The Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission is offering mini-grants in honor of the 60th anniversary of Dr. King’s speech, which he delivered at the March on Washington on August 28, 1963.
The Commission will award 10 mini-grants of $5,000 each, to community organizations and programs to highlight and commemorate Dr. King’s historic speech and its relevance to our times. We are seeking applications of up to 3 pages, including a budget, that will propose events or programs that might include:
Community Service or Clean-up; Presentation of MLK I Have a Dream Speech: Arts event; Civil Rights Discussion or Roundtable; Interviews of veterans of the Civil Rights Movement; Sports Event; Your own idea!!
The three-page application should address the following:
Eligible agencies include public or private non-profit organizations, community and faith-based organizations; American Indian Tribal communities: local education agencies, charter schools and institutions of higher education; local, county or state government; labor organizations; and partnerships or consortia consisting of the aforementioned.
All applicants must submit registration form, narrative and budget via email to MLKCommission@sos.nj.gov
DEADLINE: All Submission must be received by May 22 2023 at 11:59PM.
Awards will be announced by June 23, 2023.
The Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission will provide commemorative buttons and other items for the events.
To apply for the I Have a Dream Grant, you must register:
Here is the information needed to register to apply for grant:
ORGANIZATION name
ORGANZATION Street Address (example: 33 West State St)
ORGANIZATION ZIP CODE
TOWN (open to Ó£»¨ÊÓÆµ based organizations only)
CONTACT NAME
CONTACT EMAIL
CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
TYPE OF EVENT - select all that apply:
If you typed OTHER, please write brief description of plan
Program or Event TITLE
Program or Event LOCATION
Program or Event DESCRIPTION – brief
(example:. Amateur Art show in Trenton Park, Trenton)
EXPECTED AUDIENCE
(example: neighbors & Trenton residents)
ANTICIPATED OUTCOME (brief)
(example: Promote creativity in community and facilitate community discussion on civil rights in the Trenton community)
List partners supporting your event
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