Supporting state and local policy and advocacy
The Denver Foundation is pleased to invite qualified nonprofits to apply for funding from the Civic Fabric Fund.
Through the Civic Fabric Fund, The Denver Foundation provides nonprofits with funding to support their policy and advocacy efforts at the state and local levels, including research, community engagement, and coalition building.
Grants will support nonprofits’ efforts to pursue efforts to advance and implement policy change on the issues outlined in the foundation’s policy principles.
Organizations invited to apply will have the option to apply for a general operating grant or a program-specific grant. Organizations will also be asked to identify their efforts to advance policy change as either grasstops or grassroots.
Grants from the fund typically range from $15,000 to $30,000.
ELIGIBILITY
- This funding opportunity is open only to eligible organizations that have been invited to apply by The Denver Foundation.
- Your organization must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or have an equivalent fiscal sponsor.
- Your organization must be located in and do work in Colorado.
- If your organization has received a grant from the Community Grants Program in the same calendar year of this funding opportunity, your organization is ineligible to apply for this funding opportunity.
- Coalitions are eligible to apply for funding. One organization must submit an application on behalf of the entire coalition.
Grant awards given in previous years are no guarantee of future grant awards.
Additional information
Within the online application, you will be required to submit
- Your organization’s mission
- A summary of your proposed work
- The dollar amount requested
- Your organization’s current budget and, if applicable, a project budget
You will be required to answer:
- Describe how your organization’s work fits with the issue areas outlined in The Denver Foundation’s Policy Principles. If applicable, explain how your organization’s policy works in response to federal actions.
- Where your proposed work will focus along the continuum of policy making: problem identification, policy analysis, policy strategy and development, and/or policy enactment and implementation.
- What efforts has your organization made to engage the voice, experience, and leadership of residents, constituents, and/or clients in the development, implementation, and evaluation of your organization’s activities?
