The Justicia y Equidad Fund is GreenLatinos’ intermediary grantmaking fund established in 2022. This fund was established to provide general operating support for small but mighty Latino/a/e environmental, conservations, and climate justice frontline organizations and programs primarily serving frontline Latino/a/e communities. Enhanced with support from Besos Earth Fund, and the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Urban and Community Forestry Program, the Fund now awards over $20 million annually.
CURRENT PARTNERSHIPS:
The Justicia y Equidad Fund currently supports three distinct programs listed below.
Trees in Your Community Program:
Urban Greening Initiative:
GreenLatinos has allocated a total of $2,650,000 in grants to increase and revitalize greenspaces in urban Latino/a/e communities across Los Angeles, Albuquerque, and Chicago. This initiative is a program of the broader Greening America’s Cities Initiative and is funded by the Bezos Earth Fund.
This program is not accepting applications at this time, for more information visit: https://www.greenlatinos.org/greenlatinos-sustainablecities-urban-greening-initiative/
General Operating Support:
The general operating support program is for small but mighty Latino/a/e environmental, conservation, and climate justice frontline organizations and programs primarily serving frontline Latino/a/e communities. The Funds first two rounds of competitive general operating grants awarded $125,000 to help our community grow and thrive. This program is not accepting applications at this time.
Questions? Don't hesitate to contact Joe Toolan, Justicia Y Equidad Fund Grants Manager at joetoolan@greenlatinos.org with any questions.
Selected members of the GreenLatinos team will review these grant proposals and determine awards. You can expect to hear back from us within one month of your submission.