Arca Foundation offering Grant Assistance to Support Strategic Initiatives – United States
Deadline: 1 February 2020
The Arca Foundation is currently seeking applications for its grant program to support organizations and projects that work to advance economic and racial justice, an inclusive democracy, peace and security, human rights, and a clean environment.
10+ Funders for Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
10+ Global Donors for Improving Lives of Children in Poor Countries
10+ Donors that believe in building NGO capacities for Civil Society Development
15+ Donors for Saving the Planet: Grants for Environment, Conservation and Wildlife
The Foundation support strategic initiatives that work to engage diverse, impacted communities in organization that puts people on the front lines of social change; educate the public about policies that advance the greater good; promote transparency and access to information; and strive for structural, game-changing reforms.
Arca’s long-term aim is to advance a sustainable planet where there is respect for human dignity and there is economic, democratic and social equity.
Funding Information
20+ Donors standing up for Human Rights and Equality
10+ International Donors seeking to improve Access to Water, Hygiene and Sanitation
20+ Global Donors for Empowering Women and Girls
25+ Donors for the Empowerment of Youth
The Arca Foundation’s average grant is approximately $50,000. However, many are less and a few are larger grants, depending upon the project.
Focus Areas
Domestic
Domestically, Arca will work to make measurable shifts toward advancing racial and economic justice and democratic inclusion at the local and state level in the US South (Florida and North Carolina) and in the US Midwest (Michigan and Wisconsin).
International
The Arca Foundation has a modest international portfolio that supports 501(c)(3) organizations working to advance a more just US Foreign Policy that prioritizes human dignity and building peace over militarization.
Eligibility Criteria
Alerts
The Foundation accepts three types of Grant applications:
General Support Requests
Requests for general organizational support.
Project Support Requests
Requests for a specific project housed within an organization.
Fiscally Sponsored Project Requests
Requests by organizations that do not have their own 501(c)3 status but have secured a 501(c)3 organization as a fiscal sponsor or requests by organizations who intend to make a sub-grant in support of a particular organization or project.
What will not fund
The Foundation will not provide grants for the following:
Sample Proposals
Individual;
Capital Projects/ Endowments;
Scholarships or Fellowships;
Scholarly Research;
Government Programs;
Direct or Grassroots Lobbying;
Direct Social and Human Services.
For more information, visit https://www.arcafoundation.org/for-grant-applicants/