The Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation Women & Girls Fund is seeking to award grants in support of improving career projections for young women in Northwest Connecticut.
Donor Name: Northwest Connecticut Community Foundation
State: Connecticut
Towns: Selected Towns
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 02/11/2023
Size of the Grant: $1,000 – $5,000
Details:
The Covid-19 pandemic created a gap in learning and development for young girls. The Women & Girls Fund recently supported programs that address that gap—internships for recent college graduates; summer programs that provided coping mechanisms for young girls; a girls empowerment program for at-risk high schooler students.
Grants awarded by the Women & Girls Fund were specifically geared toward girls and young women, and while these programs were successful, there is more to do.
The Women & Girls Fund is interested in providing opportunities for girls to learn about career paths, gain exposure to new industries, and gain skills that will provide them with secure futures.
- Do you provide internships for young women?
- Do your offer programs that help teenage girls identify their strengths and help them develop career goals?
- Do you empower young women to develop personal financial skills?
If your program provides opportunities for young women and girls to learn about career paths, gain exposure to new industries, and learn professional skills, please complete a Letter of Inquiry as the first step in being considered for a Women & Girls Fund grant.
Funding Information
Applications requesting $1,000 – $5,000 will be considered.
Criteria
The Foundation will support organizations/programs that serve the focus areas of women and girls in the following towns: Torrington, Winsted, Salisbury, Sharon, Kent, Washington, Warren, Cornwall, Canaan, North Canaan, Norfolk, Goshen, Litchfield, Morris, Bethlehem, Harwinton, New Hartford, Barkhamsted, Colebrook and Hartland. Applications supporting internships or other career opportunities for women will be considered.
To Apply
Submit a 1-2 page letter of inquiry (no smaller than 10 point font) on your organization’s letterhead. Please be sure the letter is signed by BOTH the organization’s director and board president/chair (electronic signatures are acceptable). Include the following information:
- Contact information (name, title, phone, email) for all correspondence
- Mission of the organization
- Outline of the proposed need
- Population to be served by the proposal (including number and geography)
- Expected impact of the proposal
- Timeline for completing the internship
- Amount requested from The Women & Girls Fund
For more information, visit Women & Girls Fund.
