Directing resources to address systemic racism
The Denver Foundation is pleased to invite qualified organizations to apply for funding from the Black Resilience in Colorado (BRIC) Fund. The BRIC Fund’s mission is to serve as a perpetual resource addressing systemic racism and its impact on Black communities across the seven-county Metro Denver region.
The BRIC Fund grants provide critical support to Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit organizations that are responding to immediate challenges while fostering long-term sustainability in Colorado’s Black communities.
Grant awards will typically range from $5,000 to $25,000.
Learn more at www.bricfund.org/bric-grants.
ELIGIBILITY
- Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.
- Your organization must be Black-led and Black-serving. Encompassing people of African and Afro-Caribbean descent, including African immigrants and refugees.
- Your organization must be located in and do work in the seven-county Metro Denver area.
- Your organization’s annual budget cannot exceed $1.5 million.
- Your organization must fit one or more of the identified priorities identified by the community-led advisory committee:
- Emerging community issues/needs – current/ urgent issues identified by the community
- Health – racial trauma, infant/mother mortality, underinsured, uninsured, Medicaid eligible, and/or COVID-related loss of benefits
- Housing – renters and/or people involuntary displaced or experiencing homelessness to provide access to housing/homeownership for low-income community members
- Economic Opportunity – business or workforce development or access to living-wage jobs
- Racial Justice – community organizing, advocacy, law, and/or policy reform
- Youth – youth organizing, youth-led programs, and/or culturally responsive programs
Grant awards given in previous years are no guarantee of future grant awards.
Not eligible for funding:
- Capital campaigns
- Building endowments or reserve funds
- Operating funds for foundations, funds, or giving circles
- Membership campaigns
- Special events or sponsorships
- Grants to individuals
- Grants for re-granting purposes
- Multi-year funding requests
- Conferences, symposia, and related travel
- Grants for medical, scientific, or academic research
- Grants that further political doctrine or religious activities
- Grants to parochial or religious schools
- Organizational Scholarships
Additional information
This funding opportunity has two grant cycles. The spring cycle applications are open from March 3 – April 15. The fall cycle applications are open from June 1- July 15.
Nonprofits interested in funding may apply once a year. Grants are made under the leadership of a community-led advisory committee dedicated to improving Denver’s Black communities.
