GrantStation Insider: January 14, 2021

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COVID-19 Related Funding
Opportunities related to the COVID-19 pandemic

Program Assists U.S. Latinx Arts Organizations and Artists
National Association of Latino Arts and Cultures (NALAC): Actos de Confianza
NALAC, in collaboration with the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Intercultural Leadership Institute partners, is offering the Actos de Confianza relief effort to support Latinx artists and arts organizations who have been adversely impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. NALAC will distribute $2,500 grants to Latinx artists and cultural workers and $5,000 grants to Latinx arts organizations facing critical financial emergencies. The application deadlines, determined by geographic region, are January 27, March 17, and May 12, 2021.

Support for Organizations Addressing COVID-19 Needs in Golden, CO
Golden Civic Foundation: COVID-19 Community Response Fund
The Golden Civic Foundation's COVID-19 Community Response Fund supports frontline nonprofit organizations in Golden, CO, that are addressing basic and urgent needs such as food, housing, and other financial burdens that are a direct result of the pandemic. Applications will be considered on a first-come first-served basis.

California Small Businesses Eligible for Loans
California Rebuilding Fund
The California Rebuilding Fund is a loan program to support California's small businesses—especially those located in economically disadvantaged and historically under-banked areas of the state. The loans are flexible and are designed to help businesses access the capital and advisory services they need to get through these challenging economic times. Businesses who employed 50 or less full-time equivalent employees and had gross revenues of less than $2.5 million in 2019 are eligible to apply. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

For more grant opportunities, visit our COVID-19 Related Funding page.

National Funding
Opportunities throughout the U.S.

Support for Social Justice Efforts Nationwide
Solidaire
Solidaire is a community of donor organizers who mobilize quickly to get critical resources to the frontlines of social justice movements throughout the U.S. Solidaire is currently offering the following grant programs: The Movement Infrastructure Fund supports efforts that are led by those most impacted by injustice, with a focus on disrupting extractive, exploitative, and oppressive systems. The application deadline is April 23, 2021. The Black Liberation Pooled Fund supports both long-term movement partners working towards Black Liberation and smaller, start-up organizations who are rounding out the broader ecosystem of Black-led movement building. The application deadline is February 26, 2021. Solidaire's Janisha R. Gabriel Movement Protection Fund provides urgently needed support to grassroots organizers and movement organizations in response to the increased threats resulting from white supremacist violence. Requests for this program are reviewed as received. Details on each of these grant programs are available on the Solidaire website.

Creation and Touring of New Dance Work Funded
National Dance Project: Production Grants
The National Dance Project (NDP), a program of the New England Foundation for the Arts, is widely recognized as one of the country's major sources of funding for dance. NDP's signature approach invests in artists to make new work and provides grants to the organizations that present those works on tour in their communities. NDP's Production Grants provide a package of support that includes $45,000 towards the creation of a new work, $10,000 in general operating support, $11,500 for production residency and/or community engagement plans, and $35,000 to support a U.S. tour of the new work. Production Grants are highly competitive and are awarded to 20 dance projects each year. The upcoming preliminary application deadline is March 1, 2021. Visit the New England Foundation for the Arts website to review the funding criteria and access the application forms.

Grants Seek to Advance Knowledge on Race, Justice, and Religion
Henry Luce Foundation Theology Program
The Henry Luce Foundation's Theology Program is inviting inquiries for collaborative, experimental, and field-shaping initiatives that enliven the practice of public scholarship on—and promote public understanding of—race, justice, and religion in America. The focus is on projects that seek to rethink received understandings of religion and race in America, to imagine alternative possibilities, and to alter the terms of public discourse. Seminaries and divinity schools, colleges and universities, and other institutions and organizations committed to enriching public discourse on this topic are eligible to apply. Collaborative engagement across sectors and contexts—including religious, academic, media, policy, activist, and/or art communities—is particularly encouraged. Grant requests ranging from $250,000 to $750,000 will be considered. Letters of inquiry must be submitted by February 15, 2021; invited proposals will be due June 15, 2021. Visit the Foundation's website to review the funding guidelines.

Community Mediation Center Programs Supported
NAFCM/ JAMS Foundation Mini-Grant Program
The NAFCM/JAMS Foundation Mini-Grant Program supports the development of innovative and effective programs that can be replicated by community mediation centers nationwide and serve as a pathway to their sustainability and growth. The 2021 Mini-Grant Program will focus on organizations working to incorporate the nine NAFCM Hallmarks of Community Mediation. Mini-Grants of $12,000 for two years will be awarded to five organizations across the country. Nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and public agencies are eligible to apply. The deadline for Solicitation of Interest responses is March 15, 2021; invited full proposals will be due June 15, 2021. Visit the NAFCM website to learn more about the program. (There is a recommended informational conference call for applicants on February 8, 2021, at 4:30 pm ET. To obtain the link for the conference, and register to attend, please send a notice of interest to siminigrant2020@gmail.com.)

Regional Funding
Opportunities for specific geographic areas

Approaching Deadline for Youth Racial Equity Efforts in the New England Region
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation: Healthy Youth, Healthy Community Grant Opportunity
The Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation is dedicated to improving the quality and value of health care for the people and communities served by the company. The Foundation's Healthy Youth, Healthy Community Grant Opportunity is planning to provide five racial equity grants of $20,000 each to nonprofit organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) that work with BIPOC youth in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, or New Hampshire. Grants will support year-long projects that youth design and implement to improve the overall health and racial equity of their community. Funded projects should respond to a community challenge identified by youth, such as helping to provide basic needs for community members; creating job opportunities; fostering community partnerships for advocacy or social justice; and designing an art installation, music event, or other cultural productions. The application deadline is February 1, 2021. Visit the Foundation's website to submit an online application.

RFP Promotes Economic Mobility in Bank Communities Throughout the U.S.
Bank of America Charitable Foundation
The Bank of America Charitable Foundation works to advance pathways to economic mobility in order to build thriving communities. The Foundation provides grants to nonprofit organizations that serve specific states and regions in the United States. In 2021, the Foundation will issue two requests for proposals that address the following focus areas: The Economic Mobility Focused on the Needs of Individuals and Families category provides support for workforce development, education, and basic needs. Applications will be accepted from January 25 through February 19, 2021. The Economic Mobility Focused on the Needs of the Community category provides support for affordable housing, neighborhood revitalization, and small businesses. Applications will be accepted from May 31 through June 25, 2021. Visit the Foundation's website to learn more about the funding priorities and application procedures.

Funds to Improve the Quality of Life for Kentuckians
Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Good Works Program
The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels Good Works Program's primary objective is to support needy Kentucky charities and worthy organizations that stand ready to help all Kentuckians in having a boundless future. Grants are made possible through annual donations from individual Kentucky Colonels located in the Commonwealth, across the nation, and from around the world. The Program's areas of grantmaking interest include community enhancement, historic preservation, education, life skills, homelessness, health and rehabilitation, services for veterans and military members, youth services, and services for low-income populations and people in crisis. Online applications will be accepted from January 1 through February 12, 2021. Visit the Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels website to review the guidelines for the Good Works Program.

Grants Address Challenges Faced by Women and Girls in New Jersey
Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey
The Jewish Women's Foundation of New Jersey (JWF) transforms the lives of individual women and girls through hands-on philanthropy and collective grantmaking. Grants are provided to nonprofit organizations based in New Jersey that offer gender-based programs that recognize that women and girls have unique needs and interests. Examples of funded projects are available on the JWF website. JWF will consider grant requests for amounts of up to $30,000 for the upcoming Spring Core Grant Cycle. The deadline for letters of intent is February 5, 2021; full applications will be due April 2, 2021. Visit the JWF website for more information about the funding guidelines for the Spring Core Grant Cycle.

Federal Funding
Opportunities from the U.S. government

Program Supports Substance Abuse Recovery
Department of Health and Human Services
The Building Communities of Recovery program seeks to mobilize resources within, and outside of, the recovery community to increase the prevalence and quality of long-term recovery support from substance abuse and addiction. These grants are intended to support the development, enhancement, expansion, and delivery of recovery support services, as well as promotion of and education about recovery. Programs will be principally governed by people in recovery from substance abuse and addiction who reflect the community being served. The application deadline is February 15, 2021.

Funds Available to Promote Historical Records Access
National Archives and Records Administration
The Access to Historical Records: Major Initiatives program supports projects that promote access to America's historical records to encourage understanding of our democracy, history, and culture. The program considers projects that will significantly improve public discovery and use of major historical records collections. Special interest is given to collections of America's early legal records, such as the records of colonial, territorial, county, and early statehood and tribal proceedings that document the evolution of the nation's legal history. All types of historical records are eligible, including documents, photographs, born-digital records, and analog audio and moving images. Preliminary proposals are due February 25, 2021.

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Nonprofit Leadership Transitions
Is your organization preparing for a change in leadership? If so, you may want to attend the upcoming webinar hosted by Propel Nonprofits entitled "Nonprofit Leadership Transitions." This free webinar teaches participants about preparing for an upcoming leadership change, setting up for a successful search process, and onboarding a new leader for short-term and long-term success. The webinar will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

Upcoming Online Education Trainings
Live Webinars

Unless otherwise noted, all Online Education Trainings are webinars,
are 90 minutes in duration, and are scheduled to begin at 2 PM Eastern Time.

Free Webinar: Proposal Writing—What the Pros Know (NEW)
Are you new to proposal writing or do you find yourself writing proposals without success? This free webinar will give you a comprehensive introduction to proposal writing, outline what should be included in each proposal component, and help you steer clear of the most common pitfalls. This fast-paced online event will provide an overview of the building blocks necessary for a strong grant proposal. As funding becomes more difficult to secure, nonprofit organizations face significant challenges to fulfilling their missions. In this webinar, Amanda Pearce of Funding for Good, Inc., will review the questions you need to answer prior to searching and applying for grant funds, outline the seven basic elements of most proposals, and show you how to match your needs to funder priorities. In this one-hour event, you will learn how to create a successful grant proposal by determining if your organization is prepared to apply for grant funding; describing the seven major elements of most grant proposals; being proactive in your proposal writing instead of reactive; writing a data-based description of the problem your nonprofit cares about; defining specific, measurable outcomes; and exploring options for answering the sustainability question and creating evaluation methods. The webinar will be held on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.

Transformational Leadership: A Coached Seminar Experience (NEW)
As the current or future executive director or senior leadership team member of a nonprofit organization, the pressures you deal with are enormous. Every day you are called upon to create and sustain an environment that enables your staff to renew their commitment and refine their skills. But where do you, the executive director or senior management team member, go to renew your commitment and refine your skills? Transformational Leadership: A Coached Seminar Experience, presented by Dr. Anthony Silard, CEO of The Global Leadership Institute and the President of The Center for Social Leadership, is a ten-part seminar series in transformational nonprofit leadership. In this interactive course you will learn 'transactional' skills such as how to manage your staff, how to cultivate donors, how to build your board of directors, and how to create a strategic plan—all through the lens of the transformational leader. There has been a recent surge in complex emotions such as loneliness, anxiety, and depression, which can easily destabilize nonprofit organizations. Transformational Leadership: A Coached Seminar Experience will cultivate nonprofit leaders with enhanced abilities in emotion management so they can transform these challenging emotions—within both themselves and their staff, board members, and donors—into empathy, passion, and a renewed commitment toward organizational goals. Both individuals and groups can participate in Transformational Leadership: A Coached Seminar Experience, either as a complete series to methodically build their leadership knowledge and skills, or as stand-alone (single session) learning opportunities. All participants who take the entire course will receive a certificate from The Center for Social Leadership. The deadline to register for the entire series is January 21, 2021; registration for individual seminars in the series will be open monthly through October 2021.

How to Use Storytelling and Virtual Donor Experiences to Raise More Money (NEW)
Donor stewardship has always been a time-consuming activity. Since these days nearly all meetings and gatherings are virtual for health safety, how are you keeping your donors engaged and ready to give? Holding virtual donor experiences that include sharing mission moment stories is an effective, time-saving, engaging, and inspiring way to tackle donor stewardship during the pandemic. In this session, Lori L. Jacobwith, Fundraising Culture Change Expert and Master Storyteller at IgnitedFundraising.com, will inspire your creativity for keeping your donors engaged throughout the year. During the webinar you will learn the outline for crafting a powerful virtual donor experience; learn the specific messages that make your experience inspiring, engaging, and relevant—no matter your mission; and receive a checklist to help plan your own knock-their-socks off experience. This session will benefit executive directors, fundraising and communication staff, and board members, and is relevant for small shops as well as organizations with a large fund development team. The webinar will be held on Thursday, January 28, 2021.

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