UWTC is pleased to release a Request for Proposals (RFP) for it's Women's Fund. This is a competitive grant, with $75,000 in total funds available. Applications must be completed by Friday, Jan. 26, 2024.
The Women's Fund, led by Women United, aims to support programmatic work that is tested, evidence-based, replicable and designed to create measurable community impact. The RFP is open to eligible organizations addressing issues related to women and girls in alignment with UWTC's priority areas:
- Community Response: providing basics for daily needs, disaster relief, and military and veteran families, including food, rental and utility assistance.
- Community Health: ensuring a community where everyone can be safe and healthy, with a particular focus on underserved neighborhoods.
- Financial Empowerment: equipping individuals and families with the tools for independence, from financial literacy to stable housing and transportation.
- Education and Learning: preparing the current and future workforce to contribute to their own success and to their community.
Eligibility Information
- Active nonprofit organizations formed prior to January 2022
- Based in Tarrant County and serving in Tarrant County
- Organization/program primarily addressing issues affecting women and/or girls
Grant Timeline
- Application Release: Monday, December 4, 2023
- Intent to Apply Deadline: January 12, 2024
- Application Deadline: Friday, January 26, 2024
- Finalists Informed: Friday, March 15, 2024
- Women United Annual Investing in Impact Luncheon: Thursday, May 9, 2024
- Funding Period: July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025
Send your “intent to apply” email to Carol Noel at United Way of Tarrant County by January 12. The RFP application deadline is Friday, January 26, 2024, at 5 p.m., via the online portal. To obtain log-in credentials, contact Carol Noel no later than Friday, January 12, 2024, at Carol.Noel@UnitedWayTarrant.org or call/text 817.614.9555.