Food Equity Fund’s Capacity Building Grant for Community Organizations (Washington)

Applications for the City of Seattle’s Food Equity Fund Capacity Building Grants are now open.

Donor Name: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods

State: Washington

City: Seattle

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 10/31/2023

Size of the Grant: $5,000 -$20,000

Grant Duration: 24 months

Details:

The Food Equity Fund is a program of the Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON). The purpose of the fund is to invest in community-led work that contributes to an equitable and sustainable local food system. By ‘food system’ they mean any activities related to food, this can include growing, sourcing, preparing, learning, distributing food and/or managing food waste. In its pilot year, the Food Equity Fund’s Capacity Building Grant prioritizes community organizations and groups with an annual budget of less than $500,000. The intention is to provide a nimble grant to smaller, grassroots organizations advancing an equitable and sustainable local food system who historically have limited access to institutional funding.

The intention is to provide a nimble grant to smaller, grassroots organizations advancing an equitable and sustainable local food system who historically have limited access to institutional funding.

What can be funded

Across the United States and in Seattle, there are deep and persistent inequities in the food system due to structural racism. The Food Equity Fund aims to increase investments in community food work led by: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrants, refugees, people with low incomes, youth, and elders. Eligible proposals must:

Occur within Seattle
Be accessible and benefit people who live, learn, work and/or worship in Seattle
Focus on contributing to an equitable and sustainable local food system
Be complete within 24 months of contracting.

Funding Information

$5,000 -$20,000.

Project Period

up to 24 months

Eligibility Criteria

Organizations that have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status with less than $500k annual budget
Community groups with less than $500k annual budget that have a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status,
Tribes and tribal organizations, and/or
Organizations and groups led by those who experience the most food and health inequities: Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), immigrants, refugees, people with low incomes, youth, and/or elders.

Ineligible Applicants

We do not accept proposals from applicants who are: