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Task force recommends 10 organizations for 2024–25 grants, launches community request database
Summary
The African American Equity Restoration Task Force27s investment committee said it selected 10 organizations from about 30 applications for 202425 grants and will forward recommendations to City Council on Feb. 4.
The African American Equity Restoration Task Force27s investment committee said it reviewed roughly 30 applications and selected 10 organizations to receive 202425 grant funding; the committee expects to present those recommendations to City Council on Feb. 4 at 6 p.m.
The committee member who reported the review said, "Of the 30 applications received, the committee selected 10 organizations to receive funding," and urged task force members who can to attend the council meeting. The task force also announced a new, live request-form database intended to collect sponsorship and smaller funding requests between formal grant cycles.
The report to the task force covered several practical items. Committee members said the grant-review meeting took place on Dec. 16, the recommendations are listed in the meeting packet, and staff will compile impact reports for the 202324 grant cycle (marked "as of Dec. 31") into a single, compact report. One task force member noted the group intends to provide applicants a rubric up front in future cycles so applicants can see the evaluation criteria. Another member said that organizations not selected for the main grant are still eligible to request sponsorships and smaller awards through the new intake database.
On process and next steps, the committee explained it will forward its recommendations to the City Council on Feb. 4; anyone wishing to speak to the council should plan to attend that meeting. The task force plans to route smaller requests to the investment committee for ad-hoc sponsorship decisions, and to post the application rubric as part of future calls for proposals.
The announcement also included operational details: staff reported the intake database is live and in daily use by guest speakers and others, and that the investment committee will host applicants before the council hearing if additional advocacy or context is required. No formal City Council action was recorded during this task force meeting.
The task force noted commitment to transparency in the grant process and encouraged members to share the new database link and impact reports with community partners.
