Canadian Women’s Foundation seeking grant applicants
Up to $20,000 on offer for initiatives to support women and children
Family members of missing and murdered Inuit women and girls light candles at an Ottawa ceremony hosted by Pauktuutit in 2015. The Canadian Women’s Foundation is offering grants of up to $20,000 to organizations working to improve the lives of women. (File photo)
Northern organizations working to improve the lives of women could be eligible for grants of up to $20,000 being offered by the Canadian Women’s Foundation.
The grants are awarded for initiatives that support women and children and fall within four categories: gender-based violence, economic security, girls’ empowerment and inclusive leadership.
The deadline to apply is Feb. 27.
You can find more information at the foundation’s website.
Why is it that notification for grants and grant money applications are always in the newspaper so last minute. February 27, is the deadline today is February 17, ten days
to plan and submit an application. Kind of short notice.