The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) calls application for Equitable Parks and Green Spaces in Small and Midsize Cities: Planning Grant. It seeks an organization (or up to three collaborating organizations) to plan an initiative, which, by influencing policy and systems change, rectifies the inequitable distribution of parks and green spaces in low-income communities and communities of color in urban regions, including small and midsize cities (pop. 50,000–500,000). This work will build on the Foundation’s several years of field learning.

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation seeks call applications from applicants that have the experience, expertise, and missions related to elevating equity in decisions, plans, and programs that affect the community conditions in which low-income people and people of color live. This includes organizations with experience in community power-building, community-led planning and programming, and community-driven decision-making.

Funding

RWJF aims to award one planning grant of up to $400,000.

Eligibility and Selection Criteria

• Applicants may include nonprofit organizations and non-governmental organizations.
• Preference will be given to applicants that are either public entities or nonprofit organizations that are tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code and are not private foundations or Type III supporting organizations.
• Awards will be made to organizations, not to individuals.
• Applicant organizations must be based in the United States or its territories.
• The successful applicant could be one organization or a partnership between up to three organizations.

Timeline

• August 10, 2020 (2 p.m. ET) : Optional applicant webinar. Registration is required through  this link 
• September 9, 2020 (3 p.m. ET): Deadline for receipt of proposals
• December 1, 2020: Grant start

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