Non Profit Funding Opportunities:

Part of our mission is getting resources directly into your hands and we have successfully supported several WSCACL members secure funding. Below are the grant opportunities mentioned during the summit. Please pay close attention to the deadlines and grant requirements.

Current Department of Health (DOH) HEAL Funding Opportunities for Non Profits

The Healthy Environment for All (HEAL) Act is a major win for environmental justice.

• Total HEAL Funds CURRENTLY Available: $316,000
• Impact: In six months last year, 25 WSCACL HEAL subgrantees outreached to 30,984 overburdened community members across 11 WA counties and 28 communities in 13 languages; which provided a direct impact to 2,865 overburdened community members.
• Status: In our 3rd Round of DOH funding, WSCACL has recently awarded 15 Subgrantees $199,000 conducting projects reaching 18 Washington state counties.
• Next Steps: Keep an eye on Front & Centered and our blog for future HEAL funding rounds WSCACL HEAL applications open on October 10th, 2026 and close on December 13th, 2026. Front & Centered HEAL funding opportunity opens on September 10th, 2026 and closes on November 13th, 2026.

Elected Panel: Engage locally be an Influential Powerhouse

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• Too often, the focus on civic engagement has been at the national level with Presidential elections and federal races. Yet, most recently with the pandemic crisis we all learned in real time that not actively engaging in local elections have real consequences that affect everything from construction of affordable housing, access to local roads, small business resources, and primary to secondary support. Whether you are U.S. Citizen or a non U.S. Citizen, everyone has a place in engaging with their government.
• Shoutout to our Local Elected Panel Moderator, Andrew Ashiofu, Civic Engagement Consultant & Panelists sharing their insights about the importance of local government, Afro diaspora unity, and impact of youth in non profit decision-making:
• • City of Mountlake Terrace Mayor, Steve Woodard, Ph.D
  • City of Shoreline Deputy Mayor, Eben Pobee
  • City of SeaTac Deputy Mayor, Senayet Negusse
  • City of Seattle Councilmember Position 9, Dionne Foster

Afro Diaspora Youth Panel: Building Sustainable Non Profits

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One of the most powerful moments of the day was our Youth Panel. These young leaders didn’t hold back. They spoke openly about holding multiple cultural identities and not fitting in one identity box, the daily sting of microaggressions, and the urgent need for youth to have a permanent seat at the non-profit leadership table to not only fulfill youth program funders requests; but for non-profit succession and legacy planning. Non-profits focused on serving the community require multi-generational decisionmakers.  The Elected Panel of Local City officials from the Diaspora all emphasized the trend in funders requiring youth in organizational decision making and the importance of youth/young adults voices shaping organizational decisions for sustainability.  WSCACL Board of Directors has voted to include 1-2 seats on the board for WSCACL young adults (18 years older) beginning in 2026.

They reminded us that “youth are the future” is a cliché, but “youth are our present” is a mandate. Their insights are directly informing how we build our 2026-2028 Civic Engagement Taskforce.