Mosaic COVID-19 Rapid Response Infrastructure Request For Proposals

Request for Proposals  Mosaic COVID-19 Rapid Response Infrastructure RFP

Hello, Mosaic’s mission is to amplify the power of the environmental field—the people and organizations who devote their efforts in pursuit of environmental protection and healthy & just communities—by bolstering the critical infrastructure all movements need to succeed. This unprecedented moment punctuates the necessity for strong movement infrastructure to weather, reinforce, and allow for critical work to persist through extraordinary times. To contribute to meeting this need, Mosaic is launching an open RFP today to make $1 million of rapid response grants to individual nonprofit grassroots organizations, and networks of them, focused primarily on environmental protection and/or environmental justice to fund tools & technology, training, and related resources needed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The remainder of this newsletter overviews the details regarding the grantmaking focus, eligibility, and the application process. We look forward to hearing from you soon!

Mosaic's Rapid Response Infrastructure RFP To respond to the urgent need to reinforce tools and resources to remain effective in the near-term—while also building greater long-term results—in mid-March we surveyed environmental and environmental justice organizations regarding emergent infrastructure needs during this unprecedented time. We heard from diverse organizations that the greatest infrastructure needs right now include the following three areas, in order of importance: TOOLS & TECHNOLOGY for remote work & communication Stable in-home Wi-fi connection Hardware (laptops & webcams) & software (video conference software & distributed work platforms) TRAINING for effective remote work, advocacy & connection Training & best practices for remote facilitation & engagement, particularly large gatherings and remote work tools Training for transitioning to digital organizing RESOURCES for adaptive organizational operations & planning Access to shared field-wide and/or specialized resources relevant to an organization’s operations (i.e. legal, admin, financial, HR, network or association memberships, academic journals) These emergent needs—tools, training, and resources to transition to effective remote work and communications—fall within Mosaic’s areas of strategic focus (see figure below). Therefore, Mosaic is launching an open RFP today to make $1 million of rapid response grants to individual nonprofit grassroots organizations, and networks of them, focused primarily on environmental protection and/or environmental justice to fund tools & technology, training, and related resources needed as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Who is eligible to apply? U.S.- based, 501(c)(3) public charities who are impacted by COVID-19 and are either:   Individual nonprofit grassroots organizations whose main purpose is environmental protection and/or environmental justice with an annual budget below $500,000 and accountable to local constituents Networks that support grassroots organizations whose main purpose is environmental protection and/or environmental justice

What types of grants are available? Mosaic will make two types of grants: Direct support to eligible organizations: up to $10,000 for tools & technology, training, and resources to transition to effective remote work and communications as a result of COVID-19 Support to eligible networks: $10,000-$50,000 for tools and technology, training, and resources for network members to transition to effective remote work and communications as a result of COVID-19

In our efforts to support as many organizations and networks as possible during this unprecedented time, we will make every effort to fully fund as many proposals from eligible applicants as possible. However, with limited funds and high demand, we may be only able to fund or partially fund a select number of proposals from eligible applicants. We anticipate that a majority of the funding will be directed towards direct support grants to eligible organizations. How will decisions be made? Consistent with Mosaic’s focus of supporting field-wide connections and shared tools, Mosaic will make grants to environmental and environmental justice-focused grassroots organizations across all geographies of the U.S. and working on the full scope of environmental and environmental justice issue areas, with priority given to the smallest organizations first. How can I apply? Submit your request through our website using our brief application. Please be prepared to share the following information: A brief outline of the request & organizational information High-level budget description on how the requested infrastructure will be used A completed Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) form and a fiscal sponsor letter (if applicable) Applications will be considered over three deadlines between May and July 2020. We intend to communicate decisions within 3 weeks of deadlines.  Deadline 1: Friday May 22, 2020 by 11:59 pm PST Deadline 2: Friday June 12, 2020 by 11:59 pm PST Deadline 3: Thursday, July 2, 2020 by 11:59 pm PST  If you have any questions, please email info@mosaicmomentum.org or join us for a Q&A session on May 6th and May 12th from 10:00am - 11:00am PST. We look forward to hearing from you soon! Thank you, The Mosaic Team info@mosaicmomentum.org mosaicmomentum.org CLICK HERE TO APPLY Have Questions? Join an Upcoming Q&A Session REGISTER HERE: Wednesday, May 6, 2020 - Q&A Session REGISTER HERE: Tuesday, May 12, 2020 - Q&A Session