The Sacramento Region Community Foundation is seeking applications for the APIs RISE Fund to increase the capacity and impact of API philanthropic giving in the Sacramento region.
Donor Name: Sacramento Region Community Foundation
State: California
County: Sacramento County (CA), Yolo County (CA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 12/18/2023
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
This grant cycle, APIs RISE Fund grants will focus on supporting projects that advance one or more of the following in Sacramento and/or Yolo counties:
- Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) LGBTQ issues,
- AAPI disability rights,
- cross-cultural/cross-racial solidarity building,
- anti-Asian hate impacting the Asian communities, and/or
- work to combat anti-Black racism within the API communities.
Applicants will be asked to provide:
- A project description of how their organizations will advance one or more of the focus areas listed above.
- Background information on their organization’s experience in working with AAPI populations and any relevant examples of their organization’s experience engaging authentically with the AAPI community.
- Clarity around what makes the organization best suited to this work.
- Budget and budget justification.
Funding Information
The maximum grant amount will be $10,000 for any single organization, and each awardee will be required to submit a brief report no longer than one page at the conclusion of the grant period or project.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for consideration, submissions must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant agency must serve Asian and/or Pacific Islander populations;
- Applicant agency must have 501(c)3 status;
- Funded project must service Sacramento and/or Yolo counties;
- Size of requested grant does not exceed $10,000 per organization; and
- Applicant agency has not been awarded APIs RISE Fund grants over two consecutive years, beginning from grants awarded in 2020.
For more information, visit SRCF.
