This grant application is to be used by individuals who desire to apply for a grant from the Taylor Willingham Legacy Fund administered by The National Issues Forums Institute (“NIFI”).  The Fund was established to honor the work of Taylor Willingham in the deliberative democracy movement.  

Throughout Taylor's public work, she encouraged countless newcomers to develop their capacity to convene and to moderate deliberative forums.  In that spirit, this award is intended to support the learning and leadership of those who are relatively new to deliberative dialogue as they work to increase opportunities for Americans to examine and address public issues.

Grants are provided to individuals to enable them to develop an understanding of deliberative democracy and launch one or more deliberative dialogues in their communities and organizations in order to advance NIFI’s overall mission, which is to promote public deliberation about national issues.  Grants will be awarded and the Fund will be administered in accordance with the Grant guidelines which precede this application.

Instructions: Please complete the application below by November 22, 2022. The applications will be reviewed by the selection committee, and we expect to announce the award recipient by January 6, 2023.  If you have questions, please contact Darla Minnich at dminnich@nifi.org.