Texas Women’s Foundation has established the Texas Women’s Foundation Resilience Fund to support those who they know are both impacted first and will feel the impact for the longest: lower income women and their families who already live at the margins or below the poverty line.

Resilience Fund grants are focused on the mid-term and long-term needs of women and girls. Grants awarded will address the impact of COVID-19 for women and girls in economically vulnerable populations, particularly women and girls who have been victims of systemic racism and have been historically underserved.

Texas Women’s Foundation Resilience Fund will consider proposals for general operating, program, and capacity-building support for organizations serving women, girls and their families and who are most affected by COVID-19 and the resulting challenges. This includes but is not limited to:

• Women, girls and their families with limited English language proficiency
• Women, girls and their families who are immigrants and/or refugees
• Women, girls and their families from communities of color
• Women, girls and their families from historically marginalized communities
• Women, girls and their families experiencing loss of wages and/or employment, particularity those in the service/hospitality industry, students, and gig workers
• Women, girls and their families experiencing housing instability, eviction or homelessness
• Women, girls and their families without access or limited access to health care
• Women, girls and their families without access to paid leave, sick days or health insurance
• Senior women, whose health, safety and housing needs are acute

Focus areas include:

• Support for an economically secure future
• Access to physical and behavioral health services and support, including mental health and substance abuse needs
• Access to legal services
• Services for victims of gender-based violence and prevention of gender-based violence
• Child care and adult care services and caregiver support
• Workforce development
• Education support services (not scholarships)
• Engagement and community organizing work for and by women and girls related to economic, social, and racial justice
• Other emerging needs unique to the current pandemic environment

Funding Information

• The maximum grant request to be considered is $30,000.
• Grants will be awarded in the range of $5,000 - $30,000, based upon availability of funds Only one proposal per organization will be considered and accepted thru the request for proposal process.
• Grants will be awarded for a 12-month period.

Eligibility Criteria

Grant proposals are being accepted from nonprofits which:

• Have a current 501(c)(3) status
• Demonstrate a three-year operating history
• Serve Dallas, Collin, Denton and Tarrant Counties, and the immediate surrounding North Texas area
• Agree to provide a report on the use of funds and the impact on women, girls and their families, including number served and race/ethnicity
• Accept grant payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)-ACH Authorization
• Have operations that are consistent with the Texas Women’s Foundation mission, vision, values and core competencies

For more information, visit Texas Women’s Foundation.