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The Tides Death Penalty Mobilization Fund is a Tides Foundation funding collaborative that supports strategic collaborations of local, regional or national nonprofits working to abolish the death penalty at the state and/or federal levels. Projects supported by the Fund may also focus on intermediate steps such as specific reforms to the death penalty system, moratoria on executions, or study commissions.
The Death Penalty Mobilization Fund was initiated in 2000 by a Tides donor and is sustained through the support of individual and institutional partners. To date, the Tides Death Penalty Mobilization Fund has awarded over $1,700,000 in grants.
The upcoming State Strategies segment of the Death Penalty Mobilization Fund will provide two-year grants ranging from $40,000-$80,000 each year (for a maximum of $160,000 over two years) to state-based activist organizations working on death penalty reform, abolition or moratoria efforts in the US. Grants can be used for expansion or enhancement of organizational and/or staff capacity, campaign development or implementation, infrastructure development necessary to implement or expand campaigns, public education, and direct and grassroots lobbying. Priority will be given to states where a State Strategies grant will make a significant contribution towards securing a concrete victory or strategic outcome. The fund also encourages collaborative applications focusing on a specific region.
The Fall 2008 cycle is an open RFP process. We anticipate making grants to approximately eight organizations in this cycle. The next funding cycle will take place in Fall 2009. Applications for Fall 2008 are due by 5pm EST on August 15, 2008 and funding decisions are expected by the middle of September.
Complete the Death Penalty Mobilization Fund State Strategies Application Form (below). Organizations may submit a strategic or campaign plan in place of the narrative if the plan addresses the questions raised in the application form. All applications must be submitted in full, including all supporting materials, by the August 15th deadline. You may contact Julie Peterson, Tides Death Penalty Mobilization Fund Consultant after July 14th at jempeterson(at)verizon.net with any questions.
Completed applications are due by 5pm EST on Friday, August 15, 2008. Please email your proposal to deathpenalty(at)tides.org. Materials that cannot be transmitted electronically can be sent to the following address, but email is strongly preferred whenever possible:
Death Penalty Mobilization Fund
Tides Foundation
P.O. Box 29903
San Francisco, CA 94129
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