LATEST NEWS  |   2009 Request for Proposals for girlsBEST Fund Planning Grants

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: JULY 1, 2009

MINNEAPOLIS - The Women’s Foundation of Minnesota announced today a statewide Request for Proposals for planning grants from its girlsBEST (girls Building Economic Success Together Fund.

The Foundation established girlsBEST in 2001 after a listening tour in 14 Minnesota communities. Through the girlsBEST Fund, we make grants to programs that increase the readiness of girls to achieve future economic well-being with a focus on underserved and underrepresented girls.

All applications MUST BE COMPLETED ONLINE by 5:00 p.m. on October 15, 2009. Applications mailed to the Women’s Foundation of Minnesota will NOT be accepted.

Three (3) documents you will need as you apply online:

1. Guidelines and Online Application Instructions (PDF)

As part of your application, you must submit (attach) a project budget and narrative form, and WFM Diversity Survey form:

2. Project Budget and Narrative Form (MS Word)

3. WFM Diversity Survey Form (MS Word)

Fill out the forms and upload them both as attachments to your online application form

BEFORE submitting it.

Ready? Click the appropriate links below to begin (or continue) your application process:

>> Portal to Begin Online Application

>> Returning Applicant? This is your link!

Helpful Tip!

We've learned from our past grant applicants that losing online proposal drafts happens with some regularity due to computer crashes or other unforeseen technical snafus. (Evil computer gnomes?) As we all know, it's a uniquely awful feeling!

A surefire remedy -- especially since we have no way to retrieve what you've lost, unfortunately -- we strongly suggest that you "copy-and-paste" your application answers into the online form from another document (such as Microsoft Word) to avoid losing your work if a computer crash happens, or if you choose the "Save and Finish Later"-option to work on your online application in phases.

Good luck and thank you for your interest in applying for a girlsBEST Fund planning grant from the Women's Foundation of Minnesota!

For help or more information:

Charlotte Flowers, program officer, at 612-236-1807 (direct), 888-337-5010 (toll-free), or charlotte@wfmn.org.

Sida Ly-Xiong, associate director of evaluation and research, at 612-236-1803 (direct), 888-337-5010 (toll-free), or sida@wfmn.org.