Death Penalty Mobilization Fund State Strategies

DPMF State Strategies 2011 Cycle:

The application period for the 2011 DPMF State Strategies funding cycle has already closed. Any organization doing state-based work to achieve the goals of the DPMF was eligible to submit an LOI.  Please check back in Spring 2011 for more information on the next cycle.

General Information:

The Death Penalty Mobilization Fund (DPMF) is a collaborative of Tides Foundation and The Advocacy Fund that supports strategic collaborations of local, regional or national nonprofits [501(c)(3)’s and 501(c)(4)’s] working to abolish the death penalty at the state and/or federal levels.

Background Information:

DPMF was initiated in 2000 by a Tides donor and is sustained through the support of individual and institutional partners.  To date, the DPMF has awarded over $4.2 million in grants. 

Death Penalty Mobilization Fund – State Strategies Grants:

The upcoming State Strategies segment of the DPMF, in coordination with Funders for Alternatives to the Death Penalty (FADP), will provide grants to state-based activist organizations working on death penalty abolition or reform efforts in the US.  Grants can be used for organizational and/or staff capacity, campaign development or implementation, public education, and direct and grassroots lobbying.  Priority will be given to states where a grant will make a significant contribution towards securing a concrete victory or strategic outcome.  (See note below regarding the coordination between the DPMF State Strategies process and the FADP’s LOI process.) 

RESTRICTIONS ON GRANTMAKING

• DPMF does not support the production of videos or films.   
• DPMF does not support the writing and publication of books and other publications but may consider strategic distribution of publications.
• DPMF does not support capital defense/legal representation (unless activities include a systemic change component.)
• DPMF does not support dissertations, postgraduate work or research.
• DPMF will not provide support to individuals.  In particular, journalistic and academic projects are not supported.

Questions:

Please contact Tides at deathpenalty@tides.org with any questions regarding the LOI, proposal and submission process.  For more substantive programmatic questions, please contact Pat Clark at dpfunding@gmail.com noting “Tides DPMF question” in the subject line.

• See a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) here.