The Women’s Fund of Weld County is now accepting applications for grants to fund programs that address unmet needs of women and girls in Weld County. Funding is focused on programs that support girls and women and their economic self-sufficiency and self-esteem. Within this focus, The Women’s Fund concentrates its funding in two areas: girls’ futures; and the education, employment, training and self-development of women and girls.
Non-profit organizations 501c3, or groups within these organizations, are encouraged to apply for grants which meet the criteria and would fund a new project.
The deadline to submit an application is August 31, 2018. The Grants Committee begin review of those applications received by August 1st, allowing a response to requests for any necessary clarifications in the application to be submitted by the August 31st deadline.
Visit the website to learn about the criteria and application requirements. Grants for this cycle are from $500 – $5,000 and applicants will be notified by October 1, 2018 if they have been approved.
Questions may be addressed to: women@weldwomensfund.org Website address: www.weldwomensdfund.org
About The Women’s Fund, The Women’s Fund of Weld County, Inc. was founded in 1999 by women from the community dedicated to improving the lives of women and girls. The Women’s Fund, a charitable fund of the Community Foundation Serving Greeley and Weld County, was established with the purpose of creating a permanent fund to find, fund and nurture programs that address unmet needs of women and girls in Weld County to enable them to become self-confident, independent, contributing members of the community. Over the life of the fund, over $256,000 has been awarded from The Women’s Fund to Weld County organizations.
For more information, visit www.weldwomensfund.org or join the conversation at https://www.facebook.com/womensfundofweldcounty
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