posted by admin on Feb 2
Ford Foundation
| Category: | Economic Empowerment, Education, Community Improvement, Financial Literacy |
|---|---|
| Potential Funder | Ford Foundation |
| Deadline | Applications are considered throughout the year. Normally applicants, within six weeks receive indication whether proposals are within program interests and are being considered for a grant the approval process includes meetings, site visits, grant negotiations, administrative and legal review – this is generally completed with three months, depending on the complexity of the project. |
| Website | website here |
| Ineligible | Inelgible activities include undergraduate scholarships, grants for personal needs or business assistance, health care, vehicle purchase, student loan repayment and scientific inventions, after-school programs, athletic leagues, orphanages or elder care. |
| Eligibility | Nonprofits (501c3) are eligible to apply |
| Criteria | Asset Building and Community Development; Peace and Social Justice; and Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom |
| Past Award Recipients | Bay Area Video Coalition, Inc. $100,000 (Knowledge, Creativity and Freedom) To create a regional network of school- and community-based training sites utilizing the coalition's comprehensive youth media training and development model; Acorn Housing Corporation, Inc $100,000 (Finance & Economic Security) To create and pilot a proactive mortgage delinquency consulting program with major mortgage services to reduce foreclosures among low and moderate income homeowners. Consumer Federation of America $75,000 (Assets) For a demonstration campaign in Cleveland to promote savings among the least affluent and to evaluate the effectiveness of this strategy for building assets |
