Deadline: 19-Aug-22
The Women’s Foundation of Mississippi (WFM) is accepting applications from organizations in Mississippi for its 2022 Grant Cycle for economic security and Wellness of women.
WFM invests in organizations and activities across the state because the Foundation knows that when women are economically safe and secure – so are their families, and so are their communities.
The Foundation works toward social change in Mississippi by advocating, supporting inclusiveness, and promoting accountability and sustainability in all of work. WFM operates from a social change model that all women should have the opportunity to obtain a degree or credential, good jobs with benefits, and plan their pregnancies
Focus Areas
- Reproductive Wellness/Healthy Women
- The Healthy Women focus area seeks to promote and support the implementation of projects that address the issues of reproductive wellness in Mississippi.
- Better Futures: Two-Generation Work
- Seeks to fund two-generation education programs that provide opportunities that meet the needs of parents and children. The programs will focus on providing education/support for parents in coordination with high quality education/support for children.
- Two-generation programs must serve economically vulnerable families.
Funding Information
- Reproductive Wellness/Healthy Women
- Applicants may apply for a one year grant for $25,000 or a two year grant for $50,000.
- Better Futures: Two-Generation Work
- Proposals ranging from $10,000-$25,000 will be accepted. All grants will be for one year.
Ineligible Funding
The Women’s Foundation of Mississippi does NOT support the following:
- Individuals and scholarships
- Grants for long-term operational costs
- Religious or evangelical activities
- For-profit organizations
- Organizations outside of the United States
- Organizations with a focus outside of Mississippi
- Organizations lacking a focus on women and girls
- Organizations lacking diversity in their Board and Staff will be less competitive
Eligibility Criteria
- Your organization must have 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status; or must be a governmental, educational or research institution with tax-exempt status. (Organizations can also utilize a fiscal sponsor).
- Your grant proposal must be for a program based in Mississippi that impacts women and girls.
For more information, visit https://www.womensfoundationms.org/2022-grant-cycle/