The Leever Foundation is pleased to announce a request for proposals designed to assist Waterbury, CT by supporting local and/or regional collaborative strategies working to achieve greater equity of opportunity and outcomes in Waterbury communities that have been under-resourced and disproportionately harmed by systemic inequities. All proposals will be asked to describe to what extent activities are community-led and/or informed, and if the organization or initiative is led by Black, Indigenous or other people of color.
The Transforming Systemic Inequality Fall Grant opportunity aims to tackle significant structural and systemic barriers to opportunities and success for Waterbury residents, especially young people, who live at the intersections of multiple oppressions such as race, economic status, sexual orientation, immigration status, disability, etc.
This opportunity will specifically support work towards:
Systems change through collaborative visioning, community organizing, advocacy and/or social justice
Structural transformation through influencing power shifts, narrative shifting and/or social innovation
The Foundation welcomes proposal requests of up to $40,000 for activities to be implemented over one year. Depending on the application, annual continuation could be considered for up to three years. See below for more information and application instructions.
To be eligible to apply, an organization must:
- Be incorporated as a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or be working under the auspices of an authorized fiscal sponsor.
- Have a minimum annual budget of $150,000 or submit an application to work in partnership with an organization that does. Grant awards will not exceed 15% of the applying organization’s annual budget.
- Hold a Waterbury footprint, meaning an office or a regular presence in Waterbury OR one of the key collaborating organizations has a Waterbury footprint, and the work must impact the region that includes Waterbury.
PROCESS AND TIMELINE:
August 30th: Transforming Systemic Inequality Guidelines Released
Questions? Use this link to find a time to talk with staff
October 11th at 5pm: Proposal Submission Deadline
October 15th-18th : Proposal Clarification Process
Early/Mid -November: Award Decisions Announced
Varsha Jorawar, Research & Operations Specialist at the Leever Foundation | varsha@leeverfoundation.org