Upcoming Strategic Collaboration Impact Award RFP

We are proud to announce that John Rex Endowment will be releasing its Strategic Collaboration Impact Award RFP in our newsletter on Thursday, January 19, 2023!  

As a reminder, the Endowment partnered with We-Collab and the Rev. Dr. Sterling E. Freeman, Co-Founder of CounterPart Consulting to host a series of community restorative workshops and training sessions for community organizations led by Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color (BILPOC). This initiative helped us build a foundation for our Strategic Collaboration funding opportunity. CLICK HERE to view the most recent webinar and resources from our field-building sessions.  

The Strategic Collaboration Impact Award supports the creation of authentic collaboration amongst BILPOC-led organizations in order to effect change in issues that impact children’s social emotional health, especially those that have been made most marginalized in Wake County. This grant is solely for collaborative planning and strategizing efforts and not for individual organizational needs.  

We will award grants to collaboratives composed of representatives from multiple organizations. The Endowment defines strategic collaboration as an agreement for cooperation among two or more independent bodies to work together toward a common goal. In order to be eligible for this opportunity, every organization in the collaborative must demonstrate BILPOC leadership. When referencing BILPOC-led, we are lifting organizational leadership (Executive Director, President, CEO, etc.) who identify as Black, Indigenous, Latinx, and other People of Color.  

This opportunity prioritizes BILPOC leadership because of the deep historical inequities and lack of resources these populations have experienced through structural racism, cultural erasure, and discrimination.  


 

UPCOMING WEBINARS

We will host several community webinars for those interested in learning more about our Strategic Collaboration Impact Award RFP. These webinars are open to the public regardless of eligibility. Join us! 

Please contact Gladys Hairston with any questions. 


 

Key Dates in the 2023 Application Process

Thursday, January 19, 2023 

RFP Launch 

Thursday, January 26, 2023, at 11 AM EST 

Informational Webinar #1 

(Register here) 

Tuesday, January 31, 2023, at 3 PM EST 

Informational Webinar #2 

(Register here) 

Thursday, February 16, 2023, by 11:59 PM EST 

Letters of Intent (LOIs) due 

Thursday, February 23, 2023 

John Rex Endowment notifies LOI applicants and invites full applications for consideration 

March 6 – 17, 2023 

Application conversations/presentations 

No later than Friday, April 14 

Applicants are notified if the submission is advancing for review by the Board of Directors 

Week of May 14, 2023 

Applicants are notified of the funding decision 

June 1, 2023 

Grant start date