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Grants to California Nonprofits in Eligible Locations to Advance Education for Girls and Women

Women's and Girls' Fund Grants


Grant Writers
Agency
Foundation
GrantWatch ID#
163027
Funding Source
KERN COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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Geographic Focus
USA: California: Kern County
Important Dates
Conference Date: 01/11/24
LOI Date: 11/13/23
Deadline: 02/02/24 5:00 PM PT Save
Grant Description
Grants of up to $25,000 to California nonprofit organizations for projects that advance the education of local girls and women in eligible locations. Applicants must submit an LOI prior to submitting a full application. Priority is given to projects that create awareness of women’s and girls’ needs unmet by current strategies, and to this year's focus on education. Applicants must have a presence in Kern County, and all programs must benefit women or girls within Kern County.

The Women’s and Girls’ Fund values social change grant-making that focuses on long-term solutions to societal problems facing women and girls in all parts of Kern County. The Fund believes that when women and girls prosper, communities thrive.

This year's area of focus is education.

The Fund prioritizes requests designed to increase passion and enthusiasm for learning while addressing issues pertaining to Educational Attainment:

Grades K-8

  • Increase the percentage of girls scoring in the “advance/proficient” level on the California Standardized Test or equivalent test.
  • Increase literacy, including educational success for English learners.
  • Encourage interest in STEM fields of study.

Grades 9-12

  • Increase the percentage of girls scoring in the “advance/proficient” level on the California Standardized Test or equivalent test.
  • Decrease need for remediation in math, English, and reading in college.
  • Improve success in A-G course requirements for college readiness.
  • Increase the graduation rate from high school.
  • Increase literacy including educational success for English learners.
  • Provide vocational training with an emphasis on living-wage occupations.
  • Provide opportunity for success in STEM fields of study.

Post-high school/adult education

  • Increase the graduation rate from college.
  • Provide opportunity for success in STEM fields of study.
  • Provide vocational training with an emphasis on living-wage occupations.
  • Increase literacy

Employers want employees prepared for success. Success in work, life, and education requires certain soft skills. The Fund will consider grants designed to foster a strong work ethic; reliability and dependability; a positive attitude; being self-motivated; skills in problem-solving, time-management, and communication; self-confidence; and the ability to work in a team structure.

For grant priorities, see https://www.kernfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WGF-Grantmaking-Policy-Document-for-2021-2025-Grant-Cycles.pdf#page=2
Full Grant Text RFP
Recipient
Additional Eligibility Criteria
Organizations should have a 501(c)(3) nonprofit designation or a fiscal sponsor, or be a school or district. All organizations seeking funds must have a presence in Kern County and all programs must benefit women or girls within Kern County.

All organizations seeking funds must have current, Silver-level participant status on GuideStar. Contact Associate Director of Community Impact Teems Tulfo, for more information and assistance in updating your agency's GuideStar rating.

While religious causes—religious education—are not funded, faith-based organizations doing social change work may apply.

GuideStar: https://www.guidestar.org/
Ineligible
The applicant may not request funds for:
- Business or For-Profit Organizations
- Capital Fund Drives
- College Scholarships
- Conference Fees
- Endowments
- Government Agencies (Except Public School Districts)
- Individuals
- Litigation
- One-Time Events
- Political Campaigns
- Programs Inconsistent with Non- Discrimination Statutes
- Programs that DO NOT specifically address the needs of Kern County Women or Girls
- Reimbursements
- Religious Causes
Pre-Proposal Conference
January 11, 2024 (Noon – 1:30 pm) – Optional grant writing tutorial on this WGF opportunity will be offered online; applicants who have been invited to submit full proposals are encouraged to attend.
Pre-Application Information
Grantmaking Cycle
- September 25, 2023 – Announcement of Focus Area and LOIs open for Kern nonprofits
- November 13, 2023 (5 pm Pacific Time) – Letters of Intent due online
- December 8, 2023 – Invitations / Declinations to Apply are e-mailed
- January 11, 2024 (Noon – 1:30 pm) – Optional grant writing tutorial on this WGF opportunity will be offered online; applicants who have been invited to submit full proposals are encouraged to attend.
- February 2, 2024 (5 pm Pacific Time) – Full Proposal application packets due online
- February 21, 2024 (1 – 5 pm) – Applicant interviews with WGF Grants Allocation Committee
- March 8, 2024 – Grantees notified of their award (Provisional notice, pending Kern Community - Foundation Board approval)
- March 29, 2024 (approximately) – Signed Grant Agreements due
- April 24, 2024 – Grants awarded at Annual Luncheon of The Women’s and Girls’ Fund

Nonprofits submitting full applications should have their organizational profile online at Kern Community Foundation’s Nonprofit Search. Contact the Foundation for more information and assistance.

A representative from the successful grantee organization should plan to attend the spring luncheon of The Women’s and Girls’ Fund, where the award will be made.

Application Tutorial videos:
Site Access and Account Creation:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2-rkkxy9iQ1WLx2LKaBYr9LgFoXfaqt/view?usp=sharing

Applying for Funding:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cmTa7Hmacg4pqJpn5Xo92vp3RzRxfoeS/view?usp=sharing

Your Applicant Dashboard:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/155ta4kdwfWbiSnftjux_PGJHfMkse5Bz/view?usp=sharing

Kern Community Foundation Nonprofit Registration: https://www.kernfoundation.org/nonprofitstrengthening/register/

Application information: https://www.grantinterface.com/Process/Apply

Written tutorial can be found in Supporting Documents below.
Additional Funding Information

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$80,000
Estimated Size of Grant
Maximum individual award: $25,000
Term of Contract
Funding is typically for one year only. Multi-year grant requests may be considered, but applicant should also be prepared to accept one year’s funding only.

Projects cannot begin prior to May 1, 2024, and must be completed by May 1, 2025.
Contact Information
Apply Online: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=kernfoundation

Selected nonprofits may submit full applications on the Foundation’s Online Grant Platform: https://www.grantinterface.com/Common/LogOn.aspx?eqs=pea9Ssv98lYSNnUx9C_ZBsSFzaKMSk9H0

For questions please contact Community Network Coordinator, Cristina Camacho, 661.616.2606 or cristina@kernfoundation.org.

For questions about fiscal sponsors, contact fatima@kernfoundation.org.

Kern Community Foundation
3300 Truxtun Avenue, Suite 220
Bakersfield, CA 93301

Phone: 661.325.5346
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