The Silicon Valley Community Foundation is accepting applications for its Neighborhoods Grant to provide funding to residents and neighborhood groups working to create community-driven solutions and catalyze social change by building community and increasing the engagement, power and influence of community members affected by economic and racial disparities.
Donor Name: Silicon Valley Community Foundation
State: California
Counties: San Mateo County (CA) and Santa Clara County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 05/05/2023
Size of the Grant: $5,000
Details:
Neighborhoods marked by poverty and a history of disinvestment are cut off from opportunities and resources that promote wellness. These communities face unequal health outcomes and widening disparities, especially among low-income residents, residents who are Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and those of undocumented status.
The work that this program funds is part of a long-term strategy to achieve systemic change in Silicon Valley. Groups seeking to apply should have a clear focus on racial justice and a plan to center the community they are serving in leadership, design and implementation of programs.
Priority will be given to groups led by those who are Black, Indigenous and people of color and/or of undocumented status. Priority will also be given to groups with annual budgets under $500,000. Grants will be for general and program support groups that demonstrate all of the following:
- Prioritize engagement of communities of color and those of undocumented status
- Address emerging community needs with projects designed by residents who are building community while working for social and racial justice
- Commit to partnerships with others and make use of relational organizing strategies, while centering trusted community messengers in their work
- Include tactics central to power-building, such as policy advocacy, accountability with elected officials and voter engagement
Note: 2023 Neighborhoods Fund grant recipients are able to apply for funding for a maximum of three consecutive years, provided their work aligns with the RFP criteria. Following the third year of funding, grantees must wait 12 months before applying again.
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount will be $5,000.
Funding Exemptions
Funding will not be provided for:
- Capital improvements
- Budget shortfalls or fundraising events
- Previously planned or long-term campaigns
- Funding gaps due to organizational emergencies, such as office vandalism, resignation of an executive director or sudden loss of funding
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups must serve San Mateo and/or Santa Clara counties. Groups headquartered outside the two-county region will only be considered if they demonstrate preexisting significant service to these areas or existing partnerships with local groups that do.
- Groups must have a 501(c)(3) designation or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501(c)(3) designation.
- Groups must not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, citizenship status, creed, religion, religious affiliation, age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
- Groups with religious affiliations will be considered for funding only if the project for which they seek support addresses the needs of the wider community without regard to religious beliefs.
For more information, visit Neighborhoods Grant.
