Priority Areas
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Our board gives the highest priority to requests for:
- New programs with a defined period that address a critical need
- Evidence-based programs that are new or expanded offerings in a specific community
- Programs and services that impact the lives of residents of the metropolitan Detroit area of Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties
- Development and implementation of capacity building strategies that will result in the organization’s strengthened operations and/or overall service delivery. These may include strategic planning, board and staff development, infrastructure enhancement, and transition planning, among others.
Our board also prefers programs that:
- Have a defined plan for sustaining the program beyond the grant period
- Include a financial or in-kind contribution from the organization
- Involve collaboration with others, when appropriate
- Leverage financial support through multiple funding sources
- Have an outcomes-based and measurable evaluation plan
- Can be funded and replicated by others
Lowest priority is given to request for:
- Grants made directly to individuals
- Loans
- Grants to support religious activities or sectarian education
- Overseas projects
- Capital projects or equipment purchases
- Endowments, annual fund drives, fundraising events
- Past operating deficits