Explore the latest funding opportunities, grants, resources and updates from Urban Awareness USA.
ESSENCE®+ Pine-Sol™ are partnering to offer a $100,000 Legacy Award to help champion Black women and the entrepreneurial spirit. This award will also include 6 months of business coaching with Nicole Walters. To apply, you must have a registered business (LLC, Inc., etc). Application closes April 16, 2021.
Visa is offering grants of up to $10,000 to help remove the disproportionate barriers faced by Black women-owned business founders by launching the She’s Next Grant Program in partnership with IFundWomen. 60 Black women-owned businesses across six (6) key cities in the U.S. will be awarded. Applications are open through April 16, 2021.
Third Wave Fund is offering grants of up to $20,000 to young women lead Nonprofit Organizations and Social Enterprises (Women Under 35yrs old). Funding is intended for programs within the focus areas of direct action & community mobilization.
The U.S. Department of Justice and Office of Juvenile Justice is offering grants of up to $4 Million to organizations to provide mentoring services to at-risk youth. Applicants must complete required registrations and submit a pre-application prior to the final deadline. The purpose of the grant program is to improve outcomes for youth who are at-risk for delinquency.
Citizens Bank is offering thirty $10,000 grants to women and minority owned small businesses to strengthen their organizations and their local communities. To be eligible you must be located in one of the following areas: CT, DE, MA, MI, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI or VT.
Barefoot Wine is offering $10,000 grants to female entrepreneurs to support and celebrate their unique journeys as Black-women owned businesses. Each grant recipient will also receive business coaching and mentoring from New Voices Foundation.
The Ralph and Eileen Swett Foundation is offering seed money grants to USA nonprofit organizations to fund activities that positively impact those in need.
The Cigna Foundation is offering grants to nonprofit organizations for programs to address childhood hunger and nutrition. Funding is intended to promote the well-being and physical and mental health of children.
BeyGood (Beyonce’s Foundation) and the NAACP are offering grants of up to $5,000 to provide financial support to families or individuals who are facing eviction and/or foreclosure.
Honda is offering grants of up to $75,000 to Nonprofit Organizations and schools for children’s and youth education programs. Priority areas of funding include STEM programs, literacy, and job training.
