Early Childhood COVID-19 Emergency Response Grants
The New Mexico Early Childhood Funders Group (NMECFG) is making grants intended to address critical gaps in services that affect infants, toddlers, and their families during this uncertain time. Funding decisions will be made weekly by the NMECFG and grants will be administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation.
Grants will be prioritized for organizations meeting immediate needs pertaining to early childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are a child care, home visiting, or early intervention program, please first document your requested need through the state’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department before making a request to NMECFG, as significant resources may already be available to you. For food and supply requests, fill out the request form at http://www.newmexicokids.org/covid-19-childcare-supplies-and-food-request/ For other needs, call (800) 691-9067.
Guidelines for submitting your proposal include:
-- Organizations must operate within New Mexico and must hold 501(c)3 nonprofit status from the IRS (or have a fiscal sponsor), or be a federally-recognized tribe.
-- Initially, organizations may only submit one application to the Early Childhood Emergency Response Fund; additional requests may be considered depending on the duration of this crisis.
-- Grants will range up to $5,000, with exceptions considered for nonprofits demonstrating substantial reach across a number of early childhood programs.
-- This application will be considered separate from any other 2020 grant application submitted to any of the funders contributing toward this pooled fund. No information provided in this request will influence any additional funding decisions.
-- Applications may be submitted at any time with a goal of a response within a week of your submission. Requests not immediately funded may be referred to other funding sources, if appropriate.
-- All funding will be unrestricted.
NMECFG appreciates the philanthropic efforts to address urgent needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico. Within this context, we invite grant makers to join this initiative to address the needs of the youngest children in our communities. Contributing members include: Brindle Foundation, JF Maddox Foundation, LANL Foundation, R.T. Keeler Foundation, Santa Fe Baby Fund (Santa Fe Community Foundation), and Thornburg Foundation.
The New Mexico Early Childhood Funders Group (NMECFG) is making grants intended to address critical gaps in services that affect infants, toddlers, and their families during this uncertain time. Funding decisions will be made weekly by the NMECFG and grants will be administered by the Santa Fe Community Foundation.
Grants will be prioritized for organizations meeting immediate needs pertaining to early childhood during the COVID-19 pandemic. If you are a child care, home visiting, or early intervention program, please first document your requested need through the state’s Early Childhood Education and Care Department before making a request to NMECFG, as significant resources may already be available to you. For food and supply requests, fill out the request form at http://www.newmexicokids.org/covid-19-childcare-supplies-and-food-request/ For other needs, call (800) 691-9067.
Guidelines for submitting your proposal include:
-- Organizations must operate within New Mexico and must hold 501(c)3 nonprofit status from the IRS (or have a fiscal sponsor), or be a federally-recognized tribe.
-- Initially, organizations may only submit one application to the Early Childhood Emergency Response Fund; additional requests may be considered depending on the duration of this crisis.
-- Grants will range up to $5,000, with exceptions considered for nonprofits demonstrating substantial reach across a number of early childhood programs.
-- This application will be considered separate from any other 2020 grant application submitted to any of the funders contributing toward this pooled fund. No information provided in this request will influence any additional funding decisions.
-- Applications may be submitted at any time with a goal of a response within a week of your submission. Requests not immediately funded may be referred to other funding sources, if appropriate.
-- All funding will be unrestricted.
NMECFG appreciates the philanthropic efforts to address urgent needs presented by the COVID-19 pandemic in New Mexico. Within this context, we invite grant makers to join this initiative to address the needs of the youngest children in our communities. Contributing members include: Brindle Foundation, JF Maddox Foundation, LANL Foundation, R.T. Keeler Foundation, Santa Fe Baby Fund (Santa Fe Community Foundation), and Thornburg Foundation.
For questions regarding emergency response grants from the NMECFG, contact Michael Weinberg at: michael@thornburgfoundation.org.