Grantmaking

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To meet its objective of addressing complex challenges to break through the cycles of urban poverty by creating solutions that are both innovative and will ensure accountability, the Foundation awards three types of grants: planning, seed funding (for start-ups and demonstration projects), and capital.

The Foundation selects requests to be awarded grants based on the following criteria:

demonstration of need and clearly-defined goals and objectives;
evidence of strong fiscal management and ongoing operational support;
extent of benefit to the community;
capability of organization and personnel to achieve expected goals;
determination that project is non-duplicative;
potential ability of the project to enhance quality of services;
availability of other sources of financial support; and
capacity to enhance knowledge base of issue through evaluating process and outcomes.

The Foundation regrets that its resources are limited and that it will not be able to support all worthy proposals.

Once the grant has been awarded, the Foundation reserves the right to monitor the progress of the project during the grant period and to withhold payments of the grant should the grantee not comply with or fall short of the specified goals and objectives as set forth in the grant request. Typically, the Foundation does not release a press announcement on each grant. However, if the recipient wishes to issue its own announcement, the Foundation requests that the recipient review any material with the Foundation prior to distribution.

If your request is funded or declined, please wait a year before submitting another proposal.