MOTT SMALL    GRANTS PROGRAM       Eligibility Requirements   Download Application 2008-09 Intermediary Support for Organizing Communities As part of the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation’s program, Intermediary Support for Organizing Communities, CTAC is pleased to announce the availability of small grants and technical assistance to build the capacity, sustainability and impact of non-profit organizations that are engaged in important community organizing work in low-income neighborhoods. The program focuses on established community groups with a track record for successful community organizing at the local level. Priority will be given to community-based organizations that can demonstrate strong constituent leadership, as well as capacity for internal administration and management. Further, we are seeking organizations with the interest and capacity to effectively partner with networks at the city, state and/or national levels in efforts to promote broad-based social change movements.

Eligibility Requirements CTAC will award a total of 6-8 small grants (maximum $20,000) to organizations primarily located in the Northeast: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont. Groups must have a community organizing focus and demonstrate a track-record of successful community organizing within their low income community. For the purpose of this program, community organizing is broadly defined as the process of building a powerful, community-controlled, democratically run, inclusive, grassroots organization capable of developing leaders and effecting social change for its constituent members. Note that direct service and statewide projects are not eligible for funding. Groups must provide evidence of constituent leadership at the board and/or staff levels and accountability to the membership or constituency. Groups must also provide evidence of organizational capacity and their ability to manage funds responsibly. Groups must present clear, manageable objectives for the use of funding, in accordance with the definition of community organizing, described in point 3 above. Groups shall be engaged in charitable purposes as defined by the IRS, and must either have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or have another nonprofit with this status that will serve as their fiscal agent. Groups must demonstrate a need for technical assistance and be willing to receive and make use of technical assistance from CTAC in areas of need that they have identified. Awards will be made to groups pending the commitment of funds from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. Downloading Application Materials Click below to download a copy of the Request for Proposals. Proposals cannot be submitted online. The deadline is April 18, 2008 for new applicants and May 12, 2008 for current grantees. Eight stapled copies of the narrative proposal (no more than 5 pages), the cover sheet, the required attachments, and any supplemental materials must be received by CTAC, 30 Winter Street, Boston, MA 02108 by the deadline date. To ask any questions about the preparation of your proposal, please call our staff at (617) 423-1444, or email scaldwell@ctacusa.com. We look forward to hearing from you. You must have Adobe Acrobat Reader to access the file below. Press here to download it: MOTT 2008-09 RFP DOWNLOAD NOW