Applications are open for mini grants from the city’s Equity Office

Applications are open for the city Equity Office’s 2024-25 Equity Mini Grant Fund, offering support for local grassroots organizations that prioritize immigrant advocacy (meaning refugees, asylees, undocumented people, parolees, etc.), solidarity with unhoused people and anti-displacement/displacement prevention. The mini grants of $10,000, $20,000 and $30,000 are intended to reduce challenges for smaller organizations to help amplify their work and keep the focus on community. “The ideal applicant plans to or currently works to improve disparities and incorporates lived experiences of people most impacted at the center of every phase of the work. Strong applicants include organizations and grassroots groups working together on the same issues,” according to a statement from the city. The application window closes at 11:59 p.m. Oct. 15, and all applicants will be notified of decisions by late December 2024, with fund awarded starting in late January 2025. Applications are accepted in both English and Spanish, and for broader language access, reach out to equity@austintexas.gov or 512-974-1797 by Sept. 15. For more information about the program, visit www.austintexas.gov/department/grant-programs.