The Hartford Foundation for Public Giving is pleased to announce a competitive grant opportunity to support nonprofits as they increase access to emergency services and immediate assistance for the most basic of human needs for vulnerable residents in Greater Hartford.
Donor Name: Hartford Foundation for Public Giving
State: Connecticut
Town: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 09/19/2023
Size of the Grant:
- For Individual Projects: $1,000-$15,000
- For Collaborative Projects: Up to $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
While the Foundation acknowledges that all the needs mentioned above are essential, the region’s food security needs are increasing due to factors such as inflation and the consequences of the economic disruption of Covid-19. Therefore, this Request for Proposals prioritizes requests addressing food security. All items and emergency services must be provided to the most vulnerable residents in Hartford Foundation’s service area.
Items and services may include food, personal care items, emergency financial aid, one-time medical device or medical aid assistance, immediate or informal case management services, or other critical basic needs you see in the community you serve.
The Foundation is seeking requests to directly provide emergency services and assistance that address the most basic of human needs of Greater Hartford residents. Examples of emergency services and assistance might include one or more of the following:
- Food or food assistance
- Emergency clothing needs (e.g., shoes, school uniforms, coats)
- Personal care items (e.g., deodorant, diapers, sanitary products)
- Emergency financial assistance (e.g., rent and/or mortgage assistance and utility expense assistance, childcare assistance, bus fare/tokens, gas money) Emergency medical aid or immediate expense assistance (e.g., dental, medical, mental health supports, and prescription expenses)
- Aftercare programs for victims of domestic violence
- Emergency and/or informal case management services
Funding Information
The Foundation welcomes requests of $1,000-$15,000 for individual projects and up to $20,000 for collaborative projects for items and/or services to be provided during a one-year time-period.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications must be submitted by a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Community groups can use an organization with a 501(c)(3) designation as a fiscal sponsor. Nonprofits may serve as a fiscal sponsor for multiple projects.
- Both the organization and program in the application should be in existence for at least one year prior to applying.
- If your organization is named as a direct beneficiary in a collaboration grant that is awarded in Round 1, your organization is now ineligible to receive a grant in Round 2.
- A nonprofit or community group can only submit one application for one project or program each round for consideration. If you receive a grant in July, you are not eligible to receive a grant in November.
- If a nonprofit organization or community group is currently the recipient of multi-year core or project/program support from the Foundation you are ineligible for this opportunity (excluding those serving as a fiscal agent for another applicant).
- To increase funding equity, applicants are eligible to receive a Basic Human Needs Emergency Assistance grant based on a “3 years on 1 year off policy”. Grantees are eligible to receive a grant for three consecutive years and will be ineligible the 4th year. Applicants will then be eligible to apply after year 4th .
- Organizations subject to this RFP’s 3 years on 1 year off policy are organizations reporting an average annual operating budget of $2.5 million or more.
- Exceptions might apply to organizations whose primary purpose or mission is to increase food security.
- The 3 years on 1 year off policy applies to 2022 BHN Emergency Assistance grantees.
- Requests from the Foundation’s entire service area will be considered. However, this RFP
prioritizes serving vulnerable residents in Foundation towns where the percentage of
households living under Asset-Limited, Income-Constrained and Employed (ALICE).
For more information, visit HFPG.
