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:

More Democracy

Washington, DC is the seat of America’s democracy, but there’s more we can do to make sure that all voices are heard in DC – right now.

Fight For The Middle Class

Ensuring Washington, DC remains a city for people of all ages and at all stages of life means fighting to protect the middle class. When Washingtonians have access to opportunity and can afford to build a good life for themselves and loved ones in DC, our neighborhoods are stronger.

End Gun Violence

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 trends, but to reduce gun violence and ultimately end it.

Reimagine Downtown

We have the opportunity to reimagine a Downtown where residents, workers, and visitors can live, work and play in vibrant centers of activity for all.

All Students On A Pathway To Success

Schools are the heartbeat of our communities, and every community deserves a great school.  Every single child should be able to achieve their fullest potential, and to pursue their dreams – starting, simply, with the vital grade-level reading and math. 

DC's Future

Looking to the future, the District of Columbia will continue to position itself as a global and forward-thinking leader in the way we choose to serve those who live, work, and play in our city.

MOCA Grantees By Agency

MOCA Grantees by Agency

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

Us Helping Us, People Into Living, Inc.

Wanda Alston Foundation

Whitman-Walker Health

Equality Chamber of Commerce | DC Metro Area

Sexual Minority Youth Assistance League (SMYAL)

CASA for Children of the District of Columbia

The DC Center for the LGBT Community

Equality Chamber Foundation

Defend Yourself

Joseph's House

Latin American Youth Center

Sasha Bruce Youthwork, Inc.

The Ellington Fund

Young Playwrights' Theater, Inc.

AsylumWorks

Washington Blade Foundation

Rainbow History Project

The Dance Institute of Washington, Inc.

Washington Improvisational Theater Co

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

Capital Area Immigrants’ Rights (CAIR) Coalition – DC Detained Immigrant Representation Program

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

Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Washington – Immigration Legal Services

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

DC Volunteer Lawyers Project (DCVLP) – Representation & Legal Advocacy for Immigrant Families (RELIEF)

Empowerment Legal Services – Empowerment IJLS 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

Many Languages One Voice (MLOV) – Immigrant Justice Program

Mil Mujeres, Inc. – Mil Mujeres Legal Services

Nigerian Center, Inc. – Nigerian Center Immigration Access Program

Renaissance Center for Culture and Education – Renaissance Immigration Services

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
FY24 African Community Grant	CLOSED Deadline: 8/11/2023 Funding: $15,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	Closed
FY24 African American Community Grant	CLOSED Deadline: 8/11/2023 Funding: $10,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	Closed
FY24 Latino Community Grant	CLOSED Deadline: 8/11/2023 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	Closed
FY24 Asian & Pacific Islander Community Grant	CLOSED Deadline 8/11/2023 Funding: $40,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	Closed
FY24 LGBTQIA+ Community Grant	CLOSED Deadline: 8/11/2023 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	Closed
FY24 LGBTQIA+ Violence Prevention & Response Grant	Deadline: 9/15/2023 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	Closed
FY24 LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency Training Grant	Deadline: 9/15/2023 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications \| FAQs \| Application Links	Closed
FY2024 Immigrant Justice and Legal Services Grant	Deadline: Closed Funding: $3,500,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Applications	Closed
FY24 Returning Citizens Access to Jobs Grant	Deadline: 9/15/2023 Funding: $50,000 Notice of Funding \| Request for Funding \| FAQs \| Application Links	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 2023.

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
FY24 Empowering Change Against Gun Violence Grant Office of Neighborhood Safety and Engagement	NOFA	RFA Attachments	8:00 pm November 27, 2023
The Effi Barry Training Institute District of Columbia Department of Health (DC Health)	NOFA	RFA Attachments	6:00 pm December 5, 2023
FEMS – Paramedic-2024 Department of Employment Services	NOFA	RFA Attachments	3:00 pm December 8, 2023
First Episode Psychosis, Transition Age Youth Department of Behavioral Health	NOFA	RFA Attachments	12:00 pm December 11, 2023
OSSE FY24 Healthy Schools Grant Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)	NOFA	RFA	3:00 pm December 19, 2023
FY24 Diaper Bank Grant Department of Health Care Finance	NOFA		4:00 pm January 2, 2024
FY24 Produce Prescription Grant Department of Health Care Finance	NOFA		4:00 pm January 2, 2024
Green Trades DC Technical Training Program Department of Energy and Environment	NOFA		11:59 pm January 8, 2024
Enhancing Air Quality Awareness: Air Quality Advisory Board and Community Videos Department of Energy and Environment	NOFA		11:59 pm January 15, 2024
River Terrace Wetland Enhancement Department of Energy and Environment	NOFA		11:59 pm January 15, 2024
OSSE FY24 Early Literacy Intervention Initiative Grant Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)	NOFA		3:00 pm January 18, 2024
OSSE FY24 Flexible Scheduling Pilot Program Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE)	NOFA		3:00 pm January 31, 2024

Meet Our Team

Pedro Mojica
Mayor’s Office of Community Affairs

[email protected]

202-230-8651

Semhal Hagos

Semhal Hagos
Mayor's Office on African Affairs
[email protected]
(202) 727-5390

Julie Norris, Grants Management Specialist (MOAAA)

Julie Norris
Mayor's Office on African American Affairs
[email protected]
(202) 442-8162

Sara Park, Grants Management Specialist (MOAPIA)

Sara Park
Mayor's Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs
[email protected]@dc.gov
(202) 727-5560

Eduardo Pedromo, Grants Management Specialist (MOLA)

Ianna Zaroubine Arenas
Mayor's Office on Latino Affairs
[email protected]
(202) 671-2827

LeAndrea Gilliam, Program Analyst & Housing Specialist (MOLGBTQA)

George Garcia
Mayor's Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Affairs
[email protected]
(202) 671-1525

Rold Louis
Serve DC - The Mayor's Office on Volunteerism and Partnerships
[email protected]

Cristina Sacco, Associate General Counsel

Cristina Sacco, Associate General Counsel
Grants Manager for the Immigrant Justice Legal Services Grant
[email protected]
(202) 727-0872

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