Community Grant for Cultural Competency and Language Access

Recognizing the crucial role of culture and language in how critical services are delivered and received, KACF-SF invests in nonprofit organizations on the frontlines to increase cultural competency and language access to programs for the Korean American community in the greater Bay Area.  

Cultural competency and language access might look like providing readily available, culturally appropriate oral and written language services through bilingual/bicultural staff, trained interpreters, and qualified translators. Please visit KACF-SF’s webpage featuring our grantee partners to learn more about the organizations that KACF-SF supports.

Grant Information

• Community Grant for Cultural Competency and Language Access is a restricted, program-based grant for a two-year period with a maximum grant amount of $30,000 per year.

• KACF-SF awards Community Grants once a year.

• Grants are renewable for a second year, subject to the progress and achievements of the funded programs.

Funding Priorities

KACF is particularly interested in organizations that:

• are working with Korean Americans either as a target population or within the larger group of constituents served by the organization/program;

• are engaging in partnerships with other community organizations and stakeholders;

• have the intention of providing comprehensive support to constituents;

• are measuring and documenting quantitative and qualitative outcomes; and

• can clearly articulate how KACF-SF’s grant will advance their work.

Eligibility

KACF-SF will only consider organizations that:

• are a registered 501(c)3 nonprofit organization or have a fiscal sponsor that is 501(c)3; 

• have an operational history of at least 6 months;

• have an established and working Board of Directors; and

• have filed IRS Form 990 and/or audited financials.

Funding Restrictions

KACF-SF does not provide funding for:

• individuals;

• capital fund projects;

• endowments;

• fundraising events;

• feasibility studies;

• real estate purchases;

• national or international organizations;

• public or private schools, colleges, or universities;

• political causes or campaigns to elect candidates to public office; and

• programs that do not comply with Federal, state, or local equal employment statutes.

2023 Community Grant Dates & Deadline

• Grant Application Deadline: September 22, 2023

• Initial Review Notification: Early October 2023

• Site Visits: October 2023 - Early November 2023

• Notification of Grant Awards: December 2023

• 2024/25 Grant Year: December 15, 2023 – December 15, 2025