The Criminal Justice Microgrant Fund provides resources to community-based organizations doing innovative work on criminal justice reform.
Donor Name: City of Philadelphia
State: Pennsylvania
City: Philadelphia
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/31/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This work must further the goals of the City’s participation in the MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge. The fund is a collaboration between the City and its criminal justice and community partners.
The fund aims to support projects that:
- Develop new and creative approaches to criminal justice reform in Philadelphia.
- Engage communities disproportionately impacted by the criminal justice system in the reform effort.
- Provide services to individuals who have been directly impacted by the criminal justice system.
- Are BIPOC-led organizations seeking general operating support.
Funding Information
- The City’s Criminal Justice Microgrant Fund will award and distribute $240,000 in grants in winter 2024.
- The Criminal Justice Microgrant Fund will award and distribute six Individual Organization grants for $20,000 each, and two Collaborative Community Partnership grants (where up to three organizations apply together and share a grant) for $60,000 each.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible, applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant must have valid 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, or partner with a nonprofit organization that can serve as a fiscal sponsor.
- Programming must be based in Philadelphia.
- Projects must advance criminal justice reform through policy change, community engagement, or programming.
- Funding can be expended in one year.
- Applicant can complete an end-of-year report and present to the Grantmaking Committee members.
Criminal Justice Microgrant funds will not support:
- Individuals.
- Projects or programs located outside the City of Philadelphia.
- Units of government or governmental departments.
- Multi-year requests.
- One-time events (unless tied to an ongoing program or service).
Selection Criteria
The committee will use the criteria below to evaluate all proposals.
- Is the proposal compelling? Does it advance criminal justice reform through policy change, community engagement, or programming?
- Does the project meet the priorities of criminal justice reform and the Safety and Justice Challenge?
- Does the project use or create unique and meaningful partnerships between organizations or the community?
- Is the proposal realistic and well thought out?
- Is the project financially feasible? Does the budget support the proposed activities?
- Does the evaluation plan describe useful measurements?
- If the requested funds do not cover all project expenses, is there a plan to raise the additional funds?
For more information, visit City of Philadelphia.
