DIF x Tech 2026 Request for Proposals (RFP)

Introduction

Welcome to the DIFxTech 2026 application! We recommend that you read through the DIFxTech RFP, FAQs, and the Application Instructions below before proceeding with the application. Application Instructions The deadline for this application is Wednesday, May 20, 2026 by 8:59pm PT or 11:59pm ET.

Eligibility Quiz: This application begins with a three-question Eligibility Quiz. If your organization does not meet the eligibility criteria, you will not be able to proceed with the application. If your organization does meet the eligibility criteria, you will be able to proceed with the application.

The DIFxTech 2026 Application consists of 4 pages:

Organization Information and Fiscal Sponsor Information (if applicable)
Impact Mapping
Narrative Questions
Attachments

Required Fields: Any fields marked with an asterisk are required. You will need to provide a response to each required question in order to submit the application.

Saving & Resuming: If you would like to save your progress on the application and return to it later, please use the "Save my progress and resume later" checkbox at the top of the application page. When you return to your application, please use the "Resume from a previously saved form" link.

Support and Questions

If you have questions, need technical assistance, or have technology issues in submitting your application please email grants@borealisphilanthropy.org.
If you have questions for the DIFxTECH Team, including what we fund or eligibility for grants, please email DIFxTech@borealisphilanthropy.org.

Alternative/Accessible Applications Process

The DIF is committed to making all application materials available in multiple forms to be accessible to all. Alternative application options include (Zooms, phone conversations, Word doc, PDF, etc). To obtain and complete an application in alternative formats, please email us at difxtech@borealisphilanthropy.org. with the subject line: NEW DIFxTECH RFP 2026.

Eligibility Quiz

Is your organization's work US-based?

YesNo

Does your organization comply with applicable federal nondiscrimination laws and support equity, access, and inclusion in its policies and practices?

YesNo

Is your organization disability-focused and disability-led, and does the project align with Disability Justice principles? Please refer to this link.

YesNo

Based on your responses, your organization is not eligible for funding at this time. Thank you for your interest.

Individual Application ID

Here is the link to the DIFxTech 2026 RFP for your reference as you complete the application.

Organization Information

Application Contact

Application Contact: The Applicant Contact is the person who will receive a PDF copy of the application and who Borealis will reach out to if we have any questions.

Application Contact First Name

Application Contact Last Name

Application Contact Title

Application Contact Email

Organization Information

Organization Name
Please enter the name of the applicant organization.

Organization Legal Status

If Non-501(c)(3), please describe the legal and or tax status of this non-501(c)(3) entity (e.g., C4, LLC, Other)

EIN/Tax ID Number
Enter your organization's EIN/Tax ID Number in the format 00-0000000

Year Founded

Organization Website Link

Organization Facebook

Organization X (formerly Twitter)

Annual Operating Scale: Please enter the board-approved total operating budget for your organization's current fiscal year. If the current fiscal year budget has not yet been approved, use the prior year's total expenses.

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Organization Address

Street Address

City

State / Province

Postal Code

Executive Contact

Executive Contact: In the event of an awarded grant, the Executive Contact will sign the grant agreement letter, unless the organization is fiscally sponsored.

Executive Contact First Name

Executive Contact Last Name

Executive Contact Title

Executive Contact Email

Executive Contact Phone Number

Finance Contact

Finance Contact: In the event of an awarded grant, the Finance Contact is the primary contact for any questions or issues with grant payments.

Finance Contact First Name

Finance Contact Last Name

Finance Contact Title

Finance Contact Email

Fiscal Sponsor Information

Is your organization fiscally sponsored?

YesNo

Fiscal Sponsor Information

Fiscal Sponsor Legal Name

Fiscal Sponsor EIN

Annual Operating Scale: Please enter the board-approved total operating budget for the Fiscal Sponsor's current fiscal year. If the current fiscal year budget has not yet been approved, use the prior year's total expenses.

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Fiscal Sponsor Address

Fiscal Sponsor Street Address

Fiscal Sponsor City

Fiscal Sponsor State / Province

Please respond with the two letter State/Province code.

Fiscal Sponsor Postal Code

Fiscal Sponsor Executive Contact

Fiscal Sponsor Executive Contact Full Name

Fiscal Sponsor Executive Contact Title

Fiscal Sponsor Executive Contact Email

Fiscal Sponsor Finance Contact

Fiscal Sponsor Finance Contact Full Name

Fiscal Sponsor Finance Contact Title

Fiscal Sponsor Finance Contact Email

Narrative Questions

Please keep your responses to the questions below to no longer than 250 words each.

If you would like to submit your responses via Word Doc or PDF, please email those responses to DIFxTech@borealisphilanthropy.org.

Proposal Title: Please enter DIFxTech 2026 Application - {Your Organization Name}

Upload Field for Word Doc / PDF
If you would like to submit your responses via Word Doc or PDF, please upload your document here.

About your organization

Please share your organization's mission statement and a brief description of your work.

Briefly describe your leadership team, and how your organization is led by and inclusive of disabled people. We define 'disability-led' as the leadership in your organization are people with disabilities, including more than 50% of the organization's management staff / advisory committees / governing boards.

About your partners

Please list your primary funders.

If you work with partner organizations, please name your primary partners.

About your work

Briefly describe the project or work that this funding will support.

What are some of your organization's key program plans and activities for this next year?

Is there anything else you would like the grantmaking committee to know?

Attachments

To view the attachments needed for your application, please select the applying organization's Legal Status under Applicant Organizational Information.

FormAssembly has a limit of 30MB for all attachment uploads. If you're unable to upload any attachments, please email those files to grants@borealisphilanthropy.org and DIFxTech@borealisphilanthropy.org.

Attachments for 501(c)(3) organizations

If the applying organization is a 501(c)(3) organization, please use the fields below to upload:

Financial Documents*:

Most recent 990
One of the following for the last fiscal year:

Audited financial statements (if available)
Internally produced Statement of Activities AND Statement of Financial Position

Organizational budget (current year)

Additional Non-Financial Documents:

IRS Determination Letter

* If your organization does not have any of the above listed documents, please upload whatever financial documents that would provide Borealis a general understanding of your organization’s financial position and health.

IRS Determination Letter: Please upload your organization's IRS Determination Letter letter here.

Most Recent 990: File Upload or Link: Please upload the grantee partner's most recent 990 as a file or use the link field below if the 990 is available on the grantee partner's website, Pro Publica's Nonprofit Explorer, or the IRS's website.

Most recent 990 File Upload:

Most recent 990 Link Field:

Financial Documents: Please use the File Fields below to upload one of the following for the last fiscal year:

Audited financial statements (if available)
Internally produced Statement of Activities AND Statement of Financial Position

Financial Document Upload #1

Financial Document Upload #2

Organizational Budget: Please upload your current fiscal year organizational budget

Attachments for Fiscally Sponsored Organizations

If the applying organization is fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3), please use the fields below to upload:

Financial Documents:

Fiscal Sponsor's most recent 990
One of the following for the last fiscal year from fiscal sponsor:

Audited financial statements (if available)
Internally produced Statement of Activities AND Statement of Financial Position

Organizational budget for the current year from the applying organization (not the Fiscal Sponsor).

Additional Non-Financial Documents:

Fiscal Sponsor's IRS Determination Letter
Fiscal Sponsorship agreement letter/MOU/contract

Fiscal Sponsor's most Recent 990: File Upload or Link: Please upload the fiscal sponsor's most recent 990 as a file or use the link field below if the 990 is available on the fiscal sponsor's website, Pro Publica's Nonprofit Explorer, or the IRS's website.

Fiscal Sponsor's most recent 990 File Upload Field:

Fiscal Sponsor's most recent 990 Link Field:

Please use the Financial Documentats File Fields below to upload one of the following for the last fiscal year from the fiscal sponsor

Audited financial statements (if available)
Internally produced Statement of Activities AND Statement of Financial Position

Fiscal Sponsor's Financial Document File Upload #1

Fiscal Sponsor's Financial Document File Upload #2

Applying Organization's Org Budget: Please upload the organizational budget for the current fiscal year from the applying organization (not the Fiscal Sponsor).

Additional Non-Financial Documentation

Fiscal Sponsor's 501(c)(3) Letter: Please upload the fiscal sponsor's 501(c)(3) letter here.

Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement: Please upload your fiscal sponsorship agreement here.

Attachments for Non-501(c)(3)s

If the applying organization is a non-501(c)(3), please use the fields below to upload:

IRS Form W-9
Articles of Incorporation or Certificate of Formation
Financial Documentation covering the previous fiscal year:

Profit and Loss Statement or Income Statement
Balance Sheet

Project Budget

IRS Form W-9

Articles of Incorporation or Certification of Formation

Project Budget: Please upload a project budget that shows the projected expenses for the work as described in this application.

Financial Documents covering the previous fiscal year:

Profit and Loss Statement or Income Statement
Balance Sheet

Financial Document File Upload #1

Financial Document File Upload #2