Applications for the grants program must meet these eligibility requirements:

• Projects must take place in and/or serve residents within the SE Uplift District 3.
• Projects that request up to $3,000.
• Applicants must be a nonprofit organization, community group, or collaborative project team; individuals are not eligible to apply.
• Applicants must be one of the following: a) a federally-designated 501c3 nonprofit tax-exempt organization, b) fiscally sponsored by a 501c3 nonprofit tax-exempt organization, or c) will apply for fiscal sponsorship through SE Uplift if selected to receive a grant.
• Past SE Uplift grant recipients must have completed their projects by the due date and submitted their final reporting paperwork to be eligible. Current SE Uplift grant recipients must contact SE Uplift prior to applying to verify that they have made sufficient progress towards completing their grant project.
• Past SEUL Community Small Grants recipients who have been awarded two years in a row may apply again only if they have a different project or project phase for funding.

Successful projects will demonstrate a clear connection to District 3 and how they align with any of these grant program goals :

1) To increase the number and diversity of people engaged in the broader community;

2) To strengthen the community’s capacity to build leadership, identity, skills, and relationships;

3) To increase the ability for the community to impact public decisions and community life;

4) To addresses a community need.

Everything you need to know and more about the Community Small Grants program is contained in this little booklet! Download it here.