Brown added that the requirement change, “dashed any hopes that such venerable institutions as the National Urban League, the NAACP and each of the nine Historically Black Greek Letter Organizations may have had in competing in this significant funding opportunity.”
The rule change also states that organizations can’t join together to hit the 45 state requirement. “For purposes of this solicitation, two or more independent organizations that form a collaborative to cover 45 states do not meet the definition of a national organization,” reads the April 11 directive.
No government funding will go to My Brother’s Keeper but the grant process and requirements are administered by the Department of Justice. Ten foundations, including Annie E. Casey Foundation, The Atlantic Philanthropies, Bloomberg Philanthropies and W.K. Kellogg Foundation will fund My Brother’s Keeper. The charities have agreed to invest at least $200 million collectively over five years.
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus met with Obama Administration officials Jim Shelton and Broderick Johnson on the rule change issue yesterday on Capitol Hill.
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