Support the UW Tacoma Black Opportunity Fund

The Black Opportunity Fund (BOF) supports projects that amplify, preserve, and advance Black community life, culture(s) and experiences. Funded projects should contribute to greater public understanding, engagement, and investment in Black cultural expressions and contributions to the university community. 

The fund application is open to all UW Tacoma students, staff and faculty, regardless of race, ethnicity or identity, who are seeking to reinforce and honor Black culture(s) and experiences. 

 

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UW Black Opportunity Fund History

With generous gifts from donors, the University of Washington created the Black Opportunity Fund in 2020 after months of Black student led organizing and activism across campuses and in the greater Seattle and South Sound area following a wave of killings of Black people (George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Nina Pop, and others). The BOF is a result of many conversations the UW Seattle Black Student Union and faculty had with university leadership regarding how to create a more sustaining and affirming space on all three campuses for the Black community. The UW Tacoma BOF is administered through the Office of Equity and Inclusion. 

BOF recognizes this work takes place on Coast Salish and Puyallup homelands, and understands the separate and connected histories and ongoing legacies of land theft, genocide and enslavement. We are committed to honoring the peoples and lands of this pace as we considering funding proposals. 

Areas of Focus

Applicants for the Black Opportunity Fund must address one or more of these areas in their project proposal.

  • Amplifies or preserves Black culture(s) or experiences
  • Has clear community benefit
  • Has cultural integrity
  • Is feasible and well define
  • Is open to all 

Application and Selection Process

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Due Date: December 1, 2027

Note: Eligibility and selection will be based on UW Tacoma affiliation and the focus and impact of the project or activity, not the identity of the applicant.