NWGN Community Impact Micro-Grant
Call for Applications
FUNDING OPPORTUNITY
Up to $750 USD
FOCUS AREA
North Carolina-based Nepali Students and Youth Organizations
Overview
The Nepali Women’s Global Network (NWGN) invites Nepali diaspora student organizations at high schools, colleges, and universities across North Carolina to apply for the NWGN Community Impact Micro-Grant.
This initiative supports student-led projects that raise awareness of important issues affecting Nepali students and the local Nepali community. Through educational materials, workshops, training sessions, and community events, participating organizations will help build awareness and strengthen community support.
Purpose
The purpose of this grant is to empower Nepali student organizations to address critical community issues through education, awareness, and engagement. The initiative focuses on improving understanding of mental health and wellness, preventing violence, and addressing abuse and exploitation within Nepali immigrant communities. By supporting student-led activities, NWGN aims to strengthen community awareness, encourage meaningful conversations, and connect individuals with appropriate support services and resources.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must meet the following requirements:
- Be a Nepali diaspora student organization affiliated with a high school, college, or university in North Carolina.
- Propose a community-focused initiative addressing one or more of the grant's identified priority topics.
- Plan to deliver educational activities, workshops, training sessions, or community events.
- Demonstrate how the proposed project will benefit the local Nepali community in North Carolina.
Submission Guidelines
Interested applicants should submit a completed project proposal of no more than five double-spaced pages.
The proposal must include:
1. Issue Statement: A clear description of the specific issue the project will address.
2. Target Audience: Identification of the intended participants and beneficiaries.
3. Community Needs: An explanation of the demonstrated need within the local Nepali community in North Carolina.
4.Goals and Objectives: Specific and measurable project goals and expected outcomes.
5. Project Plan: Detailed activities, format, location, participant estimates, outreach, and educational materials.
6. Culturally Responsive Approach: Plans for accessibility, language support, interpretation, translation, and confidential participation where appropriate.
7. Community Partnerships and Expertise: Identification of relevant organizations, service providers, campus offices, and subject-matter experts.
8. Timeline: A realistic schedule covering planning, outreach, implementation, and evaluation.
9. Budget: A detailed and realistic budget of up to $750 USD outlining anticipated project expenses.
Important Dates
December 15, 2026
Micro-Grant Winners Announcement:
January 23,2027
(Duke University, Durham, North Carolina.)
Project Focus Areas
Mental Health & Wellness: Raising awareness about mental health needs and providing information about available services, support, and resources.
Violence: Addressing domestic violence, gender-based violence, intimate partner violence, and dating violence.
Other Forms of Abuse and Exploitation: Raising awareness about grooming, sexual abuse, harassment, and the exploitation of vulnerabilities in Nepali immigrant communities.
Grant Expectations
Develop informational and educational materials that address the selected community issue.
Organize training sessions, workshops, or community events.
Raise awareness and strengthen the community's ability to recognize, respond to, and intervene in critical issues affecting students.
Help connect community members with relevant support services and resources.
How to Apply
NWGN Micro-Grant 2026
For more information and/or questions please email research@nepaliwpmen.org.
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