The Human Rights Fund supports projects that promote tolerance and combat bigotry, racism, and discrimination in the Apostle Islands area.
Donor Name: Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation
States: Wisconsin
City: Bayfield
Town: La Pointe, Russell, and Bayfield
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/01/2022
Details:
The Human Rights Fund supports efforts to promote tolerance, understanding and respect for all and to combat bigotry and discrimination by engaging people in dialogue, discussion, relationshipbuilding, cross-cultural awareness and interaction with one another.
Human Rights include:
- Respect for the dignity, freedom and equality of everyone;
- The right to work with fair remuneration, in just conditions and without discrimination;
- The right to organize, freely assemble and associate;
- The right to an adequate standard of living, including food, clothing, housing, health care and personal security;
- The right to freedom of thought, religion and expression;
- The right to participate in the cultural life of the community.
Human Rights grant awards are recommended by the Apostle Islands Area Community Fund Advisory Board. Applications are invited for projects that impact human rights in the BayfieldMadeline Island-Red Cliff region and fall within one or more of the following categories:
- Education (workshops, seminars, lectures, conferences, articles, publications and media productions, such as the costs of speakers, materials and marketing);
- Mediation and Conflict Resolution (activities to address conflict situations through community efforts toward consensus and understanding, such as the costs of mediators and meeting costs);
- Celebrations (festivals, exhibits and performances on human rights issues, such as the cost of artists, materials and marketing).
Priority will be given to projects that:
- Clearly define the type of project (education, mediation, celebration and conflict resolution) and the specific problem;
- Describe how the project promotes tolerance and/or combats bigotry and discrimination, raises awareness, promotes understanding and respect and/or heals the damage caused by discrimination;
- Show the capacity of the organization to carry out the project;
- Have an adequate budget and a clear plan for funding the project or program.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must provide services to residents of the Apostle Islands Area Community Fund’s service area. This area is defined as the Town of La Pointe, Red Cliff Reservation, Town of Russell, City of Bayfield, and Town of Bayfield.
- Organizations must classified as charitable under Section 501(c)3 of the Internal Revenue Code or public agencies under Section 17(c)(1).
For more information, visit Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation.
