Grantmaking Priorities
100WomenStrong prioritizes funding for projects or programs addressing these needs in Loudoun County, Virginia:
- Shelter
- Health / Mental Health
- Hunger
- Education
In addition, 100WomenStrong prioritizes requests for funding that:
- maintain or increase the capacity of the organization’s mission
- provide significant benefits and/or impact to Loudoun County residents
- provide creative and innovative ways to meet community needs
Priority will be given to organizations that demonstrate operational readiness to accept a grant and serve as a good steward of the funding. This may include, but is not limited to, demonstration of a proven track record of service delivery in Loudoun County, and/or MOUs or partnerships with organizations as evidence of readiness to expand services to Loudoun for organizations not already providing services in this community.
Grants will be considered to fund general operating support, activities, projects, and/or programs within the grant period of May 2025 through April 2026.
Eligibility Requirements
Applicants must be a 501(c)(3) nonprofit public charity in good standing with the IRS for a minimum of 2 years prior to applying, or a unit of government. Applicants must address the grantmaking priorities in Loudoun County as listed above.
Applications will NOT be considered for:
- scholarships to educational institutions or schools
- programs that propose grant funds to be re-granted to other organizations or educational institutions
- private or for-profit school tuition fees
Letters of Intent
100WomenStrong is pleased to announce that we will be accepting Letters of Intent for the 2025 Grant Cycle from September 9th through 5 pm on October 4th, 2024.
LOI Instructions, Deadlines and Reviews
LOIs are submitted online through the Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties’ online grant portal using this link: https://www.grantinterface.com/Home/Logon?urlkey=cflf. New applicants will need to create an account to begin the application process; previous applicants should log in using your email and password. Once logged in, click “Apply” to begin.
LOI’s must be submitted in the portal no later than Friday, October 4, 2024, by 5pm. LOIs will be reviewed by 100WomenStrong; select organizations will then be invited to submit a full proposal for consideration. All organizations that submit an LOI will be notified of the outcome of their request by Monday, December 16, 2024.
Full Proposal Deadline and Reviews
Organizations invited to submit a full proposal after the LOI review process will be given instructions to submit a full proposal in December 2024. Proposals will be due by January 24, 2024. Full applications will be reviewed by 100WomenStrong who will make grant recommendations to the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Pre-LOI Workshop
An optional pre-LOI workshop will be held online for interested applicants on Wednesday, September 18th, at 2 pm (updated date and time from previous announcement). To attend, participants must register in advance here. This workshop will be recorded and a link to access the recording will be emailed to all those who registered for the workshop. The link to access the recording will also be posted in the grant guidelines afterwards.
To view a past list of 100WomenStrong grants from previous cycles, which may help your decisions regarding grant requests, visit: https://www.onehundredwomenstrong.org/grants/grants-by-year/
Full Grant Proposals
Organizations invited to submit a full proposal after the LOI review process will be given instructions to submit a full proposal in December 2024. Proposals will be due by January 24, 2025. Full applications will be reviewed by 100WomenStrong, who will make grant recommendations to the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors.
Final grant decisions will be announced no later than April 25, 2025. Grantees will be requested to participate in a grantee & donor reception the evening of May 15, 2025, held in Leesburg, VA.
Final Report
If you have received a grant from 100WomenStrong, you are required to complete a Final Report and submit with all requested materials within one year of receiving the grant. You will receive instructions when you are awarded your grant in the spring of 2025.
If you have any questions about the grant application process, please email Pam Ray, Managing Director at 100WS at pam@onehundredwomenstrong.org.
If you need assistance with the online grant portal, contact Joanne Trimmer at the Community Foundation atjoanne@communityfoundationlf.org
100WomenStrong partners with Community Foundation for Loudoun and Northern Fauquier Counties, a certified nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization. All grants are awarded on an equal opportunity basis adhering to the values and principles enumerated in Community Foundation’s nondiscrimination statement. Grant applicants are required to hold similar standards and provide a written statement documenting their agreement.
