We are excited to share that Front and Centered is part of a group of five community organizations who have been part of the broader frontline community-led effort to advance a Healthy Environment for All. We have formed the Frontline Funding Collaborative (FFC) to serve as a partnership catalyzing investments in climate and environmental justice. With our shared commitment to advance climate and environmental justice as part of our organizational programs, we work across the state to serve communities who are vulnerable and disproportionately overburdened by climate change and environmental harms.
The FFC’s expertise in community capacity building includes a variety of services from policy advocacy, education, culture, heritage, and language access and preservation, to intergenerational leadership, food sovereignty, food justice, rematriation of land, and eco-stewardship efforts.
Our HEAL Capacity Grant program is the most unique example of how the FFC aims to support frontline communities by resourcing their needs and amplifying their solutions to climate change and environmental health disparities.
These HEAL Capacity Grants are intended to support community organizations whose capacity building efforts are aligned with, and will advance the goals of the Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act. Nonprofit, 501 (c)(3) community-based organizations (and organizations that they fiscally sponsor) throughout Washington State who work with overburdened and vulnerable communities are encouraged to apply for these unique capacity grants. Depending upon your capacity needs and how they align with the HEAL Act’s environmental justice goals, organizations have the chance to apply for grants ranging between $5,000 and $100,000.
There are two categories of capacity grants:
The grant application process is now OPEN! Applications are accepted on the JustFund platform on a rolling basis. Decisions will be made and funds will be distributed in two grant cycles, between December 2024 and April 2025.
Prospective grantees should register and set up an account on our common grant portal, JustFund. Once inside the portal, search for “HEAL Capacity Grants” to see how the five different organizations that make up the Frontline Funding Collaborative offer five different grant application pathways.
Applicants will submit their project ideas by answering three preliminary questions on the JustFund portal. The inclusion of a budget is strongly encouraged to expedite review of your application. This can be submitted as a supplement to [email protected]), but it can also be submitted in the next phase of the application process if your application moves forward.
Make use of our HEAL Capacity Grant Toolkit! It includes a grant application example, a budget template, and resources that tell you what the HEAL Act is about to help you better understand, plan, and connect your project with this landmark environmental justice policy. It also includes a copy of the slide deck we presented at our grant application info session (see below).
Front and Centered
Asia Pacific Cultural Center (APCC)
Latino Community Fund of Washington State (LCF)
Na’ah Illahee Fund
Washington State Coalition for African Community Leaders (WSCACL)
Communities of color, Indigenous peoples, and people with lower incomes are on the frontlines of climate and environmental change.
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