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Stronger Democracy Award

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Funding Amount

$22,000,000 total ($10,000,000 + $10,000,000 + $2,000,000)

Deadline

Rolling / Open

Grant Type

foundation

Overview

Stronger Democracy Award

Status: Competition completed; awardees announced in summer 2022

Geographic Scope: United States

Focus Areas:

  • Voting and elections

  • Policymaking

  • Civic engagement

  • Structural reforms to improve political representation and increase citizen participation

    • Overview:
    A $22 million competition launched in March 2021 to drive structural reforms to help improve political representation and increase the participation of all citizens in the United States' democratic process. The competition aimed to address systemic barriers and advance structural reforms in voting and elections, policymaking, and civic engagement.

    Award Structure:

  • Two finalists each receive $10 million grant (one from Additional Ventures, one from anonymous ICONIQ Impact donor)

  • One additional finalist receives $2 million grant from Cipora and Vlado Herman

    • Evaluation Criteria:

  • Transformative potential

  • Feasibility

  • Innovation

  • Scalability

    • Application Process:
    Received 172 submissions from non-profit organizations. Applications evaluated during a four-month review process involving peer applicants and multi-disciplined experts from around the country.

    Finalists:
    Civic Revolution coalition (led by PushBlack, Pulso, ParentsTogether, Noticias Para Inmigrantes, and Accelerate Change) was announced as one of five finalists.

    Sponsors & Partners:

  • Managed by: Lever for Change

  • Sponsored by: Additional Ventures

  • Support from: Philanthropists Cipora and Vlado Herman and an anonymous donor in the ICONIQ Impact community

  • Partners: ICONIQ Impact

    • Contact: [email protected]

    Additional Information:
    More details available at www.strongerdemocracyaward.org

    Focus Areas & Funding Uses

    Fields of Work

    social-justicehuman-rights

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