Starter Fund Grant 2024
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON) is offering a Starter Fund Grant Program, ranging from $5,000 to $25,000, for small community organizations and groups focusing on advancing an equitable and sustainable local food system within Seattle, with eligible activities including food justice initiatives, community organizing, food-related job training, and more.
Description
The Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON) is seeking applications for its Starter Fund Grant Program.
Donor Name: Seattle Department of Neighborhoods (DON)
State:
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: (mm/dd/yyyy) 10/01/2024
Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Starter Fund prioritizes community organizations and groups with an annual budget of less than $500,000. The intention is to provide a nimble grant to smaller, grassroots organizations advancing an equitable and sustainable local food system who historically have limited access to institutional funding.
Across the United States and in Seattle, there are deep and persistent inequities in the food system due to structural racism. The Food Equity Fund aims to increase investments in food work led by: Black, Indigenous, People of Color, immigrants, refugees, people with low incomes, youth, and/or elders. Eligible proposals must:
Have project activities occur within Seattle.
Be accessible and benefit people who live, learn, work and/or worship in Seattle.
Focus on contributing to an equitable and sustainable local food system.
Be completed within 24 months of contracting.
Award Amount
$5,000 to $25,000
Project Length
Up to 24 months
Eligible Activities
The following activities are ideas of eligible activities:
capital project or physical improvement such as a new greenhouse, farm irrigation, and/or commercial kitchen
coalition-building to advance food justice & food sovereignty
community organizing
food programs for elders
food distribution site
food justice leadership development
food pantry & meal services
gardening or farming
food-related job training
activities that advance economic opportunities in the food system
storytelling & cultural preservation and/or education
food programs for youth
and many more!
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations that have 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.
Community groups that have a fiscal sponsor with 501(c)(3) nonprofit status.
Tribes and tribal organizations.
For more information, visit DON.