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Beckner External Grants | Discover Grant Opportunities Today — All Souls Church Unitarian — Washington DC We accept applications every fall. Grants between $5,000 to $10,000 that are made annually to support Washington, DC based nonprofits and fiscally-sponsored organizations. The Beckner Advancement Fund prioritizes proposals from organizations that do one or more of the following.
Actively engage impacted communities including but not limited to: people of color; indigenous peoples; immigrants; low-income people; women; youth; queer, trans, and gender non-conforming people; and people with disabilities in their organizational leadership and decision-making. Address the root causes of social service needs and propose systemic solutions that create equitable opportunities for marginalized communities to thrive.
Take risks and propose new and innovative initiatives and/or existing projects that employ fresh approaches to entrenched social problems. Demonstrate a willingness to share lessons learned and collaborate with All Souls members in their work for social change. Have existing relationships with All Souls Church and/or its members.
Serve communities in Ward 1 of Washington, D. C. The Beckner Advancement Fund accepts proposals from 501 c 3 and fiscally sponsored organizations in Washington, D.
C. of all budget sizes. We do take budget size into consideration when determining whether to award programmatic or general operating support grants.
We encourage first time grantees and organizations with budgets over $1 million to apply for programmatic grants. The Fund will consider general operating support proposals from returning grantees that have received grant awards within the past three years and small organizations with budgets below $500,000 on a case-by-case basis.
The Beckner Advancement has a two-step external grants process whereby prospective grantees submit a pre-application form, created to be used in lieu of a traditional Letter of Inquiry. The Fund invites then invites select organizations to submit full proposals. All applicant organizations must: Be a 501(c)(3) organization or fiscally sponsored organization.
Be located in and primarily serve Washington, DC residents. Priority consideration will be given to organizations located in Ward 1 and/or organizations that demonstrate significant ties to Ward 1 neighborhoods and residents. The Fund will not consider requests to fund: Sectarian programs that promote religious doctrine.
Based on current listing details, eligibility includes: 501(c)(3) organizations or fiscally sponsored organizations located in and primarily serving Washington, DC residents. Applicants should confirm final requirements in the official notice before submission.
Current published award information indicates $5,000 - $10,000 Always verify allowable costs, matching requirements, and funding caps directly in the sponsor documentation.
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VGF grants will be used to develop and/or support community-based entities to recruit, manage, and support volunteers. CNCS seeks to fund effective approaches that expand volunteering, strengthen the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit and retain skill-based volunteers, and develop strategies to use volunteers effectively to solve problems. Specifically, the VGF grants will support efforts that expand the capacity of volunteer connector organizations to recruit, manage, support and retain individuals to serve in high quality volunteer assignments.Applicants that receive funding under this Notice may directly carry out the activities supported under the award, or may carry out the activities by making sub-grants to community-based entities, supporting volunteer generation at these entities.). Funding Opportunity Number: AC-05-25-21. Assistance Listing: 94.021. Funding Instrument: G. Category: O. Award Amount: $6.1M total program funding.