Advocacy Mini Grants is sponsored by Missouri Coalition for the Environment. These mini-grants support community groups, organizations, and coalitions in specific Missouri counties (St. Louis Region, Ozark Region, Southwest Region) to address environmental health issues through policy or legislation, or to improve organizational capacity.

Advocacy Mini Grants - Missouri Coalition for the Environment Applicants may apply for up to $2,500 to further their efforts to improve their capacity and organizational structure to more effectively address an environmental health issue through policy or legislation or to implement a project that will address an environmental health issue through policy or legislation they have identified in their community.

Applicants may apply for multiple grants per year, but only one grant will be awarded per applicant per year. Mini-grants are available to community groups, organizations, and coalitions that are established with the State of Missouri as a legal entity, in good legal standing, and have a bank account associated with their group, organization, or coalition.

The Missouri Coalition for the Environment will assist community groups, organizations, and coalitions with setting up their group, organization, or coalition as a legal entity in the State of Missouri if we are requested to do so. Please contact us here if you require this assistance.

Applicants must be located in one of the following counties to be eligible for a mini-grant: Applicants that serve historically disadvantaged communities will be given preference.

Examples of capacity and organizational structure grant applications are listed below: Create or update a website Pay for meeting expenses such as room rentals, food and beverages for attendees, bus passes, and other needs to provide a welcoming and inclusive meeting for people with different needs Examples of actions to address an environmental health issue an applicant has identified are listed below: Purchase billboard to raise awareness of an environmental health issue in their community Send postcards to residents affected by an environmental health issue in their community Pay for legal assistance to research the legal framework to utilize the law to address an environmental health issue in their community Note: These examples are not meant to be an exhaustive list.

Funds may not be used for: Salary expenses of the applicant Basic biomedical research or research on drug therapies or devices Existing operational deficits or programs projected to create a deficit Fundraising campaigns for the purpose of construction, endowment building, or establishing emergency or other types of reserves Programs that promote specific religious beliefs or proselytize Programs fully funded from other sources Applicants that are awarded a mini-grant must sign a conflict of interest disclosure before funds will be dispersed.

https://mffh. org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/MFH-COI-Disclosure-Grant. pdf Applicants that are awarded a mini-grant will not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status.

As part of the application process, applicants are required to affirm that the applicant will/does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or veteran status either in its employment practices or in its policies and procedures concerning access to services.

Applicants will be required to submit a report at the end of their project period that will include the following: Detailed accounting of expenses including receipts of purchases Narrative of the outcomes of the project and its effect on the applicant’s ability to succeed in addressing environmental health issues facing their community Advocacy Mini Grant Application " * " indicates required fields Community Coalition/Organization Name * Community Coalition/Organization's Phone * Enter N/A if you do not have one.

Community Coalition/Organization's Email * Enter N/A if you do not have one. Applicant coalitions/organizations must be located in the Ozark, St. Louis, or Southwest Region of Missouri.

Community Coalition/Organization's Address * State / Province / Region Primary Point of Contact's Name * Primary Point of Contact's Phone * Primary Point of Contact's Email * Primary Point of Contact's Address * State / Province / Region Select the general use for your mini-grant * Coalition/Organizational Development Please describe the community you are serving (age, gender, race, ethnicity, economic, etc.).

* Please describe the environmental health issue you are trying to address in your community. * Please describe what these funds will assist your organization and/or community accomplish. * Please provide a budget that includes the estimated costs for what these funds will be used for.

Receipts will be required in the final report for individual expenses over $250. * Please tell us how you will track and report your successes, failings, and learnings from this project. * Please tell us how you plan to continue the efforts these funds will assist your coalition/organization with.

* Please tell us anything else you wish for us to know about your community, coalition/organization, or environmental health issue. *