African American Legacy

Now Open:
Request for Proposals

African American Legacy (AAL) is accepting applications for its 2025 grant cycle beginning Monday, April 14, 2025. 
 
This is an open call RFP opportunity. Organizations based in the City of Chicago, Cook County, and the five collar counties (Will, Lake, DuPage, McHenry, and Kane) that have a focus on Community Wealth Building, Community Mobilization, and Community Care (see the full RFP for more details) are invited to apply. 
  
Community Wealth Building Applicants Only: Grants under this priority area will range from $50,000 to $75,000 based on the scope of the applicant’s general operations or project-based needs. There is no operating budget limit under this priority area; however we encourage your requested amount to be consistent with your budget. 

Community Mobilization and Community Care Applicants Only: Grants under these priority areas will range from $15,000 to $25,000 based on the scope of the applicant’s general operations or project-based needs. Eligible organizations must have current and prior year annual operating budgets that are between $50,000 and $2 million. 

A virtual information session will be held on Wednesday, April 23, 2025 at 10 AM CDT. Please register here to join. The session will be recorded and added to the AAL webpage for those that are unable to attend. 
 
AAL is also offering hour-long virtual Peer Clinics with grants consultant, Consuella Brown. Please join the sessions by clicking the link here: 

• Program Narratives on Monday, April 28, 2025 at 12 PM CDT.
• Budget and Financials on Thursday, May 1, 2025 at 10 AM CDT.
• Site Visit Preparation on Wednesday, May 7, 2025 at 2 PM CDT.

Applications are due on Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 11:59 PM CDT. Award decisions and notifications will be made in September 2025. Visit the GrantsCentral resources page here to begin your application.”