For nonprofits and jurisdictions
Impacted by Unexpected Government Funding Changes?
In response to uncertainties and shifts in the government funding landscape, the Federal Readiness and Leverage Fund (FRLF) is accepting Emergency Needs Requests from impacted organizations and jurisdictions in need of bridge support.
Emergency Needs Requests are separate from the FRLF Leverage Grant process and are open to all Oregon nonprofits and jurisdictions unexpectedly impacted by recent federal/government funding disruptions or cuts.
Kelley & Co. (previously Kelley Nonprofit Consulting LLC) works with FRLF partners and other interested funders to collate and distribute needs for their consideration. The FRLF provides a single, coordinated access point through which grantseekers share requests with multiple grantmakers, streamlining access for participants and funders alike.
Emergency Needs support is not intended to replace government funding in its entirety, but to serve as a bridge or stopgap – we suggest requesting the amount that your organization needs in the short-term to remain operational or provide planned services.
By submitting a funding request, you are also helping funders in Oregon better understand the current need and helping the FRLF team advocate for increased support.
FOR FUNDERS
Are you a grantmaker ready to make an immediate impact or hoping to learn more about current needs?
The FRLF is accepting Emergency Needs Requests from Oregon nonprofits and jurisdictions that have experienced an unexpected disruption or loss of government funding.
Incoming requests are added to a shared dashboard on a rolling basis. This is an aligned, collaborative initiative, not a pooled fund – participating funders maintain autonomy over funding and opt to support all or part of Emergency Needs Requests at their discretion. If you are a funder who would like access to the dashboard – whether to contribute to aligned requests or for learning/planning purposes – please sign up below.
Emergency Needs Data
71%
of applicants believe that with gap funding, their initiative has a high likelihood or some possibility that it will resume
37%
of requests are toward human services (including housing, criminal justice, food insecurity, violence prevention, and immigrant services)
40%
of requests include reimbursable expenses that organizations already incurred