Applications and Grants Process

Be sure to consult our Focus Areas and Grant Guidelines for important information regarding eligibility, restrictions and types of support. For organizations operating in the Chicagoland area, please review the JWF's RFP for a multi-year grant.

JWF has a four-step application process:

1. Submit Letter of Intent
2. Status notification by JWF
3. Submit full proposal (only if invited to do so by JWF)
4. Final notification of grants awarded

Step One: Submit Letter of Intent

JWF requests an initial Letter of Intent from organizations who seek to improve the status of Jewish women and girls.Letters of Intent are due in the JWF office by 5 pm central daylight time on Tuesday, May 29, 2012. Late Letters of Intent will not be accepted.  

Download Letter of Intent form for 2012

Completion of the Letter of Intent form is required. You may reproduce it on your computer, but please use no more than two-three pages to answer the questions. Domestic organizations (within the United States) have no limit as to the number of Letters of Intent that may be submitted for distinct different programs. International organizations (outside the United States) may submit one Letter of Intent per year. Organizations must be classified as 501(c)3 tax-exempt organizations by the Internal Revenue Service (or have a fiscal agent so classified).

Step Two: Status Notification by JWF

JWF evaluates and notifies each applicant by Friday, June 29, 2012 as to whether or not they are invited to submit a full proposal.

Step Three: Submit a Full Proposal

The deadline for submitting full proposals is Friday, July 27, 2012 by 3 pm central daylight time. Please do not submit a proposal unless specifically requested to do so by JWF.

The Jewish Women's Foundation has two grant applications: New Grant Application and Renewal Grant Application. All proposals submitted must use one of these forms and complete the Project Budget Form. We accept only fully completed proposals. No late proposals will be accepted.

1. New Grant Application: To be used by new applicants, current grantees with new programs, or former grantees with a new program/project.*
2. Renewal Grant Application: To be used by JWF grantees with a renewal program/project (organizations seeking support for the same program/project approved by JWF in a previous grant cycle.)*

*Your application must include the Project Budget Form.

Step Four: Final Notification of Grants Awarded

The JWF will make its final grant determinations and grant recipients will receive notification of grant awards by mid-December. Funds for grants will be disbursed in January of the following year. Please submit Letters of Intent and Proposals to womensfndn@juf.org, or:

Jewish Women's Foundation
30 South Wells Street, 3rd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606

We are happy to answer your questions. Please contact the JWF office at 312-357-4850 or womensfndn@juf.org.