9/11 Day of Service 2023
Virginia Service Foundation
Days of Service Mini Grant Program
The Virginia Service Foundation is now accepting applications for the 9/11 Day of Service 2023 mini grant program! These awards are available for public or private organizations hosting service projects to engage communities in service. To honor the spirit of sacrifice made on 9/11/2001 and the sacrifices that continue to be made by members of the armed forces, first responders, and their families, we come together in service across communities and in partnership with faith-based, local, and national organizations to make a difference.
Mini grants are available to eligible organizations for up to $250. Applications must be submitted by July 19th at midnight. Preferred submission is through the online form available here, but PDF forms for manual entry are available upon request.
Eligibility
Applicants must represent public or private nonprofit organizations that serve the Commonwealth of Virginia. This includes faith-based and other community organizations, public or private schools, institutions of higher education and government entities. The funding will be provided on a reimbursement basis to the applying organization after the reimbursement request is received by the Virginia Service Foundation.
Timeline
June 28, 2023 – Notice of Mini Grant Funding Opportunity
July 19, 2023 – Applications Deadline
By August 10, 2023 – Award Announcements
September 8-11 – Projects take place* (While your project may occur on a date outside of this weekend, all projects must be completed in September 2023.)
Note: ALL invoices must be submitted within 30 days of the completed project date.
Service Project Guidelines
On the September 11 National Day of Service and Remembrance, we invite you to cross divides, differences, and ideologies to come together in service to lift each other up, neighborhood by neighborhood, just as Americans did more than 20 years ago, united to serve.
You can help us spark a passion and create relationships between communities and individuals that extend past this day to inspire a lifetime of service in all Americans. Service projects must engage volunteers but are not required to focus on a specific topic area. Applicants are encouraged to consider the connection between their project and the service of first responders, military, and their families, however, there is no requirement for projects to add this if it is not already an element of the planned project.
More information
Download a copy of the application questions and information about the mini grant program here. If you have further questions, please contact VirginiaServiceFoundation@gmail.com
The Virginia Service Foundation
Serve Virginia is supported by the Virginia Service Foundation, an independent 501(c)3 organization, which works to support the initiatives of the Governor’s Advisory Board on Service and Volunteerism and partners with the Virginia Volunteer Center Network and other aligned organizations.
Virginia AmeriCorps
You can find AmeriCorps members hard at work strengthening organizations and communities throughout Virginia. Learn more about what they do and how you can be a part of this nationwide network of individuals dedicated to meeting our most pressing challenges.
