The Business Women’s Giving Circle (“BWGC”) of the Community Foundation for Northern Virginia awards grants to support innovative STEM opportunities for girls and young women in their region.
Donor Name: Community Foundation for Northern Virginia
State: Virginia
Counties: Arlington County (VA), Fairfax County (VA), Loudoun County (VA), Prince William County (VA)
Cities: Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 09/22/2022
Details:
Business Women’s Giving Circle awarded more than $400,000 to organizations providing exciting experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), Leadership and Entrepreneurship with measurable impact on the lives of over 3,000 girls and young women in Northern Virginia.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be 501(c)(3) organizations or organizations providing charitable or educational services including preschools, K-12 public schools, and colleges and universities. Local, state and federal government entities are not eligible to apply.
- The 2020 BWGC grant cycle supported nonprofit organizations and schools that provide STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) programs to girls and young women, preschool through college-age in Northern Virginia, with an emphasis on innovative program components such as entrepreneurship, leadership or mentorship.
- Grant requests for program support were considered; applications for general organizational support were not considered. Funding for both existing and new programs was considered.
- Applications for capital improvements, endowments, or scholarship awards were not considered.
- Grants were made to organizations providing services in Northern Virginia (Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William counties, plus the cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park).
- Only one application per organization will be considered.
For more information, visit Community Foundation for Northern Virginia.
