The Women's Fund of Mississippi is the only grantmaking organization in Mississippi entirely dedicated to funding programs that improve the lives of women and girls statewide. The Women's Fund seeks to fund programs that specifically target the most vulnerable women and girls.

The overall goal of Women's Fund grantmaking is economic self sufficiency for women and girls in Mississippi. If a woman is economically secure, her family and community will also be economically secure. We believe that a woman's economic security is directly impacted by her child care choices, her reproductive health, and her ability to remain free from violence.

Application Process:

  1. Step 1: Prepare & Submit Concept Brief
  2. Step 2: Wait for Request for Proposal
  3. Step 3: Prepare & Submit Proposal
  4. Step 4: Wait for Funding Decisions

Areas of Focus:

  1. Early Childhood Care and Education
  2. Teen Health
  3. Prevention of Violence against Women
  4. Vulnerable Children

Our Investment

With an average grant size of $12,000-$15,000, it is highly unusual for the Women's Fund of Mississippi to make grants larger than $20,000. All funds are to be used to carry out the program effort or initiative as defined in the grant proposal. The Women’s Fund considers support for program/initiative operating costs and supports start-up as well as established programs.

Your Investment

The Women’s Fund of Mississippi is seeking to work in partnership with its grantees to promote women and girl’s success across Mississippi. We expect that the investment of our grant funds will be matched by the recipients’ investment of time, and other resources. We expect grantees to participate in our online evaluation program, Making the Case, which includes a 12-month report to evaluate project progress.

We encourage you to contact us with questions about our grantmaking process and to review our Grant Application Overview & Guidelines. We also encourage potential grantees to brainstorm their project proposals with Fund staff before beginning the application process. Email Jamie Holcomb to make sure you are on our grantmaking email distribution list. Our next grant cycle starts in June 2010.

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