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Guidelines
Deadline of Submission of Grant Application
Grant applications must be received by Monday, September 20, 2010 at
4:30 pm. Applications received after that date will not be considered. Applications should be addressed to:
Judy Greenwald Cohen
Executive Director
Jewish Women’s Foundation
234 McKee Place
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
Notification of Status
Each organization submitting a grant application will be notified by November 30, 2010 of the JWF’s decision. |
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For its 2010 funding cycle, the JWF is interested in funding innovative programs that address the educational needs of women and girls. Areas of interest include, but are not limited to: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math), early childhood education, excellence in teaching, self-esteem/bullying, leadership, anti-Semitism, dating violence/domestic abuse, physical and mental health, mentoring and facilitating the educational and economic advancement of women and girls.
Grant Programs
Signature Grant Program
JWF is seeking to fund a signature program and will consider requests up to $25,000 for this endeavor. Successful applicants will be eligible for multi-year funding. There is no guarantee that a signature grant will be made in 2010. A project selected as a JWF Signature Grant is one that is closely aligned with the JWF mission to support innovative educational projects that will have demonstrable impact on the educational and economic advancement of women and girls in Allegheny County. Other crucial factors include clearly defined outcomes, well-defined implementation strategies, plans for long-term sustainability and capacity for inter-agency collaboration to promote program goals.
Standard Grant Program
Most JWF grants have been in the range of $5,000 to $10,000 and the average amount funded is $7,500. Standard Grant Program requests for 2010 should not exceed $7,500. Organizations will be considered for funding on a year-to-year basis. Previous funding will not guarantee continued funding or prevent future funding. The Foundation will entertain requests for renewal funding.
The JWF is seeking to:
• create innovative ways to support women and girls by funding programs that
• address their unique needs in the area of education;
• identify, implement and evaluate new educational strategies that address
• issues relevant to women and girls; and,
• fund proposals that work towards creating social change.
The JWF encourages new and innovative initiatives, but under special circumstances will consider funding existing projects that address our mission and focus.
The JWF funds only organizations with their own 501(c)(3) tax status or with a fiscal agent who is a 501(c)(3).
The JWF funds initiatives for the Standard Grant Program in Allegheny County and northern Israel. The Signature Grant Program is for Allegheny County only.
The JWF does not fund operating budgets, scholarships, political campaigns, capital campaigns or endowments
Organizations will be considered for funding on a year-to-year basis. Previous funding will not guarantee continued funding or prevent future funding. However, the Foundation will entertain requests for renewal funding.
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