Community Grant Program

About

Each year Mayor Muriel Bowser’s administration distributes $7 million dollars in funding to qualified community-based organizations (CBOs) in the District of Columbia through the outreach offices of the Mayor’s Office on Community Affairs (MOCA). These outreach offices manage community grant programs and work with grantees to implement programs focused on Mayor Muriel Bowser’s Priorities for District residents:

Downtown Comeback

Empowering the District of Columbia to remain a city for people of all ages and at all stages of life, means fighting to protect the middle class. When washingtonians across all eight wards have access to job opportunities and can afford to build a better life for themselves and their loved ones in the District, our residents and communities are stronger.

Public Safety

Public safety serves as a foundation for living a healthy and happy life. We want to create significant, lasting change and not just to reverse these rising trend, but to reduceany type of violence, including gun violence, and ultimately end it. Continuing to support our residents through investments in education, housing, and economic development will improve the quality of life of residents.

Education

Schools are the heartbeat of our communities, and every community deserves a great school. Every child should have the opportunity to reach their full potential and to pursue their dreams. This starts with the basics, such as reading and math. Recreational activities such as sports, art, civic engagement, and youth engagement, will impact the health and well-being of our residents and students.

MOCA Grantees By Agency

MOCA Grantees by Agency

Mayor’s Office on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender & Questioning Affairs (MOLGBTQA)

DC Safe Haven

Latin American Youth Center

Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.

Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)

Whitman-Walker Institute

Capital Pride Alliance

Equality Chamber Foundation

Equality Chamber Commerce

Joseph's House

Mosaic Theater Company of DC

Seabury Resources for Aging

Story District Inc.

Washington Improv Theater

D.C.'s Different Drummers

Greater Washington Hispanic Chamber of Commerce Foundation

Rainbow History Project

The DC Center for LGBTQ Community

District Bridges

Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington, D.C. Inc

HIPS

La Clinica del Pueblo

National Hispanic Council on Aging

Wanda Alston Foundation

Washington Blade Foundation

DC Volunteer Lawyers Project

Destination Tomorrow

Survivors and Advocates for Empowerment, Inc.

The Hope Foundation Reentry Network Inc.

Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.

Washington Hospital Center Corporation

Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)

Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)
Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)
Mayor’s Office on Returning Citizen Affairs (MORCA)

The Mayor’s Office of Volunteerism and Partnerships (Serve DC)

Serve DC annually awards nearly $4 million in AmeriCorps grants to District-based organizations committed to using national service to address critical needs in public safety, education, environment, and disaster relief. Serve DC funding supports nearly half of the 1,400 AmeriCorps members who serve in every Ward of the District at non-profit and community-based organizations, working to fight poverty and advance economic opportunity and academic achievement.
After-School All-Stars
Center for Inspired Teaching
City Gate
City Year
Higher Achivement
Jumpstart
Kid Power, Inc.
Latin American Youth Center
The Literacy Lab
The National Reentry Network
Reading Partners
Relay Graduate School of Education
Teach for America
Teens Run DC
Washington AIDS Partnership

Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grant (IJLS)

Under Mayor Bowser’s leadership the Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs and the Office of the General Counsel are excited to announce the following list of organizations that will serve as grantees under the FY 23 Immigrant Justice Legal Service (IJLS). These 25 IJLS grantees will provide legal services on a pro bono and low bono basis to DC residents in need of assistance.

Any DC residents in need of legal help with an immigration matter may contact the organization(s) below. To get in contact with these organizations, please click on the organization’s name below to be directed to their respective website and retrieve their contact information:

African Communities Together (ACT) – DC Immigration Legal Program

American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Research Institute (ADCRI) – Legal Services for Arab and Muslim Residents of Washington, DC

Asian Pacific American Legal Resource Center – Immigration Legal Services for the District’s Asian Pacific Islander Immigrant Community

Asylum Works – Low Bono Legal Access Initiative

Ayuda – Community Legal Interpreter Bank

Ayuda – Consultation and Representation Expansion Program

Bread for the City – Legal Representation for Immigrant Survivors Project

Briya Public Charter School – Immigration Legal Services and Education for the Briya Public Charter School Community

Catholic Charities Archdiocese of Washington

Central American Resource Center (CARECEN) – Immigrant Justice Legal Outreach and Services

DC Affordable Law Firm (DCALF) – DC Comprehensive Immigration Legal Services Project

Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), Inc. – Access to Justice: Free Immigration Legal Services for Unaccompanied Immigrant and Refugee Children in Washington, DC

Latin American Youth Center (LAYC) – Immigrant Justice Program

Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia – Immigrants’ Rights Legal Services Project

Lutheran Social Services of the National Capital - Immigration Relief and Refugee Welcome Agency

Mil Mujeres, Inc. – Mil Mujeres Legal Services

Nigerian Center, Inc. – Nigerian Center Immigration Access Program

Tahirih Justice Center - Immigrant Survivors Fleeing Gender Based Violence

Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition (TASSC) International – TASSC Legal Services Program

Trabajadores Unidos de Washington DC (TUWDC) – Adult Workers Immigration Legal Services Resources Project

US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) – DC Children’s Legal Services

Whitman-Walker Health – De Colores (DC) Legal Access Initiative

2020 DC HOPE Community Grant

The Mayor's Office of Community (MOCA) solicited grant applications from District based 501(c)(3) community-based organizations (CBOs) serving the District of Columbia residents--to help implement community social distancing engagement and public health awareness outreach efforts based on federal funding provided through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The Bowser Administration is dedicated to reopening the District of Columbia and in order to do so; our community-based organizations are crucial partner to assist in engaging with our vulnerable populations across all eight wards about COVID-19 related resources, services and guidelines in order to flatten the curve.
African Women’s Cancer Awareness Association
Anacostia Coordinating Council
Asian American LEAD
Bread for the City, Inc.
Bright Beginnings, Inc.
Byte Back
Capital Youth Empowerment Program
CARECEN
Casa Ruby
Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington, Inc.
CENAES
Central Community Development Corporation
CentroNia
Children's National
Christian Tabernacle of God, Inc.
Coalition for Nonprofit Housing & Economic Development
Columbia Heights Day Initiative DBA District Bridges
Columbia Lighthouse for the Blind
Community College Preparatory Academy
Community of Hope
Congress Heights Arts & Culture Center dba Central Community Development Corporation
DC Dream Center
DC Jobs with Justice
Echelon Community Service
Empower DC
Ethiopian Community Center
Exodus Treatment Center
Faith for the City
Fiesta DC
GOOD Projects
Greater Washington Urban League
Healthy Babies Project
Hepatitis B Initiative of Washington DC
HOLA CULTURA
Homes for Hope, Inc.
Jah Kente International, Inc.
La Clinica del Pueblo
Latin American Youth Center
Leadership Council for Healthy Communities
Many Languages One Voice
Marshall Heights Community Development Organization, Inc.
Mary's Center
Miriam's Kitchen
Momma's Safe Haven
National Association for the Advancement of Returning Citizens
NCS Systems, Inc.
Neighbors Consejo
One Tent Health
Palisades Village
Pathways to Housing DC
Prevention of Blindness Society
Reese Adbarat DSK Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Church
Rehoboth Baptist Church
Renaissance Center for Culture and Education
Rich Capital Concepts
Rising Sun Programs
Rockson Community Development Corporation
Run Hope Work
Sasha Bruce Youthwork DC
Saving Our Next Generation
SLK Health Services Corporation
SOME, Inc.
Special Olympics District of Columbia, Inc.
Step Afrika!
Stoddard Baptist Home Foundation, Inc.
The National Reentry Network for Returning Citizens
The Wanda Alston Foundation
The Washington City Orphan Asylum
Thurgood Marshall Child Development Center
Tutoring Cafe
Uptown Community Initiatives
Us Helping Us
Vida Senior Centers
Voices for a Second Chance
Volunteers of America Chesapeake, Inc.
Washington Literacy Center
Yaay Me, Inc.

Available Funding

Please find the application openings and submission deadlines for the MOCA grants:

Focus Area	Criteria	Application
FY25 African Community Grant	Deadline: 6/14/2024 Funding: $15,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 African American Community Grant	Deadline: 6/14/2024 Funding: $10,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 Black LGBTQIA+ History Preservation Grant	Deadline: 1/21/2025 Funding: $75,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 Asian & Pacific Islander Community Grant	Deadline 6/14/2024 Funding: $40,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 LGBTQIA+ Community Grant	Deadline: 6/14/2024 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 LGBTQIA+ Violence Prevention & Response Team (VPART) Grant	Deadline: 8/5/2024 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 Immigration Justice Legal Services (IJLS) Grant	Deadline: 6/28/2024 Funding: $400,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 Latino Community Engagement Grant	Deadline: 2/21/2025 Funding: $150,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	CLOSED
FY25 Returning Citizens Access to Jobs Grant	Deadline: Extended- 7/26/2024 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Funding \| FAQs \| Application Links \| Extension to Receive Applications	CLOSED

Each year we are in need of volunteers to review grantee applications for each of our outreach offices.

Interested in being a Grant Reviewer?

Please complete the Grant Reviewer Form to sign up to become a grant reviewer for fiscal year 2025.

Funding Alerts and Grants Clearing House

Funding Alert

We know how important it is to have access to capital to support mission critical operations. The Funding Alert, a free resource produced by Serve DC, highlights grant opportunities and resources for community-based, faith-based, 501 (c) (3) nonprofits, and District government agencies. In response to the District’s current public health emergency, the Funding Alert also includes coronavirus (COVID-19) related funding opportunities!

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District Grants Clearinghouse

The Mayor’s Office on Volunteerism & Partnerships is the electronic clearinghouse for all District of Columbia government grant notices. See the chart below for current notices.

DC government agencies with requests or questions relating to the District Clearinghouse should contact [email protected].

Public Notices	Summary	Application Packet	Submission Deadline
Healthcare Career Scholarship Program Department of Health (DC Health)	NOFA	RFA Attachments	3:00 pm February 14, 2025
Comprehensive Care Management for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) and/or Stimulant Use Disorder (STUD) Department of Behavioral Health	NOFA	RFA Attachments	12:00 pm February 21, 2025
FY 2025 Latino Community Engagement Grant (FY25 LCEG) Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs	NOFA		5:00 pm February 21, 2025
FY2025 Safe and Secure DC Nonprofit Fund Office of the Deputy Mayor for Public Safety and Justice	NOFA	RFA	11:59 pm February 21, 2025
2025 DOES-Participant Advancement, Training, and Higher Education (PATH) Grant Department of Employment Services		RFA	3:00 pm February 28, 2025
Commemorate DC Artists Grant DC Office of Planning	NOFA	RFA	3:00 pm February 28, 2025
MBYLI Futurepreneurs Department of Employment Services		RFA	3:00 pm February 28, 2025
2025 Summer Strong DC Office of the Deputy Mayor for Education		RFA Attachment	5:00 pm February 28, 2025
OSSE FY2025 Local and Values-Based Purchasing Pilot (LVPP) Grant Office of the State Superintendent of Education	NOFA	RFA	3:00 pm March 18, 2025
FY25 Vitality Fund Office of the Deputy Mayor for Planning & Economic Development	NOFA		5:00 pm July 31, 2025