Quad Cities Community Foundation inviting applications for Disaster Recovery Grants 2020

Deadline: Ongoing

The Quad Cities Community Foundation is inviting applications for the Disaster Recovery Grants 2020.

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Disaster Recovery Grants—as part of the community’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic—support the effort to “flatten the curve” of COVID-19 infections in Rock Island and Scott Counties by helping their community follow public health recommendations, and help address the financial impact of following those recommendations.

Grants may be made to nonprofit organizations, schools, or units of government located in or significantly serving Rock Island and/or Scott Counties. Applicants may serve individuals, businesses/organizations, or communities, but individuals and businesses may not apply directly for grants.

Priorities

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Nonprofit organizations, schools, or units of government providing basic needs services to communities that were already vulnerable before the pandemic, or that are disproportionately affected by the pandemic and the impact of the resulting public health measures on finances and service availability.
Nonprofit organizations, schools, or units of government providing any services to such vulnerable or disproportionately affected populations as described above.
Other Nonprofit organizations, schools, or units of government experiencing challenges due to following public health recommendations, with a focus on those that need support to implement remote work or that are at high risk of staff reductions.
Eligibility Criteria

Nonprofit organizations, schools, or units of government located in or significantly serving Rock Island and/or Scott Counties;
Demonstrates a need for funding due to the pandemic or the impact of following public health recommendations taken to flatten the curve of COVID-19 infections locally, for the purpose of either:
Continuity of operations support due to increased expenses or decreased revenue;
Providing new, increased, or changed support to affected people, organizations, businesses, or communities.
Organizations must comply with Diversity and Non-Discrimination Policy.
To allow consistent comparisons, applicants must frame their amount requested within a timeframe of what is needed over the next eight weeks from the date of their application.
Evaluation Criteria

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Priority: Organization’s ranking in first, second, and third priorities above.
Reach: Organization provides services to a large population or provides intensive or specialized services to a smaller population.
Need: These funds will fill a gap not able to be filled by other resources.
For more information, visit https://www.qccommunityfoundation.org/recoverygrants