Supporting Economic Development/Economic Self-Sufficiency and Jewish Identity

The Jewish Community Foundation of Los Angeles is committed to addressing two important issue areas facing Israelis living in Israel:

• Economic Development and Economic Self-Sufficiency
  
• Jewish Identity

The Foundation's Israel Grants are awarded only for programs that are able to meet the following criteria:

• The program must have a dramatic impact on a large number of people or geographic region
• For Economic Development/Economic Self-Sufficiency: the program must include job creation and/or job placement services
• For Jewish Identity: the program must work to further participants' ability to engage in non-secular Jewish life, e.g., text study and observance and understanding of Jewish holidays, rituals and traditions

Award Levels

Award levels are not pre-established but generally range between $100,000 - $250,000 over a two to three-year grant period.

Program Deadlines

The 2011 application process is currently closed.

Application Process

The next grant cycle is expected to commence in the spring of 2012. If you are interested in applying for 2012, please email Lauren Russell (lrussell@jewishfoundationla.org) a brief description of your program and how its goals relate to either Economic Development/Economic Self-Sufficiency or Jewish Identity.

Israel Grants Eligibility Checklist

If you can answer "YES" to ALL of these questions, your program may be eligible for an Israel Grant.

• Does your program dramatically impact economic development, economic self-sufficiency or Jewish identity?
• Does your program identify possible funding sources in Israel that are committed to funding and sustaining the program?
• Are there well-articulated and achievable short-term objectives that will result in meaningful impact on the target community?
• Does your program have the potential to create long-term benefit and transformation for Israeli society beyond the term of the grant period?
• Is there a plan for sustainability once the grant period is complete?