The Center for Puerto Rican Studies (CENTRO) at Hunter College has opened applications for its 2025–2026 Rooted + Relational Community Microgrant Program. The initiative will award up to 12 microgrants of up to $5,000 each to individuals and grassroots groups working on community-based projects. Applications are due by June 1.
This year’s theme, “Boricuas in Relation,” invites proposals that explore how Puerto Ricans in the archipelago and diaspora build political, social, and cultural ties with other racial and ethnic groups. Projects may address topics such as migration, cultural resilience, language, assimilation, and community connections with Black, Indigenous, Asian, Caribbean, Latinx, and Middle Eastern groups.
Applicants must be unaffiliated with academic institutions and based in the United States and its territories. Eligible participants include artists, agricultural workers, cultural workers, writers, and organizers. Projects must engage Puerto Ricans or focus on their histories and futures.
Selected grantees will carry out their projects during the 2025–2026 academic year. They will also be invited to participate in virtual meetings, present their work at a CENTRO event, and have their work featured across CENTRO’s media channels.
The microgrant program is part of Rooted + Relational, a five-year initiative funded by the Mellon Foundation that aims to turn CENTRO into a public-facing, decolonial feminist institute supporting community-driven research. The initiative integrates the organization’s scholarly work, data projects, arts programming, and partnerships to address social, political, and economic issues affecting Puerto Rican communities.
Founded in 1973, CENTRO is the oldest and largest university-based institute focused on the Puerto Rican experience in the United States. It operates a public library and archives, publishes Centro Journal, and supports research, film, and educational projects to advance Puerto Rican studies and community engagement.
More information and the application form are available on CENTRO’s website. Questions may be directed to Rosa Cruz, partnerships and outreach manager by April 25.
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