Grants Awarded
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Grants Awarded
| Grant Description | Program Area | Amount |
|---|---|---|
SisTers PGHOperating support for Project T, transitional housing and services for transgender people of color | $25,000.00 | |
New Voices for Reproductive JusticeSupport for SistahSpeak! Youth Project, empowering Black girls to be advocates and organizers | $35,000.00 | |
Gwen’s Girls, Inc.Support for a capital campaign to renovate a new headquarters and program site for services to Black girls | $75,000.00 | |
University of Pittsburgh PhysiciansSupport for the Peer Navigator Program at the UPMC Adult Spina Bifida Clinic | $16,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaTo support Southwest PA Says No More and Coaching Boys Into Men to prevent domestic and sexual violence | $125,000.00 | |
Strong Women, Strong GirlsSupport for empowering girls with inclusive and accessible mentoring experiences | $20,000.00 | |
SteelwheelersSupport for the Pittsburgh Steelwheelers Pilot Community Engagement Project | $23,500.00 | |
Side Project, IncOperating support for the Black Women's Policy Agenda | $25,000.00 | |
Robert Morris UniversitySupport to increase participation of people with disabilities on nonprofit boards | $20,000.00 | |
Pittsburgh PromiseTo support participation in the Pittsburgh Promise by students with disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
The Friendship Circle of PittsburghSupport for inclusive social and employment programs for adults with disabilities | $25,000.00 | |
DePaul School for Hearing and SpeechSupport for the Language-based Preschool Program | $25,000.00 | |
CLASSSupport for the Residential Services Virtual Infrastructure project | $25,000.00 | |
Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh FoundationSupport for the Children's Hospital Advisory Network for Guidance and Empowerment Program (CHANGE) | $10,000.00 | |
Butler County Association for the BlindSupport for civic engagement trainings for people who are Blind | $18,000.00 | |
Autism Urban Connections, Inc.Operating support for resources and education to Black families | $25,000.00 | |
American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of PennsylvaniaSupport to address school policing impacts on students with disabilities | $50,000.00 over 24 months | |
Adagio HealthSupport for the Health Innovation Fund | $30,000.00 | |
ACHIEVASupport for the Defendants with Disabilities project | $24,486.00 | |
Veterans Place of Washington BoulevardSupport for a program to serve homeless female veterans | $25,000.00 | |
UPMC Magee Womens HospitalSupport for improving sexuality education at the Center for Women with Disabilities | $10,000.00 | |
University of Pittsburgh Office of Child DevelopmentSupport for a scan of exclusionary discipline practices in early childhood education settings | $20,000.00 over 18 months | |
University of PittsburghSupport for reducing healthcare disparities for people with disabilities through medical education | $25,000.00 | |
United Way of Southwestern PennsylvaniaSupport for the 21 and Able initiative, to improve the transition to adulthood for youth with disabilities | $25,000.00 |
Grantee Spotlights
Autism Urban Connections
Autism Urban Connections is the first and only African American, minority, family focused Autism nonprofit in Pennsylvania.
Black Women's Policy Center
Pittsburgh is often lauded as among the most livable cities in the country. While this may be true for some, it is certainly not the case for Black women.
STANDING FIRM
FISA’s support helped to launch and scale STANDING FIRM’s efforts to engage employers to Recognize the warning signs of abuse, Respond with support, and Refer employees to get free and confidential help through community-based services.
Gwen's Girls and the Black Girls Equity Alliance
For the last twenty years, Gwen’s Girls has focused on empowering girls and young women to have productive lives through holistic, gender-specific programs, education, and experiences.
Pennsylvania Health Law Project
As PHLP uncovers individuals’ barriers to healthcare, it uses this information as it monitors and analyzes proposed policy changes and legislation. PHLP then works with its clients and other advocates to push for policy and program changes to improve access to healthcare for people with disabilities, and other low-income populations. .