The Eugene and Agnes E. Meyer Foundation in Washington, D.C., has announced grants totaling more than $3 million in support of nonprofits working to build the power of people and communities most directly affected by racial injustice.

Twenty-six organizations in the national capital region will receive grants to help develop equitable COVID-19 recovery and build the enduring power of Black, Latinx, Asian American, and Pacific Islander, immigrant, and communities of color historically excluded from economic opportunity. Recipients include community organizing and base-building groups, such as Tenants and Workers United ($210,000), New Virginia Majority Education Fund ($220,000), Many Languages One Voice ($300,000), and the Justice for Muslims Collective ($240,000). Additional grants include $150,000 to First Generation College Bound and $100,000 to Prince George's Child Resource Center in general operating support; $225,000 over three years to Community Family Life Services in support of the equitable digital access project; and $150,000 over two years to the Association of American Colleges and Universities in support of Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation Campus Centers.

"Although these grantee partners are of different sizes, from different parts of the region, and use different tactics, they share one overarching North Star: changing the systems that failed so many of our communities during the pandemic," wrote Karen FitzGerald, vice president for community partnerships and learning, in a blog post. "Their visions for a COVID-19 recovery that is rooted in equity and justice and that invests in the power and potential of BIPOC communities and leaders nurtures hope that we can create a region where all can thrive."

For a complete list of grant recipients, see the Meyer Foundation website.

(Photo credit: Tenants and Workers United)