Deadline: 6/1/22 (LOI)
Amount: $5,000 to $25,000
Website: https://www.herbblockfoundation.org/grant-programs/encouraging-citizen-involvement
Description:
The Herb Block Foundation’s Encouraging Citizen Involvement Grant supports projects that promote increased voter participation and citizen education in the election process. Funding is intended to support nonpartisan projects aimed at furthering citizen involvement that will, in turn, ensure a responsive, responsible democratic government.
The Herb Block Foundation uses a two-step process for evaluating grant proposals:
1. Organizations that wish to apply for a grant are required to first submit a Letter of Inquiry (LOI)
2. The Foundation selects projects for further consideration with an invitation for a full proposal. Those organizations that submitted their LOI online will receive email notification and a link to the Herb Block Foundation’s online full proposal application.
Eligible applicants:
- Applicants must be nonprofit organizations classified as 501(c)(3) organizations by the Internal Revenue Service.
- Grants will not be made for capital or endowment programs, nor for sectarian religious purposes.
- Grants will be considered for one year’s funding.
- No more than 10% of a grant may go to indirect costs (outside of those for general operating support).
- Grants cannot be used for lobbying or other partisan purposes.
PROGRAM CONTACT
Hard copy LOIs can be mailed to:
The Herb Block Foundation
1730 M Street, NW, Suite #1020
Washington DC 20036.
The Herb Block Foundation does not accept LOIs via email but due to the COVID pandemic.
It is preferable that organizations apply online.