Santa Fe Community Foundation: Fall Grants Round
The Santa Fe Community Foundation’s 2018 Fall Funding Priorities will focus on Health and Wellbeing (formerly known as “Health and Human Services”), and on Cultural Vibrancy (formerly known as “Arts”).
The Health and Wellbeing focus area includes work to improve the following outcomes in our communities:
- Homelessness
- Food Security
- Safety
- Access to health care
- Healthy Neighborhood Living Conditions
Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Emergency housing and shelter for homeless and at-risk populations.
- Access to affordable and high-quality food including food banks, pantries, and community centers that distribute food and promote healthy eating and work to address “food deserts.”
- Efforts to ensure safety for vulnerable populations including domestic violence and child abuse prevention, bullying prevention in schools, safety issues specific to immigrant populations, low wage workers, and communities of color.
- Access to health services including programs providing un- and under-insured populations with culturally appropriate and equitable access to quality health and wellness services, including behavioral health (including addiction services), senior services and groups working on cultural and generational trauma. Priority will be given to efforts applying a social determinants of health lens to the work.
- Building healthy communities including built environment and infrastructure, environmental quality (toxins and air quality), affordable and reliable transportation, parks and recreation.
- Systems change including public policy, civic engagement, community organizing or public information to improve health and wellbeing of local residents.
The Cultural Vibrancy focus area includes work to improve the following outcomes in our communities:
- Sense of community – residents feeling connected to the community and each other
- Openness and acceptance of the community toward people of diverse backgrounds
- Diverse participation in art and cultural community programs and events
- Preservation and strengthening of cultural and historical heritage, traditions, and a creative economy
Through direct service, policy advocacy and/or collaboration efforts, priority strategies will address:
- Lifting up and preserving cultural and historical heritage, tradition, and assets of the region
- Using art as a bridge to communicate across cultures and languages and build transformational relationships to advance equity
- Using art, culture, language, and community stories to shift narratives, shape public conversations, and influence policy
- Improving access to arts and cultural programs to benefit youth and families who otherwise would not have the opportunities
- Systems change including public policy, civic engagement, community organizing, or public information to preserve and strengthen the arts and cultural segment of the creative economy locally
Amount: All grants will be $5,000, $10,000 or $15,000, depending on the applicant organization’s annual budget. Organizations with an annual budget under $150,000 may apply for a $5,000 grant; organizations with an annual budget between $150,000 and $500,000 may apply for a $10,000 grant; organizations with an annual budget over $500,000 may apply for a $15,000 grant.
Eligibility: Nonprofits that either have their own 501c3 designation, or are working under the formal designation of a fiscal sponsor that has its own 501c3 designation. Applicants must have at least a three-year track record of their own operations.
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