Apply For a 2024 Bayview Mini-Grant
The Black Cultural Preservation Bayview Mini-Grants Program provides funding of up to $6,250 to support community-based organizations (CBOs) and individual community members in organizing neighborhood-based events and functions that must be free and open to the public.
Selected neighborhood:
bayview
For resources on the application process, please see below for more information.
2024 Bayview Grantee Timeline
ApplicationS open: august 5th, 2024, 12pm
applications close: August 23rd, 2024, 12 PM
PROGRAM CYCLE: SEPTEMBER 1st, 2024 - NOVEMBER 30TH, 2024
Eligibility Requirements
Baseline Eligibility
The proposed event must take place in the Bayview neighborhood.
Please review this Neighborhood Map to help with determining the neighborhood boundaries.
The event must be free and open to the public.
The applicant must live and/or work in Bayview.
Only one (1) event is documented per application.
Participation Eligibility
Attend the respective cycle’s orientation
Meet with En2action Staff for at least three (3) meetings
If you plan on alternating your event, you must file an Event Plan Revision Form and it must be approved by the respective neighborhood Review and Selection Committee Members
Complete a minimum of 20 feedback surveys (En2action will provide) at your event
Distribute and return a complete vendor sales survey (En2action will provide) for businesses you work with
Be communicative
Failure to meet any of the eligibility requirements will result in a withholding of a portion of your grant or the removal from the program.
Application Process
We only accept ONE submission per applicant to create a fair and equitable distribution of grant funding.
Following the application cycle deadline, the review and selection process will take place. Ultimately, six community members the Bayview will be chosen.
To support applicants in the application process, En2action provides a number of resources. Please review the resource materials below to help assist in your application process:
Resources
To join a live session and learn more about the process of the Bayview Mini-Grants, please click here to register for an informational session on August 6th at 12pm or 6pm:
To learn about how our Review and Selection Committee will be grading application, please view this Grantee Grading Rubric to understand
the scoring metrics:
To review a sample application and understand how some questions should be answered, please view the Grantee Sample Application:
Review & Selection Committee
We are inviting all Bayview leaders to apply for a position on the Review and Selection Committee for the Bayview Mini-Grants. The Review and Selection Committee will be responsible for assisting En2action with allocating $37,500 to grantees who will be curating events in the Bayview.
We are seeking five leaders from Bayview to help us select six community members to receive funding for their events. Each member will receive $200 for their participation on the Committee.
Advisory Board Eligibility Requirements:
En2action staff will screen and assign members of the Committee based on four directly relevant core metrics:
Community Nativity
Community representation is a required component to the Mini-Grants Selection Committee membership. Committee members are required to work or live in the communities they individually represent.
Relationships with CBO’s
A candidate’s eligibility for the Mini-Grants Selection Committee is influenced largely by his/her working relationships in and with community-based organizations (CBO’s), especially those within target districts.
Prior Experience
Previous experiences such as serving on an elected events Committee, planning/implementing community events, and involvement in Black culture-oriented functions are all directly relevant criteria to the selection process.
Commitment to Attendance
The Mini-Grants Selection Committee is required to convene for 1.5 hours on August 30th 2024, at 2:00pm via zoom.
APPLICATIONS TO JOIN THE COMMITTEE ARE NOW CLOSED!