Deadline: 31-Oct-22
Southern Black Girls is excited to invite new applicants, who are Black women-led projects and/or organizations within our 13 state region, to apply. The 2023 Black Girl Dream Fund offers general operating grants to support the capaity of organizations that care for Black girls.
The Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium (Southern Black Girls) launched the Black Girls Dream Fund to disrupt current grantmaking efforts in the south and to channel greater resources toward organizations that are, intentionally, supporting and empowering Black girls and women.
Categories
- The Black Girls Dream Fund offers support in five categories:
- Education,
- Health + Wellness,
- Economic Opportunity,
- Social Justice and
- Leadership+ Empowerment
- in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, East Texas, West Virginia and Virginia.
Funding Information
- The average grant size is $35,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Work and be located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, East Texas =, Virginia, or West Virginia.
- Led and informed by Black girls and women and be community led
- Serve black girls and women
- Organizations must have their 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status or a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization. Please let us know if you need assistance in obtaining a fiscal sponsor.
Ineligible
- Not Eligible for Funding
- Profit-making organizations
- Electoral lobbying for initiatives or public office.
- Major capital projects
- Religious-based programming.
For more information, visit https://www.southernblackgirls.org/uncategorized/black-girls-dream-fund/