2026 KKL Grant Opportunity
To apply for this grant or to learn more about the application process, please email Wendy Bolm.
The Rabbinical Assembly is proud to be the recipient of a special grant from the Keren Kayemet L'Yisrael (KKL), supporting our congregational and community efforts this year. This grant will allow us to financially support efforts to nurture and nuance a strong relationship with Israel, chiefly by assisting you to bring your community to Israel, or to bring some aspect of Israel to your community! Applications from Synagogues and other movement organizations legally able to receive funding from the RA, will be accepted on a rolling basis until all the funds for this grant have been promised, so apply ASAP!
There are two ways your community can benefit from this grant:
Organize a mission to Israel and earn up to $5,000* in grant money toward your trip!
To qualify, the mission should include:
- At least one visit to a JNF (KKL) site in Israel
- At least one activity with the Masorti Movement in Israel (spiritual time at the egalitarian Kotel, visit a Kehillah, meeting with our representatives at the National Institutions,study with a member of Knesset HaRabanim, etc.)
Organize Israel programming in your community and earn up to $2,500* in grant money towards your Israel event!
Some ideas for an Israel program:
- Bring an Israeli speaker to your community and host an evening conversation
- Bring an Israeli artist for a performance, workshop, or educational program
- Launch a new joint programming effort with a "twinned" Masorti community in Israel
- Start a "special interest" programming series (e.g. on environmentalism) that utilizes Israeli scholars, documentarians, activists, and other people and work to engage your community with Israeli approaches to the subject
*Through the Rabbinical Assembly, you will be able to apply for funding and receive up to 50% reimbursement on eligible costs, with upward limits as indicated above, once your project has been approved. If you are developing programming that you believe should have an exception for funding above and beyond the $2,500 and $5,000 reimbursement amounts, please email our Manager, Special Projects, Wendy Bolm to discuss.
To apply for this grant or to learn more about the application process, please write an email expressing your interest to Wendy Bolm.
Helpful things to keep in mind:
While we use the language of "synagogue" and "community," all legally-recognized nonprofit organizations in the United States or Canada serving the Masorti community are eligible to apply for this grant.
When you apply, please include as much detail as is reasonable; if you are applying for funding for a mission trip, please include an itinerary with requisite activities (i.e. a KKL activity and a Masorti movement activity) clearly labeled as such; if you are applying for funding for a local program, please provide a thorough description of the proposed activity.
This funding must be spent prior to October 1, 2026 and we must receive reporting by November 1, 2026 in order to request reimbursement on your behalf.
Note that the Rabbinical Assembly will send qualified reimbursements once they are received from KKL.
Applications will be approved on a rolling basis; when all of the funds for this grant have been promised, we will no longer accept new applications, so apply ASAP!
Proposals can be part of a larger effort in your community, so long as the portion addressed to this grant is otherwise qualified for the funds (e.g. if your congregation or organization is undertaking a youth programming overhaul and part of that includes local Israel-related programming).