The Santa Fe Community Foundation is seeking grant proposals from organizations that are engaged in Civic & Economic Opportunities and Health & Human Services.
Donor Name: Santa Fe Community Foundation
State: New Mexico
County: Mora County (MI), Rio Arriba County (MI), San Miguel County (MI), and Santa Fe County (MI)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/10/2023
Details:
As part of their 2023 spring grant cycle, 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 Civic & Economic Opportunities and Health & Human Services.
Civic & Economic Opportunities
RESULT: Community members are aware of, engaged, and involved in issues that affect them.
They will support nonprofit organizations located in their funding region of Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, and Santa Fe counties that work to improve the following:
- Workforce development/job creation
- Open government
- Community engagement
- 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 strengthen communities
- Support public policy, civic engagement, community organizing or public information to improve and strengthen local economy
Health & Human Services
RESULT: All people are healthy and safe.
They will support nonprofit organizations located in their funding region of Mora, Rio Arriba, San Miguel, and Santa Fe counties that work to improve the following:
- Access to affordable housing
- Food security
- Safety
- Access to health care
- Healthy neighborhood living conditions
Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Affordable housing and shelter for homeless and at-risk populations
- Access to affordable and high quality food, including food banks, pantries, and community centers that distribute food and promote healthy eating and work to address “food deserts”
- Efforts to address safety for vulnerable populations, including domestic violence and child abuse prevention, bullying prevention in schools, safety issues specific to immigrant populations, low wage workers and communities of color
- Access to health services, including programs providing un- and under-insured populations with culturally appropriate and equitable access to quality health and wellness services such behavioral health (including addiction services), senior services, and groups working on cultural and generational trauma. Priority will be given to efforts applying a social determinants of health lens to the work
- Building healthy communities including built environment and infrastructure, environmental quality (toxins and air/water quality), affordable and reliable transportation, parks and recreation
- Systems change, including public policy, civic engagement, community organizing or public information to improve health and wellbeing of local residents
For more information, visit Santa Fe Community Foundation.
