IN 2023, WE MOVED $6.355M BACK TO COMMUNITIES VIA GRANTS TO 69 BIPOC-LED GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS!
THE FUND FOR FRONTLINE POWER RECEIVED MORE THAN 400 APPLICATIONS REQUESTING A TOTAL OF OVER $60M. In our first round of funding, we werE ABLE TO SUPPORT 48 GRASSROOTS ORGANIZATIONS WITH A TOTAL OF $5M IN FUNDING. CHECK OUT OUR PRESS RELEASE HERE. IN TOTAL, IN 2023 WE SUPPORTED 69 ORGANIZATIONS WITH $6.355M IN FUNDING.
WE ENCOURAGE PHILANTHROPY TO DO THEIR PART IN RECTIFYING THE UNDERINVESTMENT IN OUR COMMUNITIES AND MOVE MORE MONEY TO THE GRASSROOTS. IF YOU ARE A DONOR INTERESTED IN supporting this effort, please reach out to us at info@fundforfrontlinepower.org.
The Fund for Frontline Power supports community-based, equitable climate solutions that cut greenhouse gas emissions, facilitate resilience, strengthen local regenerative economies, and build power on the front lines of the climate crisis.
Community Labor United
Detroit Black Community Food Security Network
East Yard Communities for Environmental Justice
Eastern Cherokee League
Healing Clinic Collective
HOME Coalition
La Semilla Food Center
Movement Generation
Oregon Just Transition Alliance
People Organizing to Demand Environmental and Economic Rights (PODER)
Solidarity Economy St. Louis
Sustainable Georgia Futures
The Smile Trust
United for Respect
Indigenous Peoples Power Project
Movement for Justice in El Barrio
Sacred Earth Solar (SES)
The Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive (CoFED)
Virgin Islands Good Food Coalition, Inc.
Wukchumni Tribe
yəhaw̓ Indigenous Creatives Collective
Image: Native Renewables
The vision of the fund is to move resources to frontline communities who are implementing climate solutions that are inclusive, regenerative, replicable, and scalable.
This fund was designed and is directed by a 13-member Grassroots Governance Body comprised of grassroots climate justice leaders from across the country. The Governance Body also reviewed and made final decisions on the fund awards.
Image: Good Life Gardens
The fund is designed to provide grants to frontline organizations working to address climate issues in the communities that need it most.
In order to be eligible for funding, applicant organizations must:
Have majority Black, Indigenous, or People of Color leadership among staff and board
Be grassroots based and serving Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) communities as priority
Be a 501c3 non-profit OR can be fiscally sponsored by a 501c3 non-profit
Demonstrate community work and partnerships through their history of work
Have an annual budget of no more than $1.5 million
The F4FP is focused on getting funding to frontline organizations that often don’t receive the support they need. We focus on supporting the following types of organizations to apply: those without 501c3 (using a fiscal sponsor), small organizations with 5 employees and below, and those with budgets of $500K and below.
The F4FP grant awards were made as unrestricted, general operating support grants through F4FP partner The Solutions Project. Applications were accepted from eligible organizations according to the following tiers:
Tier 1: Organizational budget of $0-500K per year was eligible to apply for grants of up to 50% of their annual budget (grant awards up to $250K).
Tier 2: Organizational budget of $501k-999K per year was eligible to apply for grants of up to 25% of their annual budget (grant awards between $125k-250K).
Tier 3: Organizational budget of $1m-1.5m per year was eligible to apply for grants of up to $100K.
For organizations using a fiscal sponsor to apply, the budget guidelines applied to the applicant organization, not the fiscal sponsor. For applications that involved more than one organization, applicants were able to combine individual budgets in order to apply within a tier that reflected combined annual budgets.
Additional information
For any questions please contact info@fundforfrontlinepower.org.