Redwood Region RISE Elevate Fund: Micro-Investments for Community Projects

Redwood Region RISE's Voting Member Block Equity Committee is pleased to announce the Elevate Fund, offering $1,000–$3,000 in seed funding for new projects, collaboratives, nonprofits, or businesses in Tribal Lands and the Counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, and Mendocino. This Equity Committee-led opportunity is designed for community ideas that create jobs and economic opportunity in our region. Especially encouraged are applications from projects led by or serving Tribes, communities of color, immigrants, people with disabilities, the LGBTQIA2S+ community, youth, older adults, and people involved with the criminal justice system — communities that are too often left out of traditional economic development.

The application takes 30–60 minutes to complete and is due by midnight PST on Sunday, March 29, 2026.

Questions? Contact RRRISE Equity Facilitator Lulu Mickelson at lulu.mickelson@gmail.com.

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