GWC Grant Guidelines
Greenwood Women Care is committed to learning about needs and opportunities in Greenwood County and supporting nonprofit organizations that serve Greenwood County residents through our GWC Grants.
Thank you for your interest in GWC Grants. Please review the GWC Grant Guidelines to determine whether your organization’s program or project is suitable for GWC funding consideration.
GWC Grant Application and Process
PLEASE NOTE:
Applications for 2022 GWC Grants will be accepted from August 1-31, 2022.
The required Verification Checklist may be downloaded here.
Instructions for completing the downloaded form can be found here.
Information sessions for GWC Grants are held before each GWC Grant cycle. Grant Writing 101, a workshop featuring professional presenters and practical information on completing effective grant applications, is offered annually at no charge to local nonprofit staff and volunteers. These were offered in July of 2022.
Session and workshop dates and times will be posted here for the 2023 GWC Grants cycle in the spring of 2023. Please contact gwc@greenwoodcf.org to be added to our bcc’d contact list if you would like to be kept informed of our grant cycle announcements by email.
GWC 2021 Grant Awards
Please see the announcement of our GWC 2021 Grant Awards here.
GWC Women’s Health Grant
Greenwood Women Care (GWC) is pleased to announce a new grant initiative for this community. The GWC Women’s Health Grant will be offered in the first quarter of every other year, beginning in 2021.
The GWC Women’s Health Grant will support holistic care and health education to improve physical, mental, or social health and well-being. This grant is funded by a Field of Interest Fund endowed by Jim and Denise Medford and held by the Greenwood County Community Foundation.
The GWC Women’s Health Grant subcommittee developed the granting and evaluation process for this grant award. Those who served on the Women’s Health Grant subcommittee for the 2021 cycle are: Anne Craig (Chair), Kelly Addy, Sharlene Greene, Alice Hodges, Sally Kauffmann, Priya Kumar, Marilyn Murphy, Anit Vettukattil, and Mary Woodiwiss.
Please read about our 2021 GWC Women’s Health Grant award recipient here.
For the 2023 cycle:
The award will be made to an organization working to improve women’s health. The anticipated amount of the award will be announced for each cycle. Funded projects should occur between April 1 of the current year and April 30 of the following year.
Initially an interested organization should submit a brief letter of intent describing the project or need to gwc@greenwoodcf.org by February 8. Several organizations will be selected to submit the full application, due March 15. The GWC Women’s Health review committee will notify the grant recipients and all other applicants by March 31 and funds will be made available by April 15.
Please refer to the GWC Women’s Health Grant Guidelines and the GWC Women’s Health Grant Application. Contact gwc@greenwoodcf.org with any additional questions.
GWC Grant Writing 101
Grant Writing 101, a workshop featuring professional presenters and practical information on completing effective grant applications, is offered annually at no charge to local nonprofit staff and volunteers. Space is limited and registration is required. Up to two persons per organization may attend. Session and workshop dates and times will be posted on this page for the 2023 GWC Grants cycle in the spring of 2023. Please email gwc@greenwoodcf.org.
A video of our virtual 2020 Grant Writing 101 workshop may be found here. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recording errors, this video begins within the first informational session of the 2.5-hour long workshop.
GWC Grants Final Reports
Click on the links below to view excerpts from the Final Reports provided by GWC grantees. We hope you enjoy learning about what each of our GWC Grant recipients accomplished for the benefit of our community!
2021
Greenwood Women Care awarded grant totaling $78,449 to twelve local nonprofits in 2021.
Final report summaries and photos will be compiled and posted in early 2023.
2020
Greenwood Women Care awarded grant totaling $74,000 to ten local nonprofits in 2020, our second granting year.
Final report summaries and photos submitted by each grantee have been compiled and may be viewed here.
2019
Greenwood Women Care awarded grant totaling $47,625 to eight local nonprofits in 2019, our first granting year.
Final report summaries and photos submitted by each grantee have been compiled and may be viewed here.
