Equity, Engagement, and Innovation Mini-Grant

Equity, Engagement & Innovation Mini-Grants  

Six (6) awards of up to $2,500 per semester are available. 

These grants fund innovative, sustainable initiatives that go beyond one-time events. If you’re launching a new program or iniative, rethinking a policy, designing prevention education that raises awareness and reduces barriers, or creating a scalable solution to support equity and access on campus—this grant is for you. 

Grounded in Beloved Community: What We Fund 

• Justice in Action
  • Justice is not a favor—it is what every person is due. This track supports projects that affirm human dignity, advance equity, address harm, or remove barriers to participation. Proposals may respond to both structural and interpersonal inequities with care and intention. These projects should recognize that justice does not flatten our differences but attends to them, ensuring that every person can participate fully and freely in campus life. 
• Truth Through Dialogue and Engagement
  • In the Dominican tradition, truth is pursued through dialogue and shared inquiry. This track funds projects that bring people together across differences for storytelling, historical recovery, courageous conversation, or educational engagement. Whether amplifying marginalized voices or exploring difficult truths, these efforts foster deeper understanding and community trust. 
• Love as Liberation and Flourishing 
  • Love is what allows people not just to survive, but to thrive. This category funds initiatives that affirm identity, celebrate culture, and foster joy and belonging. Projects may include affinity group programming, hospitality events, peer mentorship, mutual aid networks, or community care efforts—anything that nurtures connection and uplifts the whole person. 
• Integrated Projects: Embodying Beloved Community   
  • These proposals weave together justice, truth, and love for holistic, mission-aligned impact. They may include cross-disciplinary collaborations, artistic or spiritual expression, restorative practices, or projects that reimagine campus spaces and systems with equity and inclusion at their core. 

Eligibility & Criteria 

• Must align with one or more of the Mini-Grants Program Beloved Community principle(s) listed  
• Must be a new, innovative initiative (Proposals should be for new initiatives — not existing events or programs, nor projects that have previously received Mini-Grant funding.) 
• Must clearly articulate project outcomes and metrics for success 
• Should demonstrate a clear need and long-term sustainability 
• One-time event and travel expenses are not eligible for this grant 
• Open to faculty, staff, and student organizations 
• Collaborations between students and faculty/staff are strongly encouraged