Justice & Liberation Fund is sponsored by Headwaters Foundation for Justice. The Justice & Liberation Fund provides financial resources to Black-led groups working on the frontlines of justice in Minnesota.

Justice & Liberation Individual Support Fund | Headwaters Foundation for Justice Justice & Liberation Individual Support Fund Headwaters Foundation for Justice Justice & Liberation Individual Support Fund Headwaters Foundation for Justice Justice & Liberation Individual Support Fund Individual Support Fund grants are a partnership between Headwaters and Black Visions to directly resource Black people across Minnesota.

We are no longer accepting applications for the Individual Support Fund We have reached out to the individuals selected by the initial randomized selection process. If any of these applicants do not respond, we will select replacement applicants. If you haven't heard from us, please be patient as we work through our applications.

We aim to notify everyone by the end of the month. Headwaters is pleased to partner with Black Visions to transparently and quickly resource Black individuals throughout the state of Minnesota and continue Black Visions' commitment to redistributing funds to Minnesota’s Black community . Funds will go to support community members who are experiencing various forms of economic hardship.

While Headwaters’ work focuses on funding organizations that build community power, we also know that directly resourcing individuals is a powerful way to support the wellbeing, resilience, and leadership of our communities . Moving money directly to Black Minnesotans is part of our commitment to building a future where our communities are resourced, cared for, and powerful.

Through this partnership, we will distribute $500,000 to Black Minnesotans via the Justice and Liberation Fund. Funds are considered emergency support grants and do not have to be paid back. Application Opens: April 6, 2026 Application Closes: April 30, 2026 NOTE: All applications must be submitted in English.

We will not be able to process applications submitted in languages other than English. Only one application per person may be submitted. Headwaters is pleased to partner with Black Visions to transparently and quickly resource Black individuals throughout the state of Minnesota and continue Black Visions' commitment to redistributing funds to Minnesota’s Black community .

Funds will go to support community members who are experiencing various forms of economic hardship. This effort serves as one strategy within Headwaters’ commitment to collective liberation. While our mission is to primarily fund power-building work carried out by organizations, we acknowledge and honor direct support to individuals as another essential pathway to vitally resourcing our communities.

Through this partnership, we will distribute $500,000 to Black Minnesotans via the Justice and Liberation Fund. Funds are considered emergency support grants and do not have to be paid back. Application Opens: April 6, 2026 Application Closes: April 30, 2026 NOTE: All applications must be submitted in English.

We will not be able to process applications submitted in languages other than English. Only one application per person may be submitted. We are no longer accepting applications for the Individual Support Fund We have reached out to the individuals selected by the initial randomized selection process.

If any of these applicants do not respond, we will select replacement applicants. If you haven't heard from us, please be patient as we work through our applications. We aim to notify everyone by the end of the month.

What is the Individual Support Fund? The Individual Support Fund — funded by Black Visions and administered by Headwaters via its Justice & Liberation Fund – is designed to support individual community members experiencing economic hardship. Who is eligible to apply?

To be eligible for the Individual Support Fund, applicants must meet the following requirements: For this Fund, Black refers to people who are of African ancestry, whether you have lived inside Africa or not, and includes people who are Mixed and Transracial Adoptees Be 18 years of age or older Will submit two individuals, including contact information, who can vouch for the applicant. The verifiers must be residents of MN.

What types of picture IDs are valid?

We will accept the following forms of picture identification from applicants: State-issued Driver's License or Photo ID Card U.S. Permanent Resident Card or Employment Authorization Document with a Photo Passport (US or Foreign issued) If you are an Immigrant to the US, you may use a photo ID card or ID Document issued by your home nation Expired Photo ID or Driver's License What kinds of economic hardship are eligible?

Funds will support individuals experiencing emergency financial hardship in meeting basic needs. Specifically, applicants may indicate that they cannot afford: Medical bills/needed medicine To pay overdue basic necessities bills (utilities, gas, trash, etc.) Supports needed to access safety What information will be collected about my verifiers?

We ask applicants to provide the name, address, email address and phone number for each verifier. NOTE: An applicant cannot be their own verifier. Family members may be verifiers.

Applications for the Individual Support Fund are now closed. Applicants will be notified of their status between May 6-20, 2026. Where can I receive assistance in completing my application?

Black Visions is offering in-person support sessions for those applying for the Justice & Liberation Individual Support Fund on the following dates: Some translation services will be available at the in-person support sessions. Please note: we will only be able to process applications that are in English. Can I edit my application after submitting it?

No. Once submitted, all applications are considered final. We cannot update the application for you or send it back to you to correct. With this in mind, please take care to ensure that all information is correct and complete before submitting your application.

What are the grant amounts? Headwaters has divided grant award amounts into tiers. Applicants will have the option of choosing from the following tiers.

How will grant recipients be selected? Because we anticipate receiving a high volume of applications AND in the interest of fairness, Headwaters will assign numbers to applications and randomly award grants based on a digital randomizer. Grants will be awarded proportionally based on number of applications per tier.

We will contact verifiers after the drawing to ensure that grantees’ self-assertions are affirmed by another party. How will grant funds be distributed? After grantees have been selected, Headwaters will request that grantees share payment information.

Grantees will choose either check payment or ACH transfer to a bank account. We will give all the candidates 10 calendar days to confirm their participation in the program. During this time, Headwaters will email and call by phone to confirm finalists’ place in the program.

If we do not hear from someone within that timeframe, we disqualify them and extend the gift to another qualifying applicant. To prevent disqualification, applicants should be sure to enter their correct email address, phone number, and submit clear identifying documents on their application. Headwaters will notify those selected in the first week of May.

We will give all the awardees 10 calendar days to confirm their participation in the program. Headwaters will pay the individuals who have been selected and confirmed for the program after Memorial Day weekend, after May 26th. Headwaters will replace grantees who do not respond to our request for payment information or who are otherwise ineligible.

The replacement grantees will be paid in June. How will my personal data be secured? By submitting an application for the Individual Support Fund, you agree to let us store your application responses in our grantmaking database.

We do this is in case we are audited. However, any identifying documents shared with us are deleted immediately after they are no longer needed. All application data is stored on a server in a secure data center.

Our server provider is committed to supporting Headwaters’ control over the data from all our programs. They commit to not disclose data from their servers to government agencies unless compelled and will challenge unlawful requests. Questions?

Want more information? For questions about the grant, eligibility, or accessing the Grant Portal contact: applygrant@headwatersfoundation. org .