Applicants must submit proposals through the Kempner Fund’s online grant application. Emailed or printed copies will not be accepted.
New Applicants are strongly encouraged to contact the HEKF office prior to applying at information@kempnerfund.org.
APPLICATION UPDATE: The Kempner Fund deployed a streamlined application for the first time with Fall 2020 grant applicants as a response to COVID-19 and as a way to test streamlining some of our HEKF paperwork and processes. The streamlined application is also available to Spring 2021 applicants as we recognize that HEKF grantee partners are still in the depths of COVID-19 impacts. Please contact the HEKF office with any questions regarding the new streamlined application at information@kempnerfund.org.
To access the Kempner Fund online application and learn more, go to: Online Application
Due Dates: The Fund accepts proposals twice a year:
March 15 for program areas: Health or Human Services
October 15 for program areas: Arts & Humanities, Community Development, Environment, Education, and Preservation
Directors will consider one proposal per program area per year.
These requests must also be submitted within the spring and fall grant deadlines listed above to be considered by the HEKF Board of Directors.
For more application information, please visit our FAQs HERE, take the eligibility quiz, and visit the Kempner Fund’s online application. Applicants are welcome to contact the Kempner Fund office at information@kempnerfund.org
