Deadline: 2-Aug-22
The Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) is pleased to announce the 2022 Catalyst Fund for Reproductive Justice, a national initiative to bring new funding to women of color-led reproductive justice work.
For the 12th year, Chicago Foundation for Women will be raising dollars to match funds provided by the Groundswell Fund’s core program, through this partnership, the Foundation will be able to provide funds for grants to Chicago-area reproductive justice projects led by women of color.
Core Principles
Four core principles:
- The human right to have a child
- The human right to not have a child
- The human right to parent the children one has
- The human right to bodily autonomy and sexual expression
Priorities
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Women of color-led
- Organizations/program must be women of color-led, grassroots (organization budget under $3M) and working on reproductive justice issue or working at the intersection of reproductive justice and other justice movements.
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Community-based/led Organizations
- CFW will be prioritizing community-based and led organizations. CFW believes that these organizations will understand the needs of women, girls, transgender, and gender non-binary people of color and their families because they have deep relationships within the community. Community organizations, particularly those that include leadership from the community or are women of color-led are best positioned to identify current needs but also to shift as needs change and to demonstrate a commitment to racial and gender equity.
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COVID-19 Recovery
- CFW will be prioritizing strategies and interventions that incorporate an understanding of the impact of community disinvestment that has been exacerbated by COVID-19 as well as gender responsive approaches to recovery and rebuilding after job loss, health inequities and increased violence that has disproportionately affected women of color and their families.
Funding Information
Grants range from $15-$45K.
Priority Populations and Areas
- Women, girls, transgender, and gender non-binary people of color, frontline workers, single-parent headed households, immigrants, and domestic workers.
- Priority areas include Chicago South and West Side communities that are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, job loss, poverty, and community violence.
Eligibility Criteria
Organizations must:
- Have a 501c3 or have a fiscal sponsor with a 501c3
- Be Women of color-led organizations or program
- Be community-based/grassroots organizations
- Organization must meet CFW’s Staff and Board Leadership Diversity Goals
For more information, visit Chicago Foundation for Women.
For more information, visit https://www.cfw.org/grants/how-to-apply/