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$350,000 Irvine Leadership Awards

  • Organization: The James Irvine Foundation
  • Type: Award
  • Location: US- California
  • Deadline: March 20, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Leadership Awards honor individual leaders or pairs of leaders who are advancing innovative, replicable solutions to California’s most pressing challenges. The program emphasizes equity, community impact, and policy relevance. Benefits - $350,000 grant to the recipient’s organization - Strategic support to share solutions with policymakers and community leaders - Public recognition and visibility across California

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$350,000 Irvine Leadership Awards

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Opportunity type
Award
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
United States
Deadline
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About this opportunity

The Leadership Awards honor individual leaders or pairs of leaders who are advancing innovative, replicable solutions to California’s most pressing challenges. The program emphasizes equity, community impact, and policy relevance.

Benefits

  • $350,000 grant to the recipient’s organization
  • Strategic support to share solutions with policymakers and community leaders
  • Public recognition and visibility across California

Who can apply

  • Nominee must be an individual or pair of leaders (not organizations or teams)
  • Must be a current resident of California
  • Work must align with Irvine Foundation’s selection criteria (equity, innovation, replicability, measurable impact)
  • Nominations can be submitted by others or self‑nominated with external validators
  • Timeline:
  • Feb 18, 2026: Nominations open
  • Mar 20, 2026: Nominations close
  • Apr 30, 2026: Detailed nominee narrative due
  • Aug–Oct 2026: Site visits and finalist evaluations
  • Nov 2026: Recipients selected
  • Feb 2027: Awards announced
  • Running a project or organization
  • Working (full-time or part-time)
  • Entrepreneur

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