COVID-19 Violence Prevention Emergency & Sustainability Fund

The Hope and Heal Fund has launched the COVID-19 Violence Prevention Emergency & Sustainability Fund to support frontline workers and organizations working to prevent gun violence during this pandemic. The rapid response campaign and fund will target its resources to support community-based organizations’ most essential needs given COVID-19 and help to ensure that our vital community organizations survive the economic downturn caused by the virus.

The purpose of this emergency fund is designed to provide organizations and their community outreach team members with the proper resources needed to continue to safely provide much-needed services and supplies to community members impacted by gun violence. Frontline workers and organizations will be provided with the flexibility and ability to use the resources for the most pressing community needs, whether that be for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), healing and self-care services, funeral costs, victim services, and/or general operating support.

Ultimately, the purpose of the COVID-19 Violence Prevention Emergency & Sustainability Fund is to provide desperately needed resources to the frontlines and advance a needed conversation about how frontline workers are working to save lives and end gun violence in communities across California.

Hope and Heal Fund is a project of New Venture Fund, a US-based, 501(c)(3) public charity.

GRANTMAKING STRATEGIES & FUNDING TIMELINE
The restricted collaborative fund will solicit funding with support from California-based philanthropic organizations. Grantmaking for the fund will happen once per month, with proposals being accepted on a rolling basis. The number of available awards is contingent upon the fund’s total capital raised within a twelve-month period.

Launch & Fundraising (May 2020): Official launch of the fund, solicitation of funds from California-based foundations

Launch of Fund / Solicitation of Proposals (June 2020): Solicitation of proposals from California-based community-based organizations.

Weekly Review of Proposals (Grants up to $20,000 per organization): Rapid Response Review Committee – composed of three individuals representing foundation and community partners – review proposals received once per week via email exchange or conference call meetings.

Close of Fund (April 2021): Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until April 2021 or until dollars from the Fund are fully spent, whichever occurs first.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

• Organizations must be:
  • A 501-c3 nonprofit organization, or, fiscally sponsored by one.
  • Headquartered in California
• Funds received from Hope and Heal Fund must be used to serve California communities.
• Funds must be used to provide COVID-19 related essential services or resources as needed and defined by the organization and/or to keep the operations solvent and viable during the crisis.
• All organizational types and sizes will be considered but organizations must be working on the reduction of gun deaths, injuries, and trauma.

VISIT FUND