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Sponsorship & Grants Program

As part of the New Hampshire Center for Justice & Equity’s Operating Supports and Intentional Investment pillar, there are resources available for sponsorship opportunities and responsive micro-grants that align with NHCJE’s Mission, Vision, & Values. This program allows investment in organizations and initiatives that are authentically connected to community, helping strengthen our networks, collective power, and resilience.

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What We Fund

NHCJE’s Program Pillars and the Six Sectors of Effort identified in our Policy Platform guide how we invest in the communities we serve.
Learn more about NHCJE’s Policy Platform.

In reviewing sponsorship applications, NHCJE reserves the right to prioritize applications that correspond to program pillars or sectors of effort it has identified as priorities at that time.

Program Pillars

  • Grow the capacity of NH’s network of justice and equity organizations and their efforts through training and technical assistance.

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Institutional Capacity Building

  • Facilitate the movement of ideas into action with community partners and collaborators.

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Community Building & Organizing

  • Disseminate information and work collectively with community partners to develop solutions to support good policy and prevent detrimental policy.

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Public Policy

  • Strengthen communities by distributing resources for programs and initiatives.

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Operating Supports & Intentional Investments

Six Sectors of Effort

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Civic Engagement

  • Policy happens for people who participate, so NHCJE will focus on efforts to strengthen voting rights.

  • Communities of color have disproportionate negative health outcomes, so NHCJE will focus on efforts to eliminate racial health disparities.

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Health

  • Equity in public education means all voices can be heard, all perspectives can be shared, and all abilities can be met, so NHCJE will focus on efforts to foster belonging in education.

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Education

  • Racial disparity in the criminal justice system is well documented in the United States, and New Hampshire mirrors many of those issues. T0 improve this, NHCJE will focus 0n addressing the disparate impacts of the criminal justice and legal system.

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Criminal Justice

Government

  • The effects of government decision-making can impact communities for generations, so NHCJE will focus on efforts to realize environmental justice and equity in infrastructure.

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  • An inclusive economy is one in which all people can thrive regardless of race or ethnicity, so NHCJE will focus on efforts to close the racial wealth gap.

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Economic Development

Program Requirements

  • Must be a registered 501(c)(3) or a fiscally sponsored program or initiative of a 501(c)(3) organization (backed by an official IRS Determination Letter).

  • Must serve communities within New Hampshire

  • Must not receive more than one financial award from NHCJE in a 12-month period.

  • Applicants must submit all required documents and elements (Name/Address, Type, EIN, IRS Letter, Description, Mission, Contact, Statement of Need, and Budget) during the application process.

01. Eligibility

To be considered for funding, your organization or initiative must fulfill the following core conditions:

  • Does the initiative specifically work to elevate and empower NH’s BIPOC, Queer, and/or Disability communities?

  • Is the applicant/initiative authentically connected to the local community it seeks to serve?

  • Does the application demonstrate a compelling, immediate, or responsive local need aligned with NHCJE’s mission, vision, & values?

  • Does the project explicitly align with at least one of NHCJE’s Six Sectors of Effort and its defined operating focus?

02. Purpose & Alignment

NHCJE evaluates the following questions when prioritizing which organizations or initiatives to fund:

NHCJE reserves the right to reject any application and refuse participation in our Grants and Sponsorship Program should an organization or its initiatives be deemed contrary to NHCJE’s tax-exempt status, mission, vision, principles, and/or values.

How to Apply

All applicants must apply by sending all application materials to nhcjemicrogrants@nhcje.org, or by completing the form below.

  • All applications must include the following with their application and be no longer than two pages in length.

    • Organization or Sponsoring Organization’s name & address

    • Organization Type

    • Organization’s EIN

    • IRS 501©(3) Determination Letter

    • Brief Organizational/Initiative Description

    • Mission Statement

    • Primary Contact

    • Statement of Need

    • Budget

    1. Eligibility Review: Ensure your materials are complete and meet all eligibility requirements.

    2. Materials Review: Materials are reviewed by NHCJE staff and scored within 5 working days.

    3. Decision: Disposition and applicants will be notified electronically within 7 working days.

  • Awards range from $250 - $1,000.

    One of the factors your application will be assessed on is whether or not the proposed initiative falls within the program’s micro-grant and sponsorship threshold.

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Questions?

NHCJE staff can provide assistance and answer questions by email at nhcjemicrogrants@nhcje.org.

Application Form

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