Getting Started
Size and Types of Grants

Grant Size
Grants range from $500 to $15,000. To grants awarded in the main grant cycle Girl's Best Friend (GBF) also provides an additional 10 percent to cover the costs associated with evaluating the funded project. For example, if GBF approves a grant to your organization for $10,000, an additional $1,000 is added to the grant amount. This $1,000 is to be used for evaluation of the funded project.

Types of Grants

General operating support for organizations working with girls and young women. Funds need not be designated to a specific project.

Project support for specific girls' or young women's projects within an organization.

Planning or start-up support to assist the development of a new program or organization focused specifically on girls and young women.

Technical assistance/capacity building support to assist organizations creating or running girls and young women programs to build their capacity and strengthen their work.

Action research support for research that lays the groundwork for policy changes that improve conditions for girls and young women.