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PROGRAM GRANT APPLICATION

Our grant application cycle is now closed.

Dining for Women (DFW) is an educational giving circle:  Our members meet monthly, learn about our featured program, then donate to grassroots international programs empowering women living in extreme poverty. DFW funds programs that foster good health, education, and economic self-sufficiency in developing countries. We are devoted to educating and inspiring individuals to make a difference and fight global poverty through the power of collective giving.  

Application Criteria
Please note that your organization MUST meet ALL the following criteria to be eligible for a grant from Dining for Women.

  • Support women and/or girls who face extreme challenges in developing countries
  • Promote self-sufficiency, economic independence and/or good health for women and girls being supported
  • Tie funding to direct impact on individuals’ lives
  • Provide evidence of long-term sustainability and program success
  • Provide prompt and specific reporting about DFW funded program
  • Effectively manage a variable DFW grant that could range from $20,000 - $50,000 and be distributed over a two-year period if requested.
  • Direct a minimum of 75% of expenses to programs
  • Be a public charity 501(c)(3) US nonprofit organization or foreign organization operating with a US nonprofit sponsor
  • Operate independent of religious or political affiliation
  • Provide informative organization web site in English
  • Provide relevant educational resources; includes providing a digital video clip of population served


Dining for Women does NOT support:

  • Programs that are not specifically targeted for women and/or girls
  • Organizations solely focused on US domestic issues
  • Organizations that do not exhibit a co-investment strategy with those being served
  • Organizations that cannot demonstrate fiscal responsibility and future sustainability of their programs
  • Donations to group trusts, foundations or other consolidated funding activity
  • Governmental, political or religiously affiliated organizations

Priorities

  • We prioritize funding for organizations that:  
  • Focus on the UN Millennium Development Goals as pertaining to women and girls
  • Are located in a region or country with both extreme need and limited funding resources
  • Are organized and led by women from particularly marginalized populations
  • Demonstrate ownership and direction by the women being served by the programs
  • Indicate community involvement in problem solving
  • Can provide support material and information for the education of our members on critical issues women face around the world.  This can be personal stories, photos, program materials, on-line resources, regional and cultural information, etc. 
    • A digital program video and photographs are required for all selected programs, at least 4 months prior to the assigned feature month.  


Dining for Women’s mission as an educational giving circle means that our featured programs vary every month, explore different regions of the world, address diverse issues and emphasize our support of Millennium Development Goals.

Based on our educational mission, the issue areas to be considered for this grant cycle are:

  • Education
  • Women’s Healthcare
  • Food and Water Security
  • Policy, Law, Advocacy, Property Rights
  • Environmental Sustainability

Special consideration will be given to programs that support the following geographical areas:

  • Asia
  • South America
  • Central Asia  - Afghanistan

Grant application process:
To proceed with the Letter of Intent process, please go to:  Grant Application Process Page

For more information about programs we have funded in the past and will feature in 2012, please see our Programs webpage. (http://www.diningforwomen.org/ProgramsPanelPage) If you need additional information beyond what is provided on our website, please contact us at grants@diningforwomen.org.


Our grant application cycle is now closed.