Ms. Foundation for Women is excited to launched their first national, open call request for proposals for their Birth Justice Initiative to support Black, Indigenous, and people of color communities in addressing racial based health disparities in birth experiences and birth outcomes.
Donor Name: Ms. Foundation for Women
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S. Territories: American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 04/15/2022
Size of the Grant: $25,000 – $50,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Purpose
Ms. Foundation’s Birth Justice Initiative will build upon their decades of experience supporting grassroots leaders fighting for reproductive justice. The overall goals of their initiative are to:
- Build power within the birth justice movement by investing in leaders and mobilizing resources to grassroots organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and WGOC, those most impacted by birth injustice in order to strengthen their capacity, organizational infrastructure, and financial sustainability.
- Increase connectivity and collaboration between birth justice organizations and movement leaders.
- Provide philanthropic advocacy, thought partnership, and thought leadership, to influence the movement of more resources to the birth justice movement.
As they launch their first national call for proposals for their Birth Justice Initiative, they are committed to deepening their investment in grassroots Black, Indigenous and WGOC-led organizations working toward achieving birth justice. In this round of grantmaking, they will invest over $1,000,000 in support of birth justice organizations across the spectrum of movement building and organizing, and supporting their communities to advance more equitable birth outcomes.
Funding Information
Organizations are invited to apply for grants ranging from $25,000 – $50,000 per year for grant terms up to two years.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following criteria to be considered for this funding opportunity.
- Organizations led by Black, Indigenous, and women of color (at least 50% of financial decision makers are Black, Indigenous, and/or women of color)
- Organizations working to examine and challenge the underlying causes of birth injustice affecting birthing people of color, and who seek to change policies and systems that impact birth outcomes.
- Organizations whose primary mission centers Black, Indigenous and birthing people of color and works to involve the people who are directly affected by birth injustice at various levels of the organization to build leadership within grassroots communities.
- Organizations with operating budgets up to $1,500,000.00
- Organizations operating in the U.S. or U.S. territories, with a focus on state or local movements and campaigns.
- Organizations must be a 501(c)(3) organization or fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization.
For more information, visit Ms. Foundation for Women.