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Abortion Conversation Projects offers personal support, expert resources, network connections, and small seed grants to individuals and grassroots groups for innovative projects that address abortion stigma. Seed grants in the amount of $500 to $3000 are available to jump-start new projects or expand existing projects to new audiences.
ACP uses a 3 step process for reviewing proposals:
First, applicants fill out our project proposal form with a description of you, your project, a budget, contact information, and how the project addresses abortion stigma specifically.
A review committee will choose several proposals for a process we call “workshopping”; essentially, a discussion with you about your proposal. We may ask for a revised proposal.
Then the Board of Directors will have the difficult task of choosing a few grant proposals. Our criteria are as much about our capacity to help a project as on the merits of your proposal.
We encourage ideas that are in line 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.
Join the Conversation: 2024 Grant Application Webinar on 06/19 at 2PM EST
We are excited to host this free, 90-minute webinar to discuss the 2024 Grant Cycle, open from June 10 - July 18, 2024.
This year, we will prioritize projects that are focused on individual and community-level approaches to addressing abortion stimga.
During the webinar, we will:
Share a brief history of Abortion Conversation Projects and our late Founder, Peg Johnston
Provide an overview of the Grant Program's goals and highlight a handful of previously selected projects
Walk through this year's application including do's and dont's
Discuss ACP's funding and capacity limitations
Hold space for a Q&A with audience members
Our Summer 2024 grant cycle is open from June 10 - July 18, 11:59PM EST
For information about what ACP is looking for in a grant, read our blog post here and apply here.
Our intention: It is ACP's intention to create and support a 'stigma-busting' community. We connect with potential and funded Grant Partners on an on-going basis to offer our support and experience whenever it might be helpful. Our Board members bring connections, resources, mentoring and assistance in all areas, from project design to outreach for support and awareness to implementation and evaluation to possibilities for next steps and sustainability.
Before grants are awarded, promising applications are moved onto a “workshopping” stage. A workshop is when Grant Partner applicants meet with a few members of the ACP Board Members and select experts to review the application, provide clarification, and discuss project implementation feasibility. After workshops, applicants are usually asked to resubmit their proposals based on the workshop findings and submit a more detailed budget.
