote Request for Proposals is a nonpartisan effort to engage underrepresented voters, particularly among historically disenfranchised community members. This proposal is in alignment with the Hartford Foundation’s Civic and Resident Engagement outcome team’s mid-term outcome to help improve residents’ ability to influence government and other institutional decision-making bodies.
Funding Information
The Hartford Foundation welcomes requests of up to $25,000 for Get Out the Vote activities implemented during the summer and fall of 2023 and expects to award up to $200,000 in total across all grantees.
Eligibility Criteria
Under IRS guidance, public charities (all 501c3 nonprofits) can engage in voter education and mobilization activities, provided these activities are conducted in a nonpartisan manner that is not biased in favor or against any particular candidate or political party. Foundation funds cannot be used to support activities that (a) would favor one candidate over another; (b) oppose a candidate in some manner; or (c) have the effect of favoring or providing a benefit to a candidate, group of candidates, or political party.
Examples of nonpartisan activities eligible under this grant opportunity include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Nonpartisan debates, forums, and voter guides
- Voter registration
- Strategies that educate voters on the voting process
- Participating in “Get Out the Vote” activities on Election Day
- Providing supports to remove barriers to voting on Election Day (e.g., transportation to polling locations)
- Assisting voters with disabilities, language barriers, or in need of special assistance to participate
- Publicizing a voter information line or website to help answer questions about early voting or polling
- Sponsoring a candidate forum for all the candidates on the ballot
- Other related civic education efforts that promote civic engagement
For more information, visit Hartford Foundation for Public Giving.
