Deadline: 31-Mar-23
Black Girl Freedom Fund (BGFF), the largest initiative of Grantmakers for Girls of Color, is thrilled to announce the 2023 open call for applications for funding.
Each year, the funding opportunities focus on priority areas articulated by the co-founders of the #1Billion4BlackGirls campaign. This funding cycle will focus on organizations and projects that center the artistic vision, activism and innovation of Black girls, femmes and gender expansive youth.
Funding is available to organizations and projects that are not currently funded by Grantmakers for Girls of Color.
This year they are excited to announce that, in addition to offering funding to organizations led by and serving Black girls, femmes, and gender-expansive youth, they will also be providing grants to support specific youth-led and created projects.
Types of Funding
- Organizational funding opportunity
- For this grantmaking cycle, BGFF will invest in organizations working alongside or serving Black girls, Black femmes, and/or gender-expansive Black youth. Organizations should be currently facilitating programming (in-person, virtually or both) that centers artistic vision, activism and/or innovation of Black girls, Black femmes, and/or gender-expansive Black youth.
- Grants for Youth-led Projects
- For this grantmaking cycle, BGFF will award thirty $10,000 grants to Black girls, Black femmes, and/or gender-expansive Black youth who are launching or growing their own projects focused on artistic vision, activism, and/or innovation. This grant application is for Black girls, Black femmes and/or gender-expansive Black youth, ages 13-25, and must center the artistic vision, activism and/or innovation of Black girls, Black femmes, and/or gender-expansive Black youth.
- Projects must be housed within a non-profit organization or other tax-exempt entity that can receive the funding on behalf of that young person. They are not legally authorized to provide direct funding to individuals.
Eligibility Criteria
- Criteria for organizational funding includes the following:
- Organizations must be based in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Organizations must be 501(c)(3) registered, be a fiscally sponsored project, or have another tax-exempt classification.
- Organizations must center the artistic vision, activism and/or innovation of Black girls, Black femmes, and/or gender-expansive Black youth. Programming can be in-person, virtual or both.
- Organizations launching new programming in 2023 that will center the artistic vision, activism and/or innovation of Black girls, Black femmes, and/or gender-expansive Black youth.
- If your organization is currently funded by the Black Girl Freedom Fund or any other fund at Grantmakers for Girls of Color, you are not eligible to apply for this funding cycle. However, youth within those organizations are welcome to apply for the youth-led projects funding opportunity
- Criteria for youth-led project funding includes the following:
- Applicants must be Black girls, Black femmes, or gender-expansive Black youth, ages 13-25.
- Applicants must be based in the United States, Guam, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands.
- Youth-led projects must center the artistic vision, activism and/or innovation of Black girls, Black femmes, and/or gender-expansive Black youth.
- Projects must be housed within a registered, 501(c) 3 non-profit organization or other tax-exempt entity. They cannot provide direct funding to individuals.
For more information, visit Black Girl Freedom Fund.