Deadline: 2-Aug-22
The Chicago Foundation for Women (CFW) is seeking applications for its 2022 Primary Cycle Grant Program, which focuses on general operating and program support (direct service and advocacy) across all three issue areas.
CFW envisions a world in which all women and girls, transgender, and gender non-binary people have the opportunity to thrive in safe, just and healthy communities. They celebrate the spectrum of identities and experiences of women and girls, uplift their leadership and center the voices of community to achieve true equity.
Priorities
They will be accepting applications from all three of CFW’s issue areas and encourage applicants to talk holistically about their work:
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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 address 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.
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Adaptability and Responsiveness
- Relatedly, priority will be given to applicants that demonstrate an understanding and ability to shift their approach to program and operations to address the needs/recovery of the community in crisis (COVID-19, State budget crisis, overturning Roe). This includes organizations that are innovative, nimble, and willing to propose solutions that communities believe will best improve their neighborhoods and lives.
Funding Information
Grants will range between $10K-$30K
Geographical Focus: Chicago South and West Side communities that are disproportionately impacted by COVID-19, job loss, poverty, and community violence.
Priority Populations: Women, girls, transgender, and gender non-binary people of color, frontline workers, single-parent headed households, immigrants, and domestic workers.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organizations must be a 501c3 or have a fiscal agent with a 501c3
- 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/