Flourishing in Community Award Structure and Timeline / Estructura de los premios y cronograma

Flourishing in Community grants will be awarded to community groups actively advancing environmental justice. Our goal is to direct funding to frontline community projects that support people disproportionately impacted by climate change, pollution, and environmental stressors in areas where people who are have not historically received federal funds to advance solutions in their own communities. 

The Community Leadership Board plays a crucial role in ensuring that the grantmaking process is both accessible and equitable to all. The board’s responsibilities include evaluating applications for funding, making final decisions on project proposals, and ensuring fairness in the distribution of funds. The board also identifies organizations with limited resources for special consideration, providing mentorship, community connections, and support to funded projects.

Additionally, the board continuously assesses the effectiveness of the grantmaking structure, offering feedback on outreach, application processes, project management, and compliance. Divided into three working groups, board members contribute to subgrant selections in specific project and engagement areas, collaborating closely with the grant administration team for evaluations and assessments of funded-projects throughout the grant period.

Timeline

  • April 8, 2024: Program Celebration at Climate Action Summit and Expo 2024

  • Summer 2024: The Flourishing in Community team conducted multiple focus groups, listening sessions, presentations, office hours, and individual meetings to share information about the upcoming grant opportunity. These efforts also informed the development of the structures, applications, and resources for the Flourishing in Community Grantmaker, ensuring that the process is responsive to the needs and diversity of eligible organizations and entities in Region 2.

  • Fall 2024: Following the grant’s official launch on September 30, 2024, Flourishing in Community will continue to host application workshops and information sessions. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis, and the grantmaker will operate for a three-year duration. Our first awards are expected to be made in late winter 2024-2025.

You can complete the following form to request an info session, or application workshops, or invite a Flourishing in Community organizer to one of your events. To stay updated of any upcoming events or updates, sign-up to the Flourishing in Community mailing list by adding your information to the following form.