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COVID-19 Rapid Response Relief Fund

PARTNERSHIP FOR SOUTHERN EQUITY

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Funding Amount

$150,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

COVID-19 Rapid Response Relief Fund

Funder: Partnership for Southern Equity (in partnership with United Way of Greater Atlanta and Community Foundation for Greater Atlanta)

Status: One-time emergency relief fund created during COVID-19 pandemic

Geographic Scope: Metropolitan Atlanta area

Focus Areas:

  • Direct service projects supporting low-wealth Black communities and historically disinvested communities of color

  • Services funded include:

    • - Food distributions
    - Housing assistance and rental/utilities relief
    - Community cleanup
    - Mental health support
    - COVID-19 testing
    - Business support
    - Education services
    - Emergency food delivery
    - Transportation assistance

    Eligibility:

  • Frontline organizations serving low-wealth Black communities and communities of color

  • Direct service providers (not policy or advocacy organizations)

  • PSE leadership academy program graduates encouraged to apply

    • Priority: 85% of funding directed to Black-led organizations; 100% of organizations serve Black communities and communities of color

    Funding Distributed: Over $200,000 distributed to 30+ organizations in metropolitan Atlanta (as of December 2020)

    Contact:

  • Phone: 1.678.383.7774

  • Email: info@psequity.org

  • Address: 667 Fairburn Road NW, Atlanta, GA 30331

    • How to Apply

    Application Process

    Original Application Deadline: June 8, 2020 at 11:59 p.m. EST

    Materials Required:

  • Fund application form

  • Description of direct service project

  • Target community information

  • Proposed use of funds

    • Submission:

  • Online application portal

  • Applications accepted from qualifying organizations

    • Selection Criteria:

  • Direct service to low-wealth Black communities and historically disinvested communities of color

  • Demonstrated ability to provide relief during COVID-19 pandemic

  • Alignment with fund priorities (food, housing, health, education, business support)

    • Note: This was a time-limited emergency relief fund with an application period that has passed. Subsequent rounds of funding were distributed based on organizational partnerships and demonstrated community impact.

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    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    bipocblack-owned-businessesfood-securityhousingmental-healthdisaster-reliefcommunity-services

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