If your deaf-centric organization or program intends to apply for our 2025 Impact Grant due October 9th at 5:00 PM CT, and if you have been affected by the recent natural disasters (Hurricanes Helene and Milton), please contact us by October 16th to make alternate arrangements for your submission.
Otherwise, the application submission window is closed and we will announce our funding decision in January 2025.
To build a future in which deaf communities have access to a wide array of services provided by thriving, well-resourced organizations, Deaf Organizations Fund (DOF) seeks to provide unrestricted grant funds to support 4 to 6 deaf-centric organizations’ areas of greatest need. We prioritize deaf-centric organizations that serve the most marginalized populations within our deaf communities.
If your deaf-centric organization or program intends to apply for our 2025 Impact Grant due October 9th at 5:00 PM CT, and if you have been affected by the recent natural disasters (Hurricanes Helene and Milton), please contact us by October 16th to make alternate arrangements for your submission.
Otherwise, the application submission window is closed and we will announce our funding decision in January 2025.
To build a future in which deaf communities have access to a wide array of services provided by thriving, well-resourced organizations, Deaf Organizations Fund (DOF) seeks to provide unrestricted grant funds to support 4 to 6 deaf-centric organizations’ areas of greatest need. We prioritize deaf-centric organizations that serve the most marginalized populations within our deaf communities.
If your deaf-centric organization or program intends to apply for our 2025 Impact Grant due October 9th at 5:00 PM CT, and if you have been affected by the recent natural disasters (Hurricanes Helene and Milton), please contact us by October 16th to make alternate arrangements for your submission.
Otherwise, the application submission window is closed and we will announce our funding decision in January 2025.
Do you still have questions about what DOF seeks to fund? Come to our webinar on Tuesday, September 10th at 1:00 PM CT. This Zoom call will be facilitated in American Sign Language, and English voice interpreting and captioning services will be provided. A recording of the webinar will provided as soon as possible on the website. Please click this registration link to join the webinar.
The presentation materials and recording from our grant webinar on September 10th are now available. Interested applicants can watch the presentation in ASL, with audio, captioning, and transcript provided.
Full transcript is available in YouTube; video must be played in YouTube in a separate browser tab to access transcript.
Full transcript is available in YouTube; video must be played in YouTube in a separate browser tab to access transcript.
The presentation materials and recording from our grant webinar on September 10th are now available. Interested applicants can watch the presentation in ASL, with audio, captioning, and transcript provided.
The DOF Grant Review Committee (GRC) will use the linked rubric to evaluate applications and recommend finalists to DOF for grant awards. From the finalist pool, the DOF staff and board, along with our parent organization, Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD), will determine the 2025 grantee cohort.
The grant review process will involve the following individuals:
Kellynette Gomez
GRC Member
Trinity McFadden
GRC Member
Norma Morán
GRC Member
Elena Figueroa Ruiz
GRC Member
Lee Ann Tang
GRC Member
Dan Mabashov
DOF Project Manager
Avi Haimowitz
DOF Director of Development
Sasha Ponappa
DOF Executive Director
Chris Soukup
CSD Chief Executive Officier
DOF Board Member
Maria Wilson
CSD Chief Legal Officer
DOF Board Member
Thomas Means
CSD Chief Finance Officer
DOF Board Member
Brendan Gramer
CSD & DOF Board Member
Marilyn Smith
CSD & DOF Board Member
Yes, yes you can! Below, you can access our questions via PDF download in English or Spanish, or via video in American Sign Language (ASL).
You can answer some or all questions under the following sections in ASL: Organization Overview, Proposal, and Optional Questions.
To submit an ASL response to a question, you should insert a YouTube URL link of a filmed video response under the specific question that is being answered. You must follow the time restrictions for the video:
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