October 2024

The Maddox Fund Environmental Participatory Grant Advisory Board, composed of young environmental professionals and activists, seeks inquiries from Middle Tennessee nonprofits regarding environmental grants available Q4 of 2024.

Grants of up to $30,000 will be made in the following areas:

Access to Green Space—including but not limited to, environmental equity-focused activities and programs, liberatory outdoor teaching practices, preventing loss of natural space, access to natural space.

Climate Justice—including but not limited to, reparations for communities impacted by climate change including community resiliency, just transition from fossil fuel to renewable, safe and affordable energy, mitigation of invasive insects and diseases caused by climate change, mitigation of flooding caused by climate related severe weather.

Food Justice—including but not limited to addressing agricultural land loss, advancing food justice for marginalized communities, land justice for marginalized communities.

Schedule 

• November 4: Inquiries due
• November 15:  Notification of next phase
• December 5:  Full proposal due (not to exceed xxx pages or composed of xx questions)
• December 20:  Anticipated announcement

Format for Inquiry: One page, including program/organization description, area of interest (green space, climate justice, and/or food justice), skeleton budget, and requested amount

Send to:  [email protected] by November 4

Total Funds Available:  $100,000

Inquiry Evaluation Lenses: Indigenous and racial justice, intersectionality, advocacy & direct service

Who is the Maddox Fund:  The Maddox Fund is a Middle Tennessee foundation that works to better our community through partnerships that improve the lives of young people and protect the natural environment.

What is Participatory Grantmaking: PGM a shift in power. Participatory grantmaking processes engage those who are directly affected by the issues at hand in the decision-making process.

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Composition of Environmental Participatory Grant Advisory Board

Members of the advisory board were recruited from Maddox partner organizations and environmental advocates.  The advisory board includes:

• 5 African American Females
• 1 African American Male
• 3 White Females
• 8 Cis Gender
• 1 Agender

Send letters of inquiry to [email protected].  If you have any questions about the grant opportunity, please email [email protected] or call the Maddox office at 615-385-1006.