Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Grant
Overview
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Grant program, administered by the Office of Leadership Support and Programming, provides seed grants to fund new and existing initiatives to operationalize and enhance the campus’s capacity to fulfill its five diversity, equity and inclusion goals, which promote:
- Employee skills and development
- Student achievement outcomes
- Community building
- Employee recruitment outcomes
- Preparing students for a diverse democracy
Faculty and staff from the campus’s 36 academic and administrative planning units are encouraged to apply for the seed grants. To support the application process, the Office of Leadership Support and Programming provides consultation, accepts proposals and organizes a group of peer reviewers who work collaboratively to review applications and select grant recipients for the relevant funding cycle.
Application Deadlines
The 2025-2026 Impact Grant application deadlines have passed.
Stay tuned for information about next year's call for proposals in Fall 2025!
Details and resources to support the development of seed grant proposals are available on the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Impact Grant SharePoint site.
Award Process
A collaborative group of peer reviewers will evaluate proposals based on alignment with campus goals, shared equity leadership, defined program outcomes and equity-minded assessment plans. Proposals must also demonstrate unit capacity and support for initiatives over time and must not restrict participation by reported or perceived identity. Applicants will receive award notifications in March and April of each year. Proposals are eligible for up to four renewals with cost sharing by their respective unit.
Funded Proposals
Forty-nine campus initiatives have been funded between the summer 2023 and academic year 2024-25 funding cycles, 14 of which were renewals.