Seacoast Women's Giving Circle Grant Program
GRANT APPLICATION 2009
The Seacoast Women’s Giving Circle is now seeking grant proposals from non-profit organizations that provide services or programs to prevent risky behavior amongst at-risk youth between the ages of 11 – 18 years of age. The 2009 grant application form, which explains our process and priorities in more detail, can be downloaded here. We encourage you to share this document with organizations that might be interested in applying or to apply on behalf of your own organization as appropriate.
The key details are summarized below:
- Deadline: Electronic version of grant application must be emailed to info@seacoastwomengive.org by Friday, January 23rd
- Eligible organizations must provide services in some or all of the following Seacoast towns of NH and Maine: Seabrook, Hampton, Hampton Falls, North Hampton, Rye, Portsmouth, New Castle, and Kittery.
- Eligible organizations must address the issue and population selected by the Seacoast Women’s Giving Circle this giving cycle: Prevention of risky behavior amongst at-risk youth between 11 to 18 years of age.
- Proposals should be based on a projected grant of $10,000, although the amount of the grant varies annually based on the contributions of Giving Circle members.
The following organizations are generally NOT eligible for support:
- Religious or faith based programs or organizations
- Political organizations or programs
- Organizations that discriminate in any way
Our grant making priorities include:
- Investing in the expansion of existing organizations rather than the creation of new ones
- Addressing emerging issues
- Supporting organizations or programs that:
- Foster independence and self-reliance
- Provide long-term solutions
- Are lesser known
