The Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund

To support civic engagement for our region’s Latino population

In 2015, the Aspen Institute convened a diverse group of scholars, experts and leaders to examine the causes of low civic participation in the Latino community. The discussion and subsequent report titled, “Unlocking Latino Civic Potential: 2016 and Beyond,” highlighted future challenges to the health of our democracy without full participation by all citizens, particularly Latinos.

In response to this report, the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia established the Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund (LEAF). Its purpose is to provide funding for local nonprofits that are supporting the Latino population’s path to civic integration in American society.

The Latino Engagement and Achievement Fund is a component fund of The Permanent Fund for Northern Virginia, an unrestricted endowment at the Community Foundation that makes grants to help build a community that works for everyone.
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This fund provides grants to local nonprofits that are supporting the Latino population’s path to civic integration in American society. LEAF will not be running a 2025 grants process.

 

Criteria

The Community Foundation will consider grant applications that meet the following criteria.

• Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations providing charitable or educational services. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.
• Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards will not be considered.
• The Community Foundation intends to make one grant of $15,000.
• Applications that are late or incomplete will not be considered.
• Only one application per organization will be considered.

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