The first annual Cultural Week of Action on Race and Democracy (CWA) will take place September 27 to October 5, 2024. Race Forward and Americans for the Art are excited to sponsor select projects to encourage deep, bold, and long-term change. Through a competitive process, 12-15 local communities that represent the diversity of our country will receive $25,000-$40,000 for cultural organizers and community partners to design and implement projects that align with the theme of Building the Bigger We. This is an opportunity to deepen commitments to racial justice and inclusive democracy through cultural activities.

Participation in the CWA will also be encouraged and open to organizations not requesting funding.

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Grant amount: 20 one-year grants of $15,000 and 20 two-year grants of either $25,000 or $50,000 per year will be provided.

The Aim High grant program, funded by the New York Life Foundation and administered by the Afterschool Alliance, provides support nationwide for out-of-school time programs serving middle school youth. The aim is to support local community-based after-school and summer learning programs in providing the foundational skills and guidance that middle school students need to be prepared for the transition into high school.

For 2024, twenty one-year grants of $15,000 each will be awarded: ten for programs’ efforts around racial equity and social justice and ten for programs’ efforts around youth entrepreneurship. Twenty two-year grants of either $25,000 per year or $50,000 per year will support programs in enhancing direct service activities, technical assistance, capacity building, and their efforts in continuing to serve youth while facing the challenges of the pandemic and beyond. Funded programs must serve a high percentage—at least 75 percent—of low-income youth.

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