Women United is now accepting applications for 2023 Grants to advance the health, safety, education and economic status of Aiken County’s women and children.
Donor Name: United Way of Aiken County
State: South Carolina
County: Aiken County (SC)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/31/2023
Details:
WOMEN UNITED will consider funding programs/projects/initiatives from organizations that demonstrate the ability to achieve measurable results. Priority will be given to projects and organizations that demonstrate a high probability of sustainability beyond the grant period, fostering permanent change and having a long-term positive impact on Aiken County’s homeless women and children.
Women United is an affinity group of the United Way of Aiken County.
Focus Areas
Grants must impact homelessness in at least one of these four focus areas:
- Health- Improve access to affordable healthcare and healthy, affordable food options; foster self-esteem, empowerment and self-respect; improve physical and/or mental health and wellness; advance quality of life.
- Safety – Support victims of violence, neglect or poverty; prevent/treat physical, sexual and verbal abuse; provide housing, food and other shelter services; educate women on their rights and ways to help others while ensuring their own safety and well-being.
- Education – Provide access to quality educational opportunities.
- Economic Status – Promote economic equity, address financial stability, build financial well-being through financial literacy.
Grant Criteria
- Existing or New Needs: Address an existing or emerging community need
- Partnerships: Pool together smaller efforts among nonprofit organizations to have a high impact in community and eliminate duplication.
- Capacity Building: Foster capacity building among the women and/or children targeted for service, to serve as a useful community model.
- Leveraging: Leverage other funding sources; produce significant results with moderate amount of grant money; demonstrate a base of other support (financial, participatory, and voluntary); efficiently use community resources.
- Giving Back: Promote a sense of community service and giving back among those being served, thereby providing unique opportunities to the community.
- Timeliness: Accomplish definite purpose within specified time period – normally not more than one year.
- Outcomes: Show well-planned approach to address important community issues; involve underserved constituencies; provide identifiable outcomes of the proposed project or program; demonstrate specific measurable goals.
Criteria
Eligible Organizations Must Be:
- Nonprofit tax-exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code
- Registered as a charitable organization with the SC Secretary of State
- Located in and provide services in Aiken County
- Do not discriminate on the basis of age, race, national origin, ethnicity, gender, physical ability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or religious beliefs
- Demonstrate organizational and financial stability
Activities WOMEN UNITED Will Not Fund
- Capital, endowment or memorial campaigns
- Expenses for travel, legal, fund-raising, special events, or galas
- General operating costs or overhead expenses
- Scholarship requests for individuals
- Training of organization staff
- Private foundations
- Projects for political purposes, religious purposes, or programs requiring religious participation
- Deficit or debt reduction, bridge funding, interim financing, or loans
- Organizations whose goal is to re-grant WOMEN UNITED funding for their own purposes
- Activities outside WOMEN UNITED’s focus area(s)
- Programs that take place outside of Aiken County
For more information, visit Women United Grant.
