Rapid Response Grant Pages

Rapid Response Grants Awarded

Rapid Response Grants Awarded

Overview

Responding to critical current issues

The AAA-ICDR Foundation established the Rapid Response Fund to support critical programs outside of its regular grant cycle. The Rapid Response Fund enables the Foundation to quickly award grants to not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organizations whose work fits the Foundation’s mission and addresses urgent current events. Grants awarded through the Rapid Response Fund are generally $25,000 each. Potential grantees are identified by the Foundation and invited to apply.
$400K IN GRANTS FUNDED Since inception in 2021 the Foundation has funded $400,000 in Rapid Response grants.
$50K AVERAGE GRANT 2023 The average Rapid Response grant amount in 2023.
12 GRANTS FUNDED Since inception in 2021 the Foundation has awarded 12 organizations in support of urgent issues.

Community Based Organization

ORGANIZATION

Metropolitan Family Services

Chicago

GRANT PURPOSE

To support Metropolitan Family Services’ work collaborating with hyper-local community based organizations, Outreach Workers and Peacekeepers to engage with the community to provide conflict resolution support. Including, mediation both between individuals and groups, establishing non-aggression agreements between rival groups so they will not initiate conflict and deploy conflict response and prevention units to respond to crises to provide de-escalation support to mitigate violence and victimization of Chicago youth.

GRANT AMOUNT

$50,000

MISSION

To provide and mobilize services to strengthen families and communities.

ORGANIZATION

901 Bloc Squad

Memphis, TN

GRANT PURPOSE

To supports 901 Bloc Squad’s work utilizing conflict resolution skills to prevent retaliatory violence, holding monthly youth round tables, providing mentoring, convening mediations to address conflict, conducting community organized facilitated dialogue and conflict resolution workshops, among other community engagement services.

GRANT AMOUNT

$50,000

MISSION

To equip, empower, and bridge the gap of at-risk youth and their families.

Testimonials Case Studies

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“The grant from AAA-ICDR will be instrumental is supplementing funding to support public safety measures and will aid in decreasing gun violence city-wide as that is at the forefront of the work G-MACC Inc. does. Furthermore, the grant will support services that help to mediate conflicts in an effort to see a decline in gun-related incidents this year."
Shanduke McPhatter CEO/Founder, G-MACC
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“The NAPABA Law Foundation (NLF) has, for nearly three decades, supported Asian Pacific Americans pursuing legal studies and public interest work in their own communities, as well as broader community partnerships.”
Priya Purandare, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA)