Grants That Make a Difference
Every month, "Grants that Make a Difference" highlights grants given to Washington, DC area organizations that have helped make a difference in people's lives. "Grants That Make a Difference" profiles these important community success stories.
April 1, 2006
Grant amount: $10,000
Who got the grant:
DC Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Inc.
1111 14th Street N.W., Suite 510
Washington, DC 20005
Phone: 202/289-8007
Fax: 202/289-8009
E-mail: info@dcappleseed.org
Web site: http://www.dcappleseed.org/
Who gave the grant:
Butler Family Fund
1301 Connecticut Avenue N.W., Suite 500
Washington, DC 20036
Phone: 202/463-8288
Fax: 202/463-8294
E-mail: info@butlerfamilyfund.org
Web site: http://www.butlerfamilyfund.org
Purpose of the grant:
To ensure low-income residents benefit from Anacostia River development.
Impact:
The recently-passed Anacostia Waterfront Corporation (AWC) Act establishes an independent corporation responsible for implementing the Anacostia Waterfront Initiative (AWI). The Act requires that: a certain percentage of new housing in the AWI area is affordable for low and moderate income households; local District residents have employment preference for jobs created in the AWI area; and measures are taken for the environmental restoration of the Anacostia River.
DC Appleseed is working to ensure that affordable housing, employment opportunity, and environmental restoration get better, not worse as a result of the revitalization.
Mission:
DC Appleseed is dedicated to solving important public policy problems facing the Washington, DC metropolitan area. To advance its mission, DC Appleseed organizes volunteers, including attorneys and other experts, who work in teams to analyze and develop solutions to problems facing the region.
"Grants that Make a Difference" is a rotating
feature profiling grants awarded to 501(c)3 nonprofit
organizations in the Metropolitan Washington,
DC area ONLY (the grantmaker doesn't necessarily
have to be local). The selection of grants for
"Grants That Make a Difference" is based on criteria
such as programmatic interests, geographic focus,
and size, to ensure the broadest possible representation
of the region's nonprofit sector.
If you'd like to see a grant awarded to your NPO
featured here, e-mail a detailed description of
the grant (following the format below), to dclibrary@foundationcenter.org,
with "Grants Submission" in the subject line.
We welcome press releases in addition to, or as
a substitute for the description.
Here is what you need to include:
- Name of your funded program
- The amount of the grant (indicate if multi-year)
- Who received the grant - Your organization's name, contact person's name (if applicable), address, telephone and Web site (if applicable).
- Who gave the grant - Name of the grantmaker
- Community impact: A brief (250 words maximum) explanation of how this program is making a difference in the community.
- Your organization's mission and how it relates to this funded project.
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