BUSINESS FUNDING & RESOURCES FUNDING RESOURCES FOR M/WMBES THE EILEEN FISHER GRANT PROGRAM As of 2020, the Eileen Fisher Grant Program’s sole focus is its Supporting Women in Environmental Justice, a grant program that provides support to women taking action for environmental justice. Beginning in 2019, the Supporting Women in Environmental Justice Grant awarded $200,000 annually in amounts ranging from $10,000 to $40,000. This year, the grant committee will accept applications from April 1 through April 30, 2020.
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THE GIRLBOSS FOUNDATION GRANT In 2014, Girlboss launched a bi-annual grant, awarding winners $15,000 in project funding, as well as the added bonus of exposure through the Girlboss platform and newly launched community. Meet the most recent Girlboss Foundation Grant winner, LULAH, here.
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THE HALSTEAD GRANT The Halstead Grant is especially for the women who are in love with the jewelry and have plans to start a business in the same field. The grants awarded by this program are in large numbers. Every year a winner who is selected will be receiving $7500 and another $1000 in supplies. The program also offers other perks for these minority women. The finalists will be receiving $250 for the top ten placements and $500 for the top-five placements.
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FLUIDREVIEW Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund Overview With the generous support of MEDC, Michigan-based foundations, corporate partners, individual donors, and in collaboration with the SBA, the Michigan Entrepreneur Resilience Fund has secured funds to provide recovery grants and loans to diverse entrepreneurs and small businesses from underrepresented groups in Michigan.
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THE AMBER GRANT FOR WOMEN WomensNet awards one winner with $10,000 each month of the year, and one of those 12 monthly winners will receive an additional $25,000 by the end of the year. The grant has been awarding women with entrepreneurial dreams since first launching in 1998. The Amber Grant was created to help minority women achieve their dreams to start entrepreneurship. This was an initiative by the government in which every month a winner is selected and given $500. At the end of the year, one of the twelve monthly winners will be given $1000. These enhanced grants for minority women enabled them to get their lucky angels in the form of investors and mentors. The lucky part is that you don’t need any form of capital. The application only demands an introduction of the idea you have in your mind.
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