COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund
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Phase II RFP Has Closed
We have completed phase 2 of grantmaking for the COVID-19 Emergency Response Fund. Notifications have been sent to everyone who applied for funding during phase 2 to confirm which proposals were selected or declined. Our full list of grant recipients is available here.
The Fund has received more than 1,340 requests from nonprofits seeking approximately $60 million in funding, which is more than seven times the amount of dollars raised to date.
The Fund has made total investments of $6.7 million in 192 nonprofits helping local residents adversely affected by the coronavirus public health and economic crisis. For phase 2 of grantmaking, priority was given to nonprofits with deep roots in the community and a demonstrated ability to address urgent needs and reach historically underserved populations. Phase 2 also included funding for advocacy and community organizing projects focused on improving systems for food security, violence prevention, medical care access, childcare, and more.
Questions
Please send proposal submission questions to Brittany Owens.
If you have programmatic questions, please contact any of the following staff:
Homelessness and Housing: Silvana Straw and Jennifer Olney
Workforce & Small Business: Dawnn Leary
Medical Care & Access: Jana-Lynn Louis
Education & Youth: Kimberly Rusnak
Food Security, Domestic Violence, and Legal Services: Benton Murphy and Melen Hagos
If you are interested in offering feedback/input on community/organizational needs or recommendations on evolving funding priorities, please share your suggestions via email with Benton Murphy or Melen Hagos. Please note that sharing information via email is not considered an official proposal submission to The Community Foundation.