The Santa Fe Community Foundation welcomes grant proposals from organizations in their funding region (Mora, San Miguel, Rio Arriba, and Santa Fe counties) that are engaged in direct service, policy advocacy, and/or collaborative efforts to improve outcomes in Arts & Culture, Animal Welfare, Civic & Economic Opportunities, Education, and Environment.
Donor Name: Santa Fe Community Foundation
State: New Mexico
County: Mora County (NM), San Miguel County (NM), Rio Arriba County (NM), and Santa Fe County (NM)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 08/30/2022
Details:
- Arts & Culture
- RESULT: Arts and Culture is celebrated and reflected in the community
- They will work to improve the following outcomes in their communities:
- Sense of community – residents feeling connected to the community and each other
- Openness and acceptance of the community toward people of diverse backgrounds
- Diverse participation in art and cultural community programs and events
- Preservation and strengthening of cultural and historical heritage, traditions, and a creative economy
- Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Lifting up and preserving cultural and historical heritage, tradition, and assets of the region;
- Using art as a bridge to communicate across cultures and languages and build transformational relationships to advance equity;
- Using art, culture, language, and community stories to shift narratives, shape public conversations, and influence policy;
- Improving access to arts and cultural programs to benefit youth and families who otherwise would not have the opportunities; and/or
- Systems change including public policy, civic engagement, community organizing or public information to preserve and strengthen the arts and cultural segment of the creative economy locally.
- Animal Welfare
- Grants for animal welfare will support organizations providing services and/or advocacy to protect both domestic and wild animals in Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and/or San Miguel counties. tHEY will support requests that focus on:
- Population Control
- Free or low-cost spay/neuter clinics
- Trap/neuter/release programs
- Transportation for stray dogs/cats from overcrowded shelters to areas where they are more likely to be adopted
- Free or low-cost spay/neuter clinics
- Cruelty Prevention
- Humane education/public information
- Rescue/adoption programs
- Support for local and/or statewide trapping ban
- Wellbeing
- Training/socializing animals with goal of re-homing
- Providing emergency and preventive care
- Providing food and other supplies for pets of low-income owners
- Reintroduction/conservation of native New Mexico species
- Population Control
- Grants for animal welfare will support organizations providing services and/or advocacy to protect both domestic and wild animals in Santa Fe, Mora, Rio Arriba, and/or San Miguel counties. tHEY will support requests that focus on:
- Civic & Economic Opportunities
- RESULT: Community is engaged and involved in local issues.
- They will support organizations that work to improve the following:
- Workforce development/job creation
- Open government
- Social and economic justice
- Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Improving access to employment opportunities and economic advancement by low-income and other disadvantaged community members
- Providing career counseling, job training, and other programs to low wage earners to advance their skills
- Financial literacy training
- Increasing community involvement in activities that will influence public policy to strenghthen communities
- Support public policy, civic engagement, community organizing or public information to improve and strengthen local economy
- Education
- RESULT: All children and youth succeed in education prepared for a career.
- They will support requests from organizations that work to improve:
- School readiness
- Reading proficiency
- Math proficiency
- High school graduation rates
- Opportunity youth* engagement
- (*Youth ages 12-24 struggling with school, not in school, and/or not working)
- Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Integrated student and family supports for at risk/vulnerable populations with strong place-based solutions supported by network of caring and appropriately trained adult and peer relationship
- Access to quality, affordable early childhood education and out-of-school (after school and summer) opportunities
- Targeted interventions to close the academic achievement gaps across key milestones from birth to career
- Work-based learning and career technical education through real life and personally relevant education including career exploration and alternative pathway opportunities
- Educator/provider/family training & support so they can be strong advocates and supporters for children/students’ success – especially in high need areas
- Environment
- RESULT: All communities have equitable access to their earth’s critical resources: land, water, air and food for a sustainable and healthy ecosystem.
- They will support requests that work to improve:
- Local food self-sufficiency
- Land, air and water health
- Energy from renewable sources
- Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Training and development of diverse food and farming enterprises and distribution infrastructure for sustainable food economy that represent a rich and diverse farming tradition.
- Fostering connection and collaboration among multi-sector stakeholders for environmental advocacy and community development that support equitable access and stewardship of land, air, water and ecosystem for future generations.
- Promotion of renewable energy sources through coordinated efforts to increase consumption, production, workforce training, enterprise development and investment.
For more information, visit Santa Fe Community Foundation.
