Hot Reviews
 |
Last Updated by Michael Steward on Sunday 7th of March 2010 in Home. |
Women's Grant Foundations
There are a variety of women’s grant foundations that provide direct women’s grant funding to individuals and/or organizations that promote female empowerment and growth in all sectors of their lives. Below are 4 women’s grant foundations that provide consistent grant funds to deserving females and foundations each and every year. Read on below to find out what causes each foundation supports and basic eligibility criteria for their grants.
Soroptimist Foundation of Canada
This foundation was established in 1958 here in Canada and works to provide educational funding for advances of human rights and the status of women. To help achieve this goal they offer an annual grant of $7,500 to 4 Canadian women graduate students who are pursuing studies thought to help improve the quality of female lives.
.The Canadian Women’s Foundation (CWF)
This is the only national public foundation for women and girls and helps women’s organizations of all sizes through one-year and multi-year grants. “Between 1993 and 2009, CWF distributed $8.7 million through 801 annual and multi-year violence prevention grants in every province and territory across Canada”, according to the CWF official website .The maximum one-year grant size is between $20,000 and $25,000, depending on from which Fund the grant is made. Larger, multi-year grants are made to some economic development and teen violence prevention programs.
Status of Women Canada (SWC)
This is a federal government organization that promotes women’s participation and equality in all areas of Canadian life. Part of the way it advances women’s status is through an annual grant program that administers funds to deserving Canadian women’s organizations. The Women’s Partnership Fund provides funding to projects that build partnerships between Status of Women Canada, eligible non-governmental recipients and public institutions to advance equality for women across Canada. As stated on the SWC website, “Interested applicants should be aware that because of the current number of Partnership Agreements in place, the Women's Partnership Fund will have limited funding available for 2009-2010.”
Canadian Association of the Advancement of Women and Sport and Physical Activity
This women’s organization works to promote female involvement in sports and physical activity. It operates two grant funds that are available to individual women girls, and/or organizations.
The first grant fund is the Stacey Levitt Women and Sport Memorial Scholarship. This annual grant awards $500 to five recipients who through sports or a sports organization demonstrate enthusiasm, tremendous work ethic, and an ability to inspire others and act as role models for others in their communities.
The second group of grants is distributed through the Wise Fund. To be eligible for these grants you must be a coach, official or sport administrator who can demonstrate their organizations need for funds. 12 successful applicants will receive $900 to be used help fund sport initiatives and/or assist members of the sport community in Canada.
.
How To Find Women's Grants
If you are a female looking to make a change either by furthering your education, starting your own business, or spear-heading a non-profit organization or charity you are likely eligible for a government or private women’s grant to help you with the finances needed to cover this venture.
Below are 5 avenues that all women should explore in their quest for this free grant aid.
Do an Online Search for Grants and Granting Agencies
The internet is a great resource with thousands of grant foundations listing their available financial aid. In fact, once you find a grant that you want to apply for,...read more
Types of Women’s Grants
Since first achieving the vote in 1929 Canadian women have come a long way in their fight for equality. But unfortunately over 80 years later many Canadian women still have lower paying jobs than their male counter parts who are in the same position. To help even out the playing field the Canadian government, alongside many private institutions, offer free women’s grants to facilitate female access to quality education and preparation for top end positions in the business world.
Grants are given to women in order to:
Pursue higher education
Start a new business
...read more
Canadian Grants
2010 Canadian Grants- Highlights
Up to $10,000 available per household in provincial energy rebates
Up to $5,000 or more available for post-secondary education
Up to $100,000 available for small business start up costs
Upwards of $10,000 for Canadian farmers, that solve problems other Canadian farmers face or that help them grow or market their products
$3,500 (yearly) for disabled individuals to help save for the future
Hundreds of dollars each month in Child Care Grants to subsidize child...read more
Personal Grants Benefits
If you are like so many other Canadians you are probably seeing all sorts of large grants being awarded to big businesses and government funded agencies, and wondering where the benefits are for people like you. Well, rest assured there are personal grants benefits and stimulus incentives to be had. you just need to know how to spot them. Below are just a handful of the most recent government tactics to help stimulate the economy and keep families on their feet.
Employment Insurance Special Benefits for the Self-Employed
Effective January 2010 self-employed Canadians are able to apply for EI maternity, parental/adoption, sickness and...read more
Low Income Personal Grants
There are many Canadians who are struggling to make ends meet. The cost of living continues to rise throughout Canada while many people’s salaries remain stagnant in this dragged out recession. If you are one of the millions of Canadians considered low-income, you don’t need to struggle anymore! The government has set aside many low-income personal grants for people just like you that will help you stay on your feet and cover a variety of necessary expenses. Below are just several of these low-income grants that you could qualify for. All you have to do is apply!
Essential Home Renovation Grant
This grant is called...read more
Types of Personal Grants
Personal grants are the best way for Canadians to fund their projects and endeavours, while keeping their debt load to a minimum. Canadians have access to hundreds of different personal grants depending on their unique needs which include funds for buying that new home, doing home renovations, starting your own business, paying medical related expenses, and certain ones for just being a Canadian minority.
These money donations are offered through the government as well as private businesses and non-profit agencies. Read on below to find out more details on the specific personal grants that you may be eligible for.
Personal Grants for...read more
Government Grant Funding For B.C. Arts Programs
British Columbia, March 5, 2010 – Artists are indignant due to the lack of government grants for arts programs in the province. Government grants in the past have funded upwards of tens of millions of dollars each year in art initiatives. The government grant funding this year, the BC Arts Minister Kevin Krueger said, is about $15 million less than last year. although, he maintains that the current government grants are higher than they have ever been.
The NDP’s critic for Tourism, Culture and the Arts Spencer Herbert says the Arts Minister’s numbers are incorrect. Regarding Krueger’s assertion that arts funding...read more
Government Grants Funding for Local Youth Employment
LÉVIS, QUEBEC, February 25, 2010 – The Government of Canada will provide government grants to fund local youth in an initiative to provide job preparation training and work experience. The support of a new employment project comes from federal government grants.
Canadian government grants provide all sorts of funding intended to improve our economy and our workforce by better preparing Canadian youth to enter the job force and be successful in their endeavours.
“It is important to provide spaces for action and experimentation that are tailored to young adults so that they can become a part of the labour force, act as...read more
Government Grants For Practical Research
OTTAWA, ONTARIO, March 4, 2010- The Canadian Federal Government will invest billions of dollars into scientific research and productivity grants intended to stimulate the economy and, in the long-term, help to decrease Canada’s debt load.
In total, the government has increased its $4-billion in support of research and development by about $200-million, or about 5 per cent.
“These investments will help create clusters of great new jobs on the frontiers of knowledge,” said Finance Minister Jim Flaherty to the House of Commons, as reported by the Globe and Mail.
And while this money is being given to a variety of different research sectors,...read more
|
