The application windows for Black Empowerment Works Grants and Grant Reviewers are now open.
Donor Name: United Way of Greater Cincinnati
State: Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 07/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $2,500 to $25,000
Details:
Black Empowerment Works promotes Black self-determination, social mobility and economic prosperity by resourcing and funding grassroots/community-based, Black-led work (ideas, programs and projects). Annually we open the application process to select new grantees. To date, they have invested $1.6 million in 58 ideas and leaders.
In year three of United Way’s Black Empowerment Works they are looking to continue their investments in Black changemakers across the Greater Cincinnati area.
As a core tenet of the program, community members make the investment decisions. By reviewing applications and holding conversations, they will work together as a team to select a diverse group of work to funds.
There are two ways to participate in the program:
- Apply to be a Black Empowerment Works Grantee.
- Apply to serve as a Black Empowerment Works Grant Reviewer, one of the people responsible for selecting the grantees.
In alignment with the Black Empowerment Works focus and P&G Feminine Care’s mission to unleash girls‘ and women’s confidence, the Always Confidence Fund will invest in work that:
- Tackles societal barriers on period stigma and gender inequality.
- Supports confidence-building of puberty-ages people with periods.
- Provides access to period products and education to help people with periods understand their bodies.
Funding Information
- Applicants may only submit one application per year, with request amounts ranging from $2,500 to $25,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Geography: Located in and serving Greater Cincinnati (Hamilton, Clermont, and Brown counties in Ohio; Boone, Campbell, Grant, and Kenton counties in Kentucky; Dearborn and Ohio counties in Indiana).
- Black Leadership & Labor: The majority of decision-makers (60% of the leadership team and 50% of the Board, if applicable) identify as Black. The work seeking funding intentionally contributes to advancing the well-being of Black people.
- Grassroots/Community-Based: The work is rooted in and/or owned by the community. The work was developed by people connected to or affected by the area of focus.
- Community Benefit: The work benefits the broader community rather than benefiting any private individual, group, or business.
- Actionable: The work is far enough along in development and/or execution that if provided with funding through this cycle, it would be able to produce measurable results by September 2023.
This funding opportunity is open to non-profit organizations, for-profits/social enterprises, community coalitions/groups and individuals who meet all of the other eligibility requirements above. Funding can be used to support program costs, operation and overhead costs, and more!
For more information, visit United Way of Greater Cincinnati.
