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About the Black Girls Dream Fund
The Black Girls Dream Fund was created to shift current grantmaking efforts in the South and to channel greater resources toward organizations that are intentionally supporting and empowering Black girls and women.
Inspired and informed by research conducted by SBGWC through listening sessions with hundreds of Black girls and women throughout the South, funding will be used to advance services and support. We fund education, community development, entrepreneurship, health, travel and cultural exposure and wellness and safety for girls and women in the following 12 Southern states; Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
The 2021 Black Girl Dream Fund offers general operating grants. Learn more about the SBGWC Outcomes.
Completing the Application
- For questions and guidance, we will offer several Grant Seeker Workshops Monday, November 1 through Friday, Nov 19, 2021 at 6:30 EST . Register for one of the sessions.
- We use an online system called Fondant. Applicants will need to create a profile to complete the application. Begin a new application now. Follow these steps to create an account. How to create a new account
- We will also accept video applications.
- If you prefer, a paper application is available. Download Dream Fund Grantee Partners Application
Organizations wishing to apply must:
- Work and be located in Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, or West Virginia.
- Led and informed by black girls and women, community led
- Serve black girls and women
- Organizations must have their 501(c)(3) tax exempt status or a fiscal sponsor that is a 501(c)(3) organization. Please let us know if you need assistance in obtaining a fiscal sponsor.
- However, individuals that operate programs for black girls may.
We do not fund:
- Profit-making organizations
- Electoral lobbying for initiatives or public office
- Major capital projects
- Religious-based programing
