Community Foundation of Broward Inc Grants

Pilot funding opportunity for joint projects involving at least two partner organizations, with one lead applicant, aligned with a Foundation focus area. Awards average approximately $400,000 annually, with potential renewal for up to two additional years based on performance and available funding. Joint requests average about $400,000; no organization may request more than 50% of its most recent annual operating budget. New applicants qualify for one year of funding. Eligible applicants: Projects must involve at least two partner organizations, with one serving as lead applicant.; Collaborating projects must align with one Foundation focus area and have a shared goal, budget, reporting structure, and clearly defined partner roles documented in a required Memorandum of Understanding.; Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status providing services to Broward County may apply; individuals are not eligible.; Nonprofits must have a Gold Seal of Transparency from Candid before applying.; Applicants must have operated in Broward County for at least three years, actively served Broward County residents, and be able to demonstrate measurable outcomes and impact. The FAQ separately permits organizations headquartered elsewhere with two years of service in Broward County when program goals directly benefit county residents.; Organizations must be registered with SunBiz and maintain an active board of at least three directors, with evidence of quorum in meeting minutes.; Organizations must demonstrate financial stability.; Organizations without 501(c)(3) status must apply with a qualified fiscal sponsor holding both 501(c)(3) status and a Candid Gold Seal of Transparency; the sponsor must provide a letter of understanding outlining its role and responsibilities.; The FAQ also identifies faith-based organizations with charitable programs, other nonprofit organizations with charitable projects and fiscal sponsors, hospital systems, educational institutions, and government, state, county, and city entities as applicants that can apply without 501(c)(3) status. City or county agency projects must demonstrate charitable intent within Broward County.; Volunteer-led organizations may apply.; Organizations with a designated grant, donor-advised grant, or agency fund at the Foundation may submit a focus area application.; Small and emerging nonprofits with budgets of $150,000 or less are encouraged to apply; organizations with annual operating budgets of $150,000 or less are reviewed alongside similarly sized organizations.; Projects must support Broward County residents only.; Applicants must select the focus area whose stated priorities best align with their project's outcomes and impact.; Art & Culture proposals must create or expand opportunities in Broward through Arts Expressions or Cultural Assets: artistic activities, performances, productions, education or therapy; or growth and preservation of cultural institutions, spaces, collections, heritage, venues and community resources.; Education & Youth Enrichment proposals must address academic support, college and career readiness, or both. Priority goes to projects serving at-risk and underserved youth through prevention. Academic projects must use culturally responsive instruction and practices promoting engagement, inclusion and belonging; projects addressing gender achievement disparities must use evidence-based K–12 interventions for the described populations, including mentoring, tutoring and family engagement, and demonstrate improved academic and student-engagement outcomes.; Healthy & Thriving Communities proposals address physical and mental health or environmental education and sustainability, including health disparities, health literacy, access, structured accessible physical activity, mental health access and stigma reduction, pollution, environmental health, climate resilience, public awareness or community preparedness.; Social & Economic Mobility proposals must address workforce and training development or help youth and families overcome homelessness. Workforce projects increase skills, education, employability and financial stability; homelessness projects address barriers for students identified as homeless by Broward County Public Schools through navigation, resources and outcome tracking.; No organization may request more than 50% of its most recent annual operating budget.; Projects may receive support for up to three years. Organizations new to the Foundation, including those not supported during the past ten years, are eligible for one year of funding.; Renewal for up to two additional years depends on performance and available funding.; Minutes documenting the most recent board-approved organizational budget must accompany the application.; Applications must be submitted through the Grants Portal by the applicable designated deadline. Create an account first; if the system indicates the organization already exists, contact grants@cfbroward.org …

A pilot Collaborative Grant opportunity for projects involving at least two partner organizations under one Foundation focus area. Awards average approximately $400,000 annually, with potential renewal for up to two additional years based on performance and available funding. Joint requests average about $400,000; this is not a hard award bound. New applicants are eligible for only one year of funding. Eligible applicants: Nonprofit organizations may apply; individuals are not eligible.; Applicants must have a Candid Gold Seal of Transparency.; Applicants must have operated in Broward County for at least three years, actively served Broward County residents, and demonstrate measurable outcomes and impact for those residents.; For organizations headquartered elsewhere, the FAQ permits applications when program goals directly benefit Broward County residents and the organization has provided two years of service in Broward County.; Applicants must be registered with SunBiz and maintain an active board of at least three directors, with evidence of quorum in meeting minutes.; Applicants must demonstrate financial stability.; Organizations without 501(c)(3) status must apply with a qualified 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor holding a Candid Gold Seal of Transparency. The sponsor must provide a letter of understanding outlining its role and responsibilities.; The FAQ also identifies faith-based organizations with charitable programs, organizations with another nonprofit status and a fiscal sponsor, hospital systems, educational institutions, and government, state, county and city entities as eligible without their own 501(c)(3) status. City or county agency projects must demonstrate charitable intent within Broward County.; Volunteer-led organizations may apply.; Organizations with a designated grant, donor-advised grant or agency fund at the Foundation may submit a focus-area application.; Small and emerging nonprofits with budgets of $150,000 or less are encouraged to apply. All applicants use a focus-area application, and organizations with annual operating budgets of $150,000 or less are reviewed alongside similarly sized organizations.; Previously funded applicants receive no preference; each application is evaluated on its individual quality.; Projects must involve at least two partner organizations, with one serving as lead applicant.; Collaborations must align with one Foundation focus area and share a common goal, budget and reporting structure.; A Memorandum of Understanding between partners must document clearly defined roles and responsibilities.; The proposal's goals, objectives and outcomes must align with the selected focus area; projects spanning areas should use the area that best matches their outcomes and impact.; Art & Culture proposals must create or expand opportunities in Broward through Arts Expressions or Cultural Assets.; Education & Youth Enrichment proposals must address Academic Support, College and Career Readiness, or both. Priority projects serve at-risk and underserved youth through prevention approaches that reduce foster-care involvement and juvenile delinquency and promote student success.; Academic Support projects must use culturally responsive instruction and practices promoting engagement, inclusion and belonging. Gender-disparity projects target students falling furthest behind, particularly Black and Hispanic males, using evidence-based K–12 interventions with mentoring, tutoring and family engagement; improving core academic outcomes; and demonstrating improvements in engagement, attendance, proficiency and behavior.; Early-literacy projects provide structured instruction toward grade-level or higher ELA performance and reading proficiency by third grade; students reading below grade level in grades 4–6 may participate in remediation.; Social & Economic Mobility proposals must address workforce and training development, helping youth and families overcome homelessness, or both.; Focus Area grants support Broward County residents only.; Joint applications across all focus areas must be submitted by March 1, 2027.; Applications are accepted only through the Grants Portal. Create an account first, complete the eligibility quiz, and pass it before selecting APPLY. If the system indicates an existing organization record, contact grants@cfbroward.org rather than creating another account.; Complete the online application and project budget, including other funding sources and in-kind contributions on Tab 2 of the budget template; upload all required documents in the appropriate formats.; Observe character limits, keep project names brief, and omit the organization's name or abbreviation from the project title.; Determine how results will be evaluated and successful outcomes tracked.; No organization may request more than 50% of its most recent annual operating budget.; Include minutes documenting the most recent board-approved organizational budget.; Renewal for up to two additional …