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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: Community Development/Improvement, LGBTQIA+, Minority/Disadvantaged Communities, Omaha, Nebraska
Deadline: Mar. 1, 2025
“Grants made through our Community Interest Funds are strategic investments meant to increase access, equity, and opportunity. We engage everyday community members to lead grant processes, and we rely on them to exercise and apply their own power and understanding. Each committee is made up of residents who come from or identify with the population being served. They review proposals, and based on the needs they are seeing in their communities, they decide which projects will have the greatest impact. These grant programs connect and support on-the-ground organizations and provide application assistance and training as needed. It’s a grassroots approach to addressing local priorities, practicing and growing active citizenship, and building community.
Omaha Neighborhood Grants: Supports community leaders doing impactful work in their own neighborhoods; it’s about supporting residents who are making a difference right where they live and empowering neighbors to work together. By connecting and empowering resident-led organizations and providing technical assistance and training, the Omaha Neighborhood Grants program takes a grassroots approach to addressing local priorities.
African American Unity Fund: Supports initiatives and organizations that benefit this community in Omaha. Grounded in resident-led decision making, the program is guided by a committee of African American representatives who understand what investments will be most impactful in addressing the needs of their community. Funding Priorities: Arts and Culture, Basic Human Needs, Community Development, Health and Wellness, Capacity Building.
Futuro Latino Fund: Supports initiatives and organizations that benefit Latino communities in the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area. Grounded in resident-led decision making, the program is guided by a committee of Latino representatives who understand which investments will be most impactful in addressing the needs of their community.
LGBTQIA2S+ Equality Fund: Established to cultivate a community that supports, includes, and respects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and non-binary individuals and families. The vision is an intersectional LGBTQIA2S+ community whose voices and needs are amplified to create deeper understanding and acceptance within the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.
Refugee Community Grant Fund: Supports initiatives and organizations that benefit this community in Omaha. The Omaha Community Foundation is in partnership with an advisory board to aid in funding decisions. However, this committee will transition to being led by individuals who identify as current or former refugees in the coming months. In addition, the committee representatives will have a deep understanding of what investments will be most impactful in addressing the needs of their community.”
Funder: Omaha Community Foundation
Eligibility: Varies. See contact link below for more information.
Amount: Up to $30,000
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