The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College has announced that it is now accepting applications for the 2025-2026 Rooted + Relational Micro-Grant program. CENTRO will award up to 12 grants, each up to $5,000, to non-institutionally affiliated and non-academic community organizations, individuals, or projects for community-based programs. We invite community organizers, artists, creatives, writers, agricultural workers, activists, and cultural workers who reside in Puerto Rico and/or the United States and its territories to apply.
The 2025-2026 Rooted + Relational theme, Boricuas in Relation, invites community organizations to explore the formation of Boricua archipelagic and diasporic communities in connection with other racial and ethnic groups. Throughout history, Boricuas have developed and sustained political, social, kinship, creative, labor, and spiritual practices alongside diverse communities across the United States and beyond. CENTRO seeks to fund projects that examine the experiences and impact of migration, language, assimilation, cultural and linguistic resilience, and the connections between Puerto Ricans and other racial/ethnic groups. Applicants are encouraged to consider Boricua connections with Black, Indigenous, Asian, Latinx, Caribbean, Middle Eastern, and/or other communities.
During the 2025-2026 academic year, grantees will implement their funded projects within their chosen communities. They will also present their work at a CENTRO event, attend three virtual meetings, and have their work highlighted through CENTRO’s communications and media channels.
Eligibility Requirements:
- Applicants must be community-based individuals, groups, or organizations engaged in artistic, community-driven, agricultural, activist, or cultural projects
- Applicants must not be affiliated with a college or university (professors, graduate students, and academic staff are not eligible).
- Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
To learn more about the submission requirements and apply by June 1st, 2025, at 11:59pm ET, please click here. To learn more about the “Rooted + Relational” initiative, please click here. For questions or assistance with the application process, please contact: Rosa Cruz, Partnerships and Outreach Manager, at centrofl@hunter.cuny.edu.