AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support 2025 (Up to $10,000)

AAUW’s General Operating Support Grants for Community Action provide flexible funding to nonprofit organizations whose primary mission focus is promoting education and equity for women and girls in grades K-12. General operating support grants may be used as organizations see fit, and often offer valuable support for advancing a nonprofit organization’s mission, sustainability and its ability to innovate. Since 1972, AAUW has provided support to hundreds of communities across the United States through its Community Action Grants.

 

• Table of Content
• About AAUW
• AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support
• Aim and Benefits of AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support
• AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support Courses
• Requirements for AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support Qualification
• Interview date, Process and Venue for AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support
• Documents Required for Application
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About AAUW

OUR MISSION Gender Equity & Economic Security We’ve led the fight for fair pay and economic opportunity for women — and the battle continues: Women still get just 83 cents for every dollar paid to a man, and men continue to dominate the top roles and highest-paying professions. OUR VALUES Intersectional. Inclusive. Intergenerational. Empowering. Though we are nonpartisan, we are not values-neutral: We fight to remove the barriers and biases that stand in the way of gender equity. We train women to negotiate for pay and benefits and to pursue leadership roles. And... continue reading

AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support

Application Deadline	15 Nov 2024
Value	$10,000
Country to study	United States
Type	Fellowship
Course to study	View courses
Sponsor	AAUW
Gender	Men and Women

Aim and Benefits of AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support

Award is $10,000 from July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026

AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support Courses

• Education

Requirements for AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support Qualification

• Applicants must be incorporated as a nonprofit with a federally designated-tax exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) code. AAUW branches and state organizations with 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) tax-exempt status are also eligible and encouraged to apply.

• Applicants must be dedicated to education and equity for women and girls in grades K-12. More than 51% of the organization’s previous year’s expenses and programming/services must be devoted to this purpose.

• Organizations with a focus on promoting gender equity in STEM fields (preferred).

• Applicants serving geographically and/or demographically underserved communities (preferred).

• Applicants interested in project support grants are encouraged to consider AAUW’s Community Action Grants – Project Support.

Disqualifying Factors

The following are not eligible for consideration:

• Members of the AAUW Board of Directors.

• Employees of AAUW, including paid or unpaid, part-time or temporary employees, consultants, interns and contract employees.

• Review Panelists.

• Immediate families (i.e., spouses and dependent children) of individuals described in the points above.

• Previous AAUW Community Action Grant recipients must wait 3 years before reapplying.

Interview date, Process and Venue for AAUW Community Action Grants–General Operating Support

• Alignment of applicant’s mission with advancing equity for women and girls.
• Coherent presentation of how grant funding would build organizational capacity for advancing its mission.
• Clarity of anticipated results (outputs and/or outcomes), supported by a strong rationale for how funding will enable the applicant to directly and/or indirectly address their needs and support the achievement of these results.
• Demonstrated organizational capacity and capability to achieve its objectives.
• Potential for and/or commitment of additional funds and involvement from community organizations, businesses and funders (preferred).

Review panels meet once a year to review applications for funding. Awards are based on the criteria outlined here. The panel’s recommendations are subject to final approval by AAUW. Grants are awarded on a competitive basis according to funds available in a given fiscal year.

To ensure a fair review process, AAUW does not comment on the deliberations of the awards panels. AAUW does not provide written or oral evaluations of applicants. No provisions exist for reconsideration of grant proposals. Applications and supporting documents become the sole property of AAUW and will not be returned or held for another year.

Timeline

Milestone	Date
Grant Application Submission Period	September 16, 2024 – November 15, 2024
Grant Award Status Notification	April 15, 2025
Disbursement of Grant Funds (in full or part)	July 2025
Grant Term	July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026
Disbursement of 2nd Tranche of Grant Funds (if applicable)	January 2026
Grant Impact Reports Due	July 31, 2026

Documents Required for Application

• A narrative application.
• IRS 501(c)(3) determination letter (for applicants applying as nonprofit organizations).
• IRS 501 (c)(3) or (c)(4) determination letter (for applicants applying as AAUW branches or state organizations).
• Most recent 990.
• A copy of the applicant’s prior fiscal year’s organizational budget, demonstrating that more than 51% of the organization’s previous year’s expenses and programming/services was devoted to education and equity for women and girls in grades K-12.
• A copy of the applicant’s current fiscal year budget.
• Current fiscal year statement of financial position (i.e., balance sheet).
• Current fiscal year statement of activities (i.e., profit-and-loss statement).

 

Application Deadline

November 15, 2024

How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to AAUW on aauw.applyists.net to apply

International Scholarship & Tuition Services (ISTS) serves as the application portal for AAUW Community Action Grants. Please follow the steps below to start the application process:

1. Review the eligibility criteria to ensure you are eligible.
2. Click the Apply Now button below to access the application and create an ISTS account. If a program key is requested, please use the following program key: AAUW-CAG
3. Follow the instructions provided in the Applicant Guide.
4. For more details visit: AAUW website.