Community Revitalization Fund
Category: Housing
Deadline: The Community Revitalization Fund accepts Letters of Interest on a rolling basis.
Within one month of receiving a Letter of Interest, staff will respond in one of three ways:
- By requesting a full proposal for consideration
- By requesting a meeting to discuss your project
- By declining your request
The Community Revitalization Fund Grants Committee considers full proposals on a quarterly basis.
The Community Revitalization Fund at the Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF) was created and is supported by leading local and national foundations concerned with the future of New Orleans. GNOF’s CR Program supports housing and community revitalization activities that will create—or are a component of—a working system that generates equitable housing and community development at scale in the City of New Orleans.
Requests for funding must do one or more of the following:
- Address a specific need or barrier to housing development
- Contribute to the capacity of government, nonprofit and/or for-profit developers to produce equitable, high-quality, mixed-income housing at scale (at least 50 units per year)
- Increase expertise and/or capacity within the housing development industry
- Deliver important information and/or technical expertise on best practices in housing and community development
- Collaborate across the public and private sectors to create innovative financing programs or housing policy that will increase the pace of the city’s repopulation
How to Apply
The Community Revitalization Fund will consider written requests only. We respect every applicant’s time and will respond quickly to submissions. Proposals are considered on a rolling basis.
To apply, submit a two-page letter that includes:
- A description of the organization, including its mission
- A description of the project for which it seeks funding
- An indication of which of GNOF’s five stated guidelines this project falls under
- The planned timeframe for the project
- A brief description of the experience of key program staff and collaborating partners
- The estimated overall cost for the project, including sources already secured, and the specific grant amount you seek
When you submit the letter, please address it to the Community Revitalization Fund and attach the following four documents:
- The Community Revitalization Grant Proposal Summary Sheet
- The latest organizational budget, including both sources and uses, approved by your board of directors
- A project budget
- A copy of an IRS letter indicating your organization’s tax status
- A copy of your most recent audited financial statements or, most recent interim financial statements, and the organization’s most recent tax-return
