Grants Program

Due to the worsening economic conditions which have affected the nonprofit community, MPP's grants program is currently only accepting applications and letters of inquiry upon invitation.  No unsolicited letters of inquiry or applications will be accepted.  We hope that we will be able to reopen the application process to the public sometime in the future.

Grants Director:

Please send inquiries to:

Alison Green
Chief of Staff
Marijuana Policy Project
236 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Suite 400
Washington, D.C. 20002
grants@mpp.org

If you have received communications from the MPP grants program indicating that we are interested in funding your proposal, please follow the application instructions below.  Grant deadlines are three times a year. The next grant deadlines are May 1, 2010; September 1, 2010; and January 1, 2011.

Pre-Application Process:

Grant applicants are strongly encouraged to send concise letters of inquiry at least seven days prior to a grant application deadline — by e-mail, fax, express carrier, or U.S. mail — to the grants director outlining the grant idea, which should include the goal, strategy, and tactics of the proposed project, as well as the approximate size of the grant request. All inquiries must clearly and convincingly communicate how the proposed project will measurably advance marijuana policy reform in the U.S.

Formal Application:

Please submit on 8.5" by 11" paper, with pages dated and numbered. (Please omit cover pages, tables of contents, and divider pages.) "Attached" documents via e-mail are also acceptable. The first six items below should comprise no more than eight pages.

1. Applicant name and names of key contacts with addresses, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses for all.
2. Precise objective to be achieved with the money sought.
3. Project or organizational plan (starting and ending dates, project budget, actions planned, milestones), including identifying other funders and cooperating organizations. Applicants should articulate the specific goal of their proposed project, the strategy for accomplishing the goal, and the specific tactics involved in the strategy. Fundamentally, all proposals must clearly and convincingly communicate how the proposed project will measurably advance marijuana policy reform in the U.S.
4. Description of the specific, measurable results -- or outcome goals -- that will be accomplished. Please be as specific, realistic, and thorough as possible (please click here for a few examples of measurable results that successful grant applicants have included).
5. Description of applicant's mission, history, accomplishments, and current activities.
6. Non-profit applicants should list Board officers and directors, with contact information for all.
7. Applicant's organizational budget for the previous fiscal year, the current fiscal year, and the next fiscal year. The financial statements must be formated as in MPP's annual report (please see the last two pages of MPP's 2005 annual report for reference.)
8. Applicants seeking 501(c)(3) funds — which is a plus but not required — should include the IRS letter of recognition.
9. Relevant publications and/or video clips.