The Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia is accepting applications for its 2025 Forfeiture Fund to support community-based anti-crime and anti-narcotics organizations.
Donor Name: Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
County: Philadelphia County (PA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/06/2025
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Most funds should be committed to organizations collectively focused on programs for:
- at-risk youth, including out of school time (OST) activities,
- activities aimed at preventing violence and/or substance abuse,
- to help in recovery and rehabilitation from addiction,
- activities that help reintegration, re-entry, finding gainful employment for individuals returning from incarceration.
Organizations may use funds to support anti-crime/anti-drug/anti-violence initiatives consistent with guidance from the Office of the Attorney General of Pennsylvania and the United States Department of Justice. A non-exhaustive list of permissible uses based on these sources will be provided to grantee organizations. The Fund will prioritize requests from grassroots community groups with smaller budgets, defined as $5 million or less. Grants are limited to organizations working with people in the city and county of Philadelphia.
Funding Priorities
Priority will be given to:
- Programs that focus on interventions to reduce gun violence
- Programs with that provide mentoring for girls
- Programs that offer trauma-informed and healing services
- Organizations whose mission is to engage girls and young women (organizations serving people of all genders, including trans and gender non-conforming individuals, will also be considered for funding)
- Organizations with annual operating budgets under $1 million.
Funding Information
Grants will range from $10,000 to $50,000, with an average grant size of $25,000.
Eligibility Requirements
- 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating in Philadelphia providing programs aimed at preventing or interrupting violence, preventing addiction, assisting with recovery and rehabilitation from addiction, and/or focused on reintegration and finding gainful employment after imprisonment.
- Track record of delivering programming that helps Philadelphians escape poverty and avoid crime and drug addiction so that they may live productive, successful, and fulfilling lives
- A dedicated group of volunteers who are engaged in program delivery.
For more information, visit Office of the District Attorney of Philadelphia.
