As the region’s largest local funder, The Community Foundation is proud to partner with and support thousands of nonprofits working to make our communities more equitable, just, and thriving places to live and work. We are now accepting proposals for grant opportunities from the following funds at The Community Foundation:
Achieving health equity requires more than improving individual health outcomes and expanding access to services. A vision for health equity demands that we directly engage the social determinants of health —societal factors that have been shaped by centuries of laws, public policies, behaviors, and practices that have worked together to produce the disparate outcomes we see today.
The Health Equity Fund will offer grant opportunities for demonstration projects that provide proof of concept and determine potential for scalability. The projects must consist of two or more partner organizations working collaboratively in a new and targeted way to implement economic mobility models that increase strategic economic participation and build community wealth for people and communities with the greatest economic and health disparities.
Grants will be awarded to select partner organizations that meet the following minimum eligibility criteria:
At least two partner organizations must work together to execute the proposed project.
All members of the partnership (defined as the organizations that will receive a grant agreement and funds, if awarded) must have current status as a 501(c)(3) public charity designation. Organizations that have not yet received a 501(c)(3) designation must have a fiscal sponsor (an entity will need to have an EIN or the EIN of their fiscal sponsor in order to access the application in the online portal). The fiscal sponsor must meet all eligibility requirements at the time of submission. For profit entities such as LLCs and sole proprietorships are not eligible to apply for funding.
Each partner organization must not be listed on the Office of Foreign Assets Control Specially Designated Nationals or the Southern Poverty Law Center Hate Group lists.
Each partner organization must be both based in and primarily implementing in the District of Columbia.
Each partner organization should approach their work through a racial equity lens.
Each partner organization’s staff and board leadership should reflect the communities served by the organization and have a demonstrated track record of community engagement as demonstrated by the existence of community advisory boards, community listening sessions, community representation on the board of directors, or other measures defined by the organization.
If previous funding has been received from The Community Foundation, each partner organization must be current in reporting to The Community Foundation as specified in the grant agreement.
Organizations who have previously received a Health Equity Fund grant cannot submit an LOI in the same year an initial award was made.
Qualified respondents are invited to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) until March 2026 (or until funds have been exhausted). All respondents are strongly encouraged to watch the recording of the FAQ webinar held on October 10, 2023.
For additional information, please review the LOI Guidelines below, as well as the Health Equity Fund webpage.
Qualified respondents are invited to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) until March 2026 (or until funds have been exhausted).
Qualified respondents are invited to submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) until March 2026 (or until funds have been exhausted).
Please email ispake@thecommunityfoundation.org with any questions you may have. No phone calls, please.
Activity Scholarships for DC Students are now available through Learn24’s Out-of School-Time (OST) Youth Scholarship Program. The OST Youth Scholarship Program is managed by the Greater Washington Community Foundation, with the goal of increasing access to OST programs for students with specific needs. Specifically, the program will support students who may be identified as at-risk.
Examples of programs that the scholarship may support include, but are not limited to, programs designed specifically for students with disabilities, advanced learners, and English Language Learners. Individuals not considered at-risk may also be eligible to receive a scholarship based on need and availability of funding.
Applicants to this Request for Proposals must be individual students seeking funding to support school-year or year-round (school-year and summer) out-of-school time activities. Youth seeking support for summer programming only should apply for the summer-specific Request for Proposals planned for Spring 2025. The RFP defines these types of programs as:
School-Year: August-June
Year-round: August-August
Summer: June-August
The funds are intended to primarily support at-risk/underserved youth residing in the District that are enrolled in K-12th grade at a DC K-12 grade public, charter, or private school who are seeking funding support for out of school time activities. Additionally, high school students who are one year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade in which the student is enrolled will be considered eligible up to age 24. Applicants must be able to supply documentation of their District of Columbia residence.
To be eligible for funding, applicants must meet at least one of the following criteria for at-risk/underserved youth:
Students experiencing homelessness; or
Students who are in the District’s foster care system; or
Students who are economically disadvantaged as demonstrated by eligibility for Free and Reduced-price Meals (FARM); Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program or the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP); or
High school students that are one year older, or more, than the expected age for the grade in which the student is enrolled; or
Has a disability as demonstrated by an Individual Education Plan (IEP); or
Is an English Language Learner; or
Identifies as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex or Queer/Questioning, Asexual; non-binary; or pansexual; or,
Resides in Wards 4, 5, 6, 7, or 8.
For this cycle of the Learn 24 Scholarship, the maximum scholarship amount differs based on the type of program and the disability status of the applicant. Scholarships are capped at:
• $5,000 for school year only programs;
• $7,500 for year-round programs (school year and summer)
• $7,500 for school-year only programs specifically tailored for and supporting youth living with disabilities; and
• $10,000 for year-round programs (school year and summer) specifically tailored for and supporting youth living with disabilities.
Scholarships will be paid directly to the organization or vendor that provides the goods or services. The minimum scholarship award is $1,000.
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis starting November 12, 2024 and must be submitted online, using the portal linked below. No hard copy, email or faxed proposals will be accepted.
Applications are reviewed monthly by The Community Foundation and approved by Learn24. Applicants will be notified of funding decisions within 4 weeks of application submission.
The Community Foundation hosted an informational webinar to answer frequently asked questions the application process and eligibility requirements.
Contact Yorman De La Rosa, at ydelarosa@thecommunityfoundation.org
El Programa de becas OST para jóvenes está gestionado por la Greater Washington Community Foundation con el objetivo de aumentar el acceso a los programas OST para estudiantes con necesidades específicas. En concreto, el programa apoyará a los estudiantes que puedan ser identificados como de riesgo.
Ejemplos de programas que la beca puede apoyar incluyen, entre otros, los programas que proporcionan apoyo académico, enriquecimiento, aprendizaje socio-emocional, actividades físicas, y / o están diseñados específicamente para estudiantes con discapacidades, estudiantes avanzados y estudiantes de inglés. Consulte a continuación más información sobre los criterios de elegibilidad para los solicitantes.
Los solicitantes de esta Solicitud de Propuestas deben ser estudiantes individuales que busquen financiación para apoyar actividades extraescolares durante el año escolar o durante todo el año (año escolar y verano). Los jóvenes que busquen apoyo únicamente para programas de verano deben solicitar la Solicitud de Propuestas específica para el verano prevista para la primavera de 2025. La RFP define estos tipos de programas como:
Año escolar: agosto-junio
Todo el año: agosto-agosto
Verano: junio-agosto
Los fondos están destinados principalmente a apoyar a los jóvenes en situación de riesgo o desatendidos que residen en el Distrito y están matriculados en los grados K-12 en una escuela pública, concertada o privada de DC que buscan apoyo financiero para actividades fuera del horario escolar. Además, los estudiantes de secundaria que sean un año mayores, o más, que la edad prevista para el grado en el que el estudiante está matriculado serán considerados elegibles hasta la edad de 24 años. Los solicitantes deben poder aportar documentación que acredite su residencia en el Distrito de Columbia.
Para poder optar a la financiación, los solicitantes deben cumplir al menos uno de los siguientes criterios para los jóvenes en situación de riesgo o desatendidos:
Estudiantes sin hogar; o
Estudiantes que se encuentran en el sistema de acogida del Distrito; o
Estudiantes en situación de desventaja económica, demostrada por su elegibilidad para recibir comidas gratuitas o a precio reducido (FARM por sus siglas en inglés); el programa de Asistencia Temporal para Familias Necesitadas (TANF por sus siglas en inglés) o el Programa Suplementario de Asistencia Nutricional (SNAP por sus siglas en inglés); o
Estudiantes de secundaria que tienen un año más, o más, de la edad prevista para el curso en el que está matriculado el alumno; o
Tiene una discapacidad demostrada por un Plan Educativo Individual (IEP); o
Es estudiante de lengua inglesa; o
Se identifica como Lesbiana, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Intersexual o Queer/Questioning, Asexual; no binario; o pansexual; o,
Reside en los distritos 4, 5, 6, 7 u 8.
Para este ciclo de la Beca Learn 24, el monto máximo de la beca varía en función del tipo de programa y de la condición de discapacidad del solicitante. Las becas tienen un límite máximo de:
$5,000 para programas solo para el año escolar;
$7,500 para programas de todo el año (curso escolar y verano)
$7,500 solo para programas escolares adaptados específicamente a los jóvenes discapacitados y que les presten apoyo.
$10,000 para programas a lo largo de todo el año (curso escolar y verano) adaptados específicamente a los jóvenes discapacitados y que les presten apoyo.
Las becas se pagarán directamente a la organización o al vendedor que proporcione los bienes o servicios. La beca mínima es de $1,000.
Las aplicaciones serán aceptas de manera continua y deben ser presentadas online, usando el enlace abajo. Propuestas de papel, email, o fax no serán aceptas.
Aplicaciones están revisados periódicamente por The Community Foundation y aprobado por Learn24. Aplicantes serán notificado de las decisiones de los fundos entre 4 semanas de presentar la aplicación.
The Community Foundation organizó un Webinar para contestar preguntas sobre el proceso de solicitacíon.
