May 1, 2000

We hope the information in this announcement about grants will be helpful, but the deadline for proposals is ** Thursday, May 4 **. (We would have passed it along sooner had we received it sooner...)

Best wishes,
Joseph Truong
Bridges Project Assistant

National Council of La RAZA Funding Alert

To learn more about NCLR, please go to:
http://www.nclr.org

The National Council of La RAZA (NCLR) is offering intermediary support for organizing communities program.

ELIGIBILITY:
This request for proposals is limited to "emerging local groups." Emerging local groups are those groups who are in the formative stages of organizational development, less than five years old, with a budget of less than $100,000, and are neighborhood-based. Coalitions will only be considered if they are made up of local groups in a specific neighborhood. In a rural area, an entire community may be considered a "neighborhood." Emerging groups need not have 501(c)3 tax-exempt status, but must be 501(c)3 eligible. Another 501(c)3 organization may serve as a fiscal agent for the grantee. For-profit organizations are not eligible. Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis.

PURPOSE:This program has been developed to provide seed grants, training, and technical assistance to emerging local groups for neighborhood organizing, leadership development, advocacy, and community development.

USE OF FUNDS:Funds are to be used to meet the goals and objectives of the receiving organization.

FUNDING LIMITS:Maximum grant awards are $15,000, with the average award at $7,500.

TIMELINES:All proposals must be received by May 4, 2000. Proposals from the following state(s) should be sent to the following respective field offices.

Proposals from the states of Maine; New Hampshire; Vermont; Massachusetts; New York; New Jersey; Connecticut; Rhode Island; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Virginia; West Virginia; Maryland; District of Columbia; Kentucky; Tennessee; North Carolina; South Carolina; Georgia; Alabama; Mississippi; Arkansas; Louisiana; Florida; and Puerto Rico should be sent to:National Council of La Raza, 1111 19th St. N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Attention:Alvin Cruz/MOTT. Fax:(202) 776-1792. Phone:(202) 776-1706

Proposals from the states of Ohio; Michigan; Indiana; Illinois; Missouri; Iowa; Wisconsin; Minnesota; North Dakota; South Dakota; Nebraska; Kansas; and Oklahoma should be sent to:National Council of La Raza, 203 North Wabash Avenue, Suite 918, Chicago, IL 60601, Attention:Jorge Hinojosa/MOTT. Fax:(312) 269-9260 Phone:(312) 269-9250

Proposals from the states of Arizona; New Mexico; Colorado; Utah; Nevada; Idaho; Wyoming; Montana; Washington; and Oregon should be sent to:National Council of La Raza, 111 West Monroe, Suite 301, Phoenix, AZ 85003, Attention:Maria Leyva/MOTT. Fax:(602) 252-0315. Phone:(602) 417-1403.

Proposals from California and Hawaii should be sent to:National Council of La Raza, 523 West 6th Street, Suite 301, Los Angeles, CA 90014, Attention: Magdalena Duran/MOTT. Fax:(213) 489-1167. Phone:(213) 489-3428

Proposals from Texas should be sent to:National Council of La Raza, 115 East Travis, Suite 320, San Antonio, TX 78205, Attention:Norma Ramirez/MOTT. Fax:(210) 212-4459. Phone:(210) 212-4454 Ext. 1.

Awards are expected to be made by the end of May 2000.
** Please note that all awards are subject to refunding of the program by the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation.

REPORTING REQUIRED:All grantees will be responsible for submitting financial and narrative progress reports, based on a format and schedule agreed upon between NCLR and the grantee.

REQUIRED TRAINING:Selected grantees should be available for a training and networking session June 29-30, 2000, and may also be invited to attend the 2000 NCLR Annual Conference in San Diego, California, July 1-5, 2000. NCLR would cover travel-related costs for one person from each funded organization.

COORDINATION:This effort will be coordinated through the field offices of NCLR as well as its Washington, DC office. The project is part of the Office of Technical Assistance and Constituency Support (TACS). For a copy of the proposal packet please contact Claressa Johnson at (202) 776-1779. For additional information contact Alvin Cruz at (202) 776-1706.

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