The Community Empowerment and Reinvestment program is no longer accepting applications.
Program Information
Administered by the Executive Office of Economic Development, the Community Empowerment and Reinvestment Grant Program develops, strengthens, and invests in community-led efforts to bring positive economic outcomes to communities that face historically disproportionate challenges to economic growth. Specifically, the program was developed to support communities with high rates of criminal justice system involvement, widespread poverty, and large groups of disadvantaged and underrepresented populations.
The program has made general operating grants, on a competitive basis, primarily to projects proposing to mitigate the negative impacts of criminal justice involvement through education, training, and small business development, as well as recovery, prevention, and other social support services to individuals and families that to help reduce justice system involvement. The program does not fund capital projects or purchases, including but not limited to real property purchase and/or renovation.
How to Apply/Key Dates
The grant application is closed. New application rounds are not anticipated at this time.