Girls Rock! Grants

Program Overview

Inspire & Achieve created its Girls Rock! Program to give girls particularly those in underserved communities, access to physical activity. Girls Rock! gives girls the confidence they need to become the next generation of healthy and successful leaders.

Girls Rock! grants provide funding for sports/physical activity programs for Girls ages 5-18. These programs must combine athletic instruction with the delivery of the GoGirlGo! Curriculum by qualified adults.

Girls Rock! grants support sports/physical activity programs seeking to add new or expand program participation opportunities for an under-served population, particularly economically disadvantaged girls from populations with high incidences of health-risk behaviors.

Funds requested may be used for athletic equipment, supplies, facility rental, league/tournament fees, travel, coaching, scholarships and/or program administration expenses. Funds may only be used for girls’ sports/physical activity programs.

Rules

Programs must:

  • Serve girls in the state of Alabama.
  • Demonstrate their ability to deliver sports/physical activity programming to girls 5-18 through experienced and committed leadership.
  • Deliver a minimum 8-week sports/physical activity program with preference given to organizations working consistently with girls throughout the year.
  • Be nonprofit organizations with a 501(c)(3) designation. All grant proposals must be accompanied by a copy of the current IRS determination letter indicating 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status.
  • All GirlsRock! Grant recipients must comply with all of the applicable Federal Civil Rights laws, including the requirements pertaining to developing and submitting an Equal Employment Opportunity Plan (EEOP), reporting Findings of Discrimination, and providing language services to Limited English Proficiency (LEP) persons.
  • Commit to implement the GoGirlGo! Curriculum, including completion of the Program Leader Survey. The GoGirlGo! Curriculum may be implemented following receipt of a grant.

Deadlines:

There are no deadlines for submitting an electronic Letter of Inquiry. Inspire & Achieve reviews electronic letters of requests on a regular basis, but we ask that you allow up to six weeks for a response.

All grant requests or questions should be emailed to: grants@inspireandachieve.net

Inspire & Achieve actively awards grants to non-profit organizations that represent the GoGirlGo! Curriculum. The foundation has developed an extensive evaluation process to guarantee we support the most innovative programs, and where the need is greatest. Funding is highly competitive and limited to the gracious donations from our donors. All grant requests are assessed against a pool of other submissions. Upon evaluating all submitted requests, organizations are notified within sixty (60) days.

In order to be considered for the GirlsRock! Grant program, please submit a letter of request which includes the following items:

  • Non-profit or organization’s name requesting funds
  • Provide the Tax Identification code associated with the non-profit or organization
  • Dollar amount of funding requested
  • Number of students the grant will assist
  • Detailed explanation on how the grant will benefit the individuals participating in the program, and how it will make a difference in their life?
  • You must be committed to spending a few days reviewing the GoGirlGo! Curriculum from the Inspire & Achieve website

Inspire & Achieve will not accept the following:

  • Requests that are faxed or does not include all “required” information
  • Requests from organizations outside of the state of Alabama
  • Requests for programs that require compulsory religious participation
  • Letters requesting funding towards event sponsorships, providing scholarships to individuals
  • Requests for programs that do not implement the GoGirlGo! Curriculum; and/or
  • Letters requesting retroactive funding.
  • Requests from Individuals; or organizations that do not fall under the IRS section 501(c)(3)
  • Funding requests for political activities