Network Granting
The Women’s Fund of East Tennessee has a unique approach to network building and grant making. We purposefully select, from among a group of applicants every two years, ten or more non-profit partners to work together and develop solutions around key issues impacting low-income women and girls in our 25 county service area. This collaboration of like-minded partners is appropriately named the Strong Women Strong Futures network. Strategic convenings of the network partners occur two to three times per year, with a focus on collectively pooling resources, conducting research, and educating communities to help remove barriers to education for the low-income women and girls we serve.
Since our inception in 2011, Women’s Fund grants totaling over $1,500,000 have been distributed to focus on eliminating the barriers to self-sufficiency and access to post-secondary education for low-income women and girls.
If you have any questions about our grant process, please email grants@wfet.org.
2024-2026 Network Grantees!
The WFET carefully selects organizations that work to change the discouraging narrative that serves as a barrier to education for women and girls into a cultural mindset that every woman and girl deserves to make the most of herself by taking advantage of opportunities to further her education. After a thorough review, it was determined that the following organizations have extensive experience, deep passion, and are providing exemplary services throughout our region. These organizations have strong infrastructure in place, serve many populations, provide multi-county outreach, and demonstrate a clear commitment to the community.
