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Overview

COVID Community Response Grants

Program Status: Past program (launched in 2020 during COVID-19 pandemic)

Geographic Scope: North Carolina and South Carolina, covering 96 cities

Overview: Southern Vision Alliance's Frontline Leaders Fund launched a community response grant program to support grassroots efforts during the COVID-19 pandemic. The program prioritized supporting directly impacted communities and organizations without 501(c)3 status.

Key Statistics:

  • Over 250 grants distributed in first cycle

  • 96 cities in NC and SC covered

  • 20% of efforts receiving grants without 501(c)3 status

  • Majority of grantees led by directly impacted communities
  • Focus Areas:

  • Mutual aid

  • Creating and distributing materials in multiple languages

  • Shifting narratives around pandemic and addressing root causes

  • Mobilizing participatory efforts to hold power accountable
  • Contact: info@southernvision.org | P.O. Box 51698, Durham, NC 27717

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    Fields of Work

    grassrootssocial-justicedisaster-relief

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