The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has announced a call for applications for the Women’s Fund Grant Program to educate, engage and inspire giving to improve the lives of women and girls in Black Hawk County.
Donor Name: Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa
State: Iowa
County: Black Hawk County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/31/2022
Grant Size: $20,000
Grant Duration: 1 year
Details:
Within these program areas, the Women’s Fund supports projects or programs addressing issues that lead to long-term change for Black Hawk County women and girls in the following focus areas: Education and Literacy, Poverty and Homelessness, Violence and Safety, and Health and Healthcare.
Funding Priorities
The Women’s Fund Committee prioritizes grant requests according to the following criteria:
- Projects that address a critical and urgent need by fostering a solution-based approach
- Effective programming focused on creating significant and direct impact to women and girls in Black Hawk County
- Projects that show innovative approaches to advancing women’s and girls’ growth and success
- Projects that show other funding and/or community support or that will use this grant to leverage additional funding support
- Proposals that include budgets that are clear and detailed
Funding Information
- Request minimum is $1,000 and maximum is $20,000.
- Requests are for one year only.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must provide benefits to women and girls of Black Hawk County and must meet the following criteria in order to apply for a grant:
- Be classified as a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization or be a government entity. Tax-exempt organizations classified as other than 501(c)(3) are also eligible if, and only if, the project is deemed charitable; please contact their office to discuss the project’s eligibility prior to submitting a proposal.
- Be current with all state and federal reporting requirements.
- Must not have any past due grant reports for previous Women’s Fund grants.
For more information, visit Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa.
