Asia Pacific Cultural Center - HEAL Capacity Building Grant
About
APCC believes we all have the right to a clean and healthy environment. Our community environmental justice program’s mission is to serve the Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities and raise awareness of a world that is environmentally conscious while integrating ancestral knowledge to firmly establish our interconnectedness. APCC’s definition of environmental justice includes the preservation and revival of ancestral and indigenous ecological knowledge and reclaiming the connection to the land and the environment through education, teaching, storytelling, and practicing our arts, dances, and cultural traditions.
This APCC HEAL Capacity Building Grant seeks to support cultural groups, faith-based organizations, and self-organized groups working on social determinants of health of frontline Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities who also live in areas that are disproportionately affected or exposed to environmental hazards and unhealthy land uses. Funds will be used to resource organizations and group projects or activities that advance the goals of the HEAL Act and/or address or connect with environmental health disparities issues.
Learn more about APCC’s HEAL Capacity Building Grant at bit.ly/apcchealgrantblog
Eligibility
Applicants must serve overburdened communities, vulnerable populations, and people disproportionately impacted by environmental health risks with a focus on Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and/or Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities. This grant intentionally targets the following counties and cities: 1) Pierce County (Tacoma, Lakewood, Puyallup); 2) Snohomish County (Everett, Marysville, Lynnwood); and 3) Thurston County (Lacey, Olympia, Tumwater), which are among the highest risk of environmental health disparities and where there is concentrated population of AANHPI, according to the WA Environmental Health Disparities Map.
All applicants must come from groups or organizations (501c3, fiscally sponsored groups, or self-organized groups).
Grant Award Range
Awards are from $1,000 to $25,000 Dollars.
Applications will open on October 23, 2024, and remain open for submissions until March 17, 2025.
The APCC HEAL Sub-granting Committee will conduct two rounds of review and selection process. Applications submitted by November 25, 2024, will be evaluated in the first round of reviews in late November to early December 2024. Award letters and denials will be sent mid to late December 2024. Applications submitted by March 17, 2025, will be evaluated in the second round of interviews in late March to early April 2025. Award letters and denials will be sent mid to late April 2025. APCC will send award letters with checks via U.S. mail.
APCC appreciates your efforts and the contributions your work makes to your community. We want to ensure that our reporting requirements are simple and relevant, and we will follow up to find out what impact your efforts have had.
Please ensure that your answers to the three application questions indicate how your proposed project or program connects with environmental justice and the goals of these grant funds.
Key Dates
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis
Application
Before you get started, learn more about how the JustFund Common Application™ works. Please ensure that all fields in your profile are up to date. As part of your application, your profile information will also be submitted and dated at time of submission.
Application Specific Questions
How does your organization serve Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander (AANHPI) communities and/or other most impacted and vulnerable communities in your County or City? *
Tell us about the communities that you serve: What social determinants of health* are affecting your community, and how do environmental issues impact people’s well-being and quality of life?
*Social determinants of health (SDOH) are the conditions in the environments where people are born, live, learn, work, play, worship, and age that affect a wide range of health, functioning, and quality-of-life outcomes and risks. SDOH can be grouped into 5 domains: Economic stability, education access and quality, health care access and quality, neighborhood and built environment, social and community context. (Source: Healthy People 2030.) *
How will these funds build capacity for your organization and work? How do you intend to use these funds? *
Application Specific Attachments
Attach your proposal budget. Please reach out to APCC if you would like a budget template. *