Please click here to take the Eligibility Self-Assessment test before moving on to the Application Process. If you meet the eligibility requirements and would like to continue with the grant application process, please follow the steps below.
Letters of Intent
100WomenStrong is pleased to announce that we will be accepting Letters of Intent for the 2024 Grant Cycle from October 2 through 5 p.m. on November 1, 2023.
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.
LOIs must be submitted in the portal no later than November 1, 2023, 5:00 p.m. 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 December 18, 2023.
Pre-LOI Workshop
An optional pre-LOI workshop will be held online for interested applicants on Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. To attend, participants must register in advance at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcO-gqTkvHtQgZlOtDDEvlerwo2faFg8G. 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 after October 18, 2023.
Full Grant Proposals
Organizations invited to submit a full proposal after the LOI review process will be given instructions to submit a full proposal. Proposals will be due by February 1, 2024. Full applications will be reviewed by 100WomenStrong who will make grant recommendations to the Community Foundation’s Board of Directors.
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 2024.
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.
