Responsive Grants are awarded in the areas of social services, health, affordable housing, community development, conservation and environment, public affairs and social benefit, arts and culture, and education. They generally range from $50,000-500,000; grant periods are usually from one to three years in length. Responsive Grants are given for a wide variety of projects, expansions, capacity building, capital projects, and start-ups. Budgets may include a reasonable allocation of direct associated salaries and operating costs (rent, utilities, telephone, etc.).
MMT awards capacity building grants under the Responsive Grants category. Capacity building grants are generally multi-year grants (often in declining amounts) intended to help organizations increase contributed or earned income, realize new efficiencies, or otherwise build capacity to advance their missions. Grants may fund such things as new staff, board development and training, technology (other than routine upgrades), or earned income ventures. Successful capacity building proposals are based on careful strategic planning, multi-year income and expense forecasts, and board and staff commitment to the projects.
There are no deadlines for online Initial Inquiries for Responsive Grants requests. Applicants who submit initial inquiries by the 25th of the month will generally be notified within 60 days whether or not they are invited to submit a full proposal. Decisions on full proposals generally take four to five months.
