New $2.5M in grants to dozens of key states will fund state coordinated campaigns

Today, the Democratic National Committee announced new investments to dozens of state parties, rounding out the DNC’s mission to deliver funding and resources to all 57 states and territories for the first time ever in a single cycle. Leveraging its record-breaking fundraising, this latest historic investment to over 30 state parties totals nearly $2.5 million in targeted resource deployment for state coordinated campaigns, the latest tranche of funding as part of the DNC’s historic multi-million dollar investment cycle-to-date. These funds, allocated to both traditionally red and blue states, will boost Democratic wins in down-ballot races. This new funding is part of the DNC’s significant, ongoing investments in state parties since President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris took office and Jaime Harrison became Chair of the DNC. 

Under Chair Harrison’s leadership, the DNC has increased its yearly investment in state parties by 25 percent and delivered the largest-ever investment in state parties from the DNC cycle-to-date as Democrats across the country continue to be energized and excited to send Vice President Harris and Governor Walz to the White House. 

These newest investments include:

• Targeted dollars to help Democrats win down-ballot in Republican-held states, breaking the supermajorities in the Kansas, Missouri, Idaho, Kentucky and Indiana legislatures.
  
  
• Tailored investments for what is needed most for state parties and coordinated campaigns to win in states and reach key voters. For example, in Florida, New York, and Pennsylvania, these investments will support GOTV activities for Puerto Rican voter engagement to win up and down the ballot.  

• Six-figures worth of new money to support hiring of Black, AAPI, Latino, Youth, and Native American organizers, along with organizing in Tribal reservations and communities to support various state parties’ GOTV efforts in every community.

“From the school board to the White House, the DNC is doing the work to elect Democrats to office at all levels of government. We are the only committee responsible for building Democratic infrastructure to win elections across the map, and with a new $2.5 million in grants, the DNC is delivering a multi-million dollar investment across all 57 state parties this cycle – a historic first for our committee,” said DNC Chair Jaime Harrison. “These dollars will go to reaching key constituencies, beefing up organizing operations, and giving our teams on the ground the tools they need to earn every vote in the final stretch before Election Day. The stakes couldn’t be higher, and this latest investment will give us an extra boost of momentum heading into November so that we can send Vice President Harris and Governor Walz to the White House, drive Democratic victories across the country, and pave a New Way Forward in all 50 states – red, purple, and blue alike.”  

“We’re thrilled to make history with this round of grant money to state parties by investing in all 57 states and territories,” said ASDC President Ken Martin. “The work that state parties do every day on the ground is absolutely essential to our mission of reaching voters where they are and electing Democrats to office every election cycle. State parties are the backbone of the Democratic Party. Today’s round of announced funding will flip seats from red to blue and will allow our state parties to out-message and out-organize for election cycles to come as we continue to fight for a New Way Forward for all Americans.”

Examples of the latest state party investments include:

Florida: Florida is a priority state that we know Democrats can win. The DNC is investing over $400,000 for organizing staff, infrastructure, and tailored messaging to key coalitions. These efforts will improve Democrats’ status in the state for years to come. In total, the DNC has invested over $1 million this cycle thus far in the state. 

Idaho: The DNC is investing five-figures into Idaho to help cover the state party’s relational organizing program in Tribal communities. These efforts will be critical in supporting the state party’s goal of breaking the GOP supermajority by 2030. This is the DNC’s first electoral investment in Idaho this cycle.

Louisiana: The DNC is investing five-figures into the state party to support its organizing capacity in all parts of the 6th Congressional District, the new majority-Black congressional district, to engage Black voters. This role will be essential to strengthen the Democratic base in the state and increase turnout for Democratic tickets in cycles to come.

Minnesota: Minnesota is a critical Blue Wall state for Democrats. That’s why the DNC is investing six-figures into a paid canvassing program in the state to meet voters where they are. In total, the DNC has spent roughly $630,000 this cycle thus far in the state. 

Missouri: The DNC is investing nearly $100,000 to the state party to hire new organizing staff. Democrats are only two and three seats away, respectively, from breaking super-majorities in the state House and state Senate, and have a critical abortion referendum on the ballot in November.  This will be the first electoral investment in Missouri this cycle.