Funding

The Coalition recognizes that IDs provide access to many vital services and radically shape the quality of life for all Missourians. The Coalition supports nongovernmental efforts across the state that are working to expand access to IDs and birth certificates in many ways. The Coalition is currently seeking longer-term funding in order to open additional funding cycles in the future.

Current Funding Opportunities

2024 Subgrants - Cycle 1

Recently, the Missouri State ID Access Coalition was awarded a major grant that will allow for three years of regranting for groups across the state providing ID assistance. In 2024, we offered our largest sum of money to date, thanks to Missouri Foundation for Health Opportunity Fund.

Congratulations to our awardees:

  • Criminal Justice Ministry (St. Louis, MO)

  • Community Partnership of the Ozarks (St. Louis, MO)

  • Fresh Start Sober Living Programs (Columbia, MO)

  • Growing Justice (St. Louis, MO)

  • Healing Action Network (St. Louis, MO)

  • Joplin Photo ID Project (Joplin, MO)

  • Next Step Joplin (Joplin, MO)

  • Places for People (St. Louis, MO)

  • Power4STL (St. Louis, MO)

  • STL Youth Jobs (St. Louis, MO)

  • Urban City Services (St. Louis, MO)

  • Vital ID Program (East Central, MO)

  • Voluntary Action Center (Columbia, MO)

We are excited to see how these great organizations utilize their funding to support Missourians with accessing IDs and birth certificates in the coming months. And we know that there are many more groups committed to ID access work across the state.

Past Funding Opportunities

Fall 2023 Mini-Grant Cycle

The Coalition opened a Fall 2023 funding cycle in August 2023. With generous support from St. Francis Xavier College Church and the Ashrei Foundation, the Coalition offered a second round of mini grants to support groups across the state of Missouri who want to assist individuals with getting their government-issued photo IDs and birth certificates.

Congratulations to our awardees:

  • Fresh Start Sober Living Programs (Columbia, MO)

  • Joplin Photo ID Project (Joplin, MO)

  • Next Step Joplin (Joplin, MO)

  • St. Patrick Center (St. Louis, MO)

  • Thomas Dunn Learning Center (St. Louis, MO)

  • Vital ID Program (East Central MO)

  • Voluntary Action Center (Columbia, MO)

SLU 1818 - Minigrant

In Fall 2022, the Coalition offered its first Mini Grant opportunity. This small funding cycle was supported by a 1818 Community Engagement grant at Saint Louis University and enabled the Coalition to fund six organizations/groups across Missouri in five different locations: St. Louis, Washington, St. Joseph, Kansas City, and Joplin. This project impacted 139 people across Missouri who received Missouri State IDs and birth certificates. Of the individuals served, 78% were experiencing housing instability. Additional highlights include:

  • 72 Missouri birth certificates were provided

  • 14 out of state birth certificates were provided

  • 41 Missouri state identification cards were provided

  • 52 volunteers were engaged

  • 27 zip codes were served