Seed Support Grant Application Information
Applications Due July 1 and November 1
The Abortion Conversation Project offers small seed grants to individuals and small groups for innovative projects in keeping with ACP’s mission to challenge the polarization that characterizes abortion conversation, lessen the stigmatization of abortion, and promote speaking and listening with empathy, dignity, and resilience about even the most difficult aspects of abortion. We are particularly interested in innovative and creative approaches to challenging and eradicating abortion stigma. We also want to encourage projects that engage people on a grassroots level.
The ACP Board is committed to an ongoing, collaborative relationship with our grantees; we respect your project and offer support not often found with other grantors. Our Board has expertise and connections in many areas, so we ask each prospective grant applicant to discuss her/his project with a member of the ACP Board or ACP Grant Subcommittee before submitting an application. Alternatively, we offer a webinar for applicants that will help you plan your project and write a well thought out application. Contact Info@abortionconversation.com for details or to get in touch with someone who can review your idea/proposal. Information is also posted on our blog, https://abortionconversationproject.wordpress.com.
ACP offers both seed money and support for grantees. Our goal is to connect each grantee with advice about implementation challenges, including fund-raising, extending outreach, dealing with difficult conversations that come up, and developing an evaluation process.
We maximize the reach of stigma-busting culture change by granting ‘seed’ money grants in smaller amounts that allow us to assist more projects. We give priority to new, innovative projects or for new portions of existing projects. Grants are available for direct project costs, including technology, equipment, facility and other material and production expenses. We are willing to provide grant money in some cases for salaries/person hours/honoraria, etc. This is an area best addressed in pre-submission conversation with an ACP Board member. Grants to pay for personnel will be for completed projects and direct costs will be reimbursed with receipts.
The Abortion Conversation Project intends to work with you to amplify awareness of your project in our communications channels. Grantees agree to allow ACP to promote their projects on our website and in other ACP publicity materials and to provide evaluative feedback from their projects. Likewise, grantees agree to acknowledge ACP in all communications about their funded project. Logo and ACP tag line will be sent to all grantees.
Reporting
All grantees agree to submit a brief 6-month Check-In Report and a Final Report to ACP within 30 days of completion.(The Completion Report Form is available on the ACP website or by contacting info@abortionconversation.com) Neglecting to submit a Completion Report will result in ineligibility for future grants.
Application Process
Applications are accepted for two annual grant cycles; deadlines are July 1 and November 1, annually. Applicants are asked to complete the ACP Support Grant Application form, after initially speaking with a member of our team to discuss your project and/or viewing a webinar for potential grantees. Applicants will be notified of the decision of the ACP Grant Subcommittee within 30 days. Recipients may not apply for two grants in one twelve-month period.
Please submit all application forms electronically, and make inquiries to Info@abortionconversation.com.
Abortion Conversation Project Seed Support Grant Application Form
Contact Information
Name
Address
Telephone
Email address
Institution/Organization (if applicable)
Social Media Contact Information
Twitter address
Facebook address
Other:
Project Title/Summary (Title or 1-2 sentence description of the project)
Detailed Description of the Project (two paragraphs, up to 500 words)—be sure to address
- What aspect of abortion stigma do you see your project addressing? (How is it manifested? On what level does this kind of stigma operate? ex: Individual, community, institutions, policies/laws, media? More than one?)
- What do you envision as the outcome of this project? Specifically what is the goal?
- Define your intended audience.
- How will you work to decrease polarities and invite people into abortion conversations?
- How does the project connect with a community?
- What relationships do you see coming out of this project?
- How will you evaluate the effectiveness of your project?
- If this project will continue, how will it be sustained?
- What is the plan for continuing the project or taking it to the next level?
- What does the future for this project look like after ACP funding?
- What fundraising efforts do you envision?
How does this project support the Mission of the Abortion Conversation Project (to challenge the polarization that characterizes abortion conversation, lessen the stigmatization of abortion, and promote speaking and listening with empathy, dignity, and resilience about even the most difficult aspects of abortion)? (up to 250 words)
Proposed date(s)/timeline of the project:
Estimated budget for the project
- Please provide details of costs; include source of estimated costs of major items.
- How much funding have you already secured? Source?
- What other sources of funding have you sought/are planning to seek?
Amount of grant support requested (up to $2000)
If you do not receive the full amount requested from ACP, how will you adjust your proposal?
How did you learn about this grant opportunity?
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