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Mini-Grant Applications close Wednesday, July 31, 2024 

The application for fall 2024 has closed.

Please contact us or sign up for an interest form to receive information about upcoming opportunities. 

Contact Us:
📧 Email: [email protected]

Community Engagement Mini-Grants 

Get Involved and Make a Difference 

• We offer $500 mini-grants to support activities that boost awareness and outreach in underrepresented communities. 

Application Deadline: Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at 11:59 PM 

How to Apply 

• - Contact Us First: We would highly recommend that you contact our staff before applying. Our contact information is listed below.  

• - Submit Your Application: Complete the online application form in English or online application form Spanish by Wednesday, July 31 at 11:59 PM.  

• - Review Grant Guidelines: Grant Guidelines  

• - Draft Your Responses: Use the Word Document of Application Questions to draft your responses. Then copy and paste them into the online application form (which doesn’t save).  

• - Watch Recorded Interest Sessions: Learn more about the application process by watching the recorded interest sessions:   
  • > English Session  
  • > Spanish Session

Resources to Help You 

To help you through the application process, we provide various resources: 

• -Sample Application: View Sample Application 
• -Budget Template: Sample Budget Template 
• -Event Planning Template: Sample Event Planning Template 

These resources are designed to guide you through the application process, ensuring you have all the necessary information and templates to complete your application successfully. 

Who Can Apply? 

• We encourage individuals and groups from underrepresented communities to apply. Eligible applicants include any resident or community group in the City of Durham, North Carolina, with at least two community contacts from different households. 

About the Grants 

• These mini-grants are designed to increase community engagement and outreach. Learn about our past grants and recipients. Click here to see last year's recipients. 

Project Ideas: 

• -Community Information Sessions 
• -Outreach Campaigns 
• -Language Services 
• -Resource Distribution Events 
• -Preserving History 

Empowering Communities 

• The Community Engagement Mini-Grants has proven to be a resounding success, providing funding for community members to pursue their projects with amazing outcomes, all while handling various challenges, building collaboration, and sparking meaningful change that leaves a lasting legacy of progress and inspiration for the future. 

Contact Information 

• Phone: 984.309.8470 
• Email: [email protected]