Grants Available to Women in Arizona

If you are a woman in Arizona looking for some financial assistance to go to school, start a business, or provide for your basic needs, there may be a grant that can help. A grant is an amount of money that is awarded and which does not need to be paid back. This can be much better than a loan that you have to repay with interest! Here, we will list several grants that are available to women in Arizona. Read on to find out if any of these are a good fit for your needs.

Federal Pell Grant

This federally-funded program offers a maximum “cash” grant of just over $6,000 per school year, per student. To be clear, your tuition is generally deducted from your granted amount, and the remainder can be used for books, room, board, etc. Those who attend an Arizona college and wish to receive the Pell Grant must be attending or enrolled in an undergraduate program and must demonstrate significant financial need.

If you wish to become a recipient of this grant, you can’t possess a bachelors or graduate degree (unless you meet a special exception such as being enrolled in a teacher certification program). This grant is quite easy to apply for you can do so online here by filling out the FAFSA. Alternately, you can visit the financial aid office of your school of choice.

The Eileen Fisher Women-Owned Business Grant

This privately-funded grant program offers five different grants each year to women who are business owners. Businesses should be already established and ready to move forward with the organization’s goal. Additionally, each woman-owned business should possess principles that embrace sustainability, innovation, and social consciousness. To learn more about this grant, or to find out how to apply, you can visit their website here.

The Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant

This is another federally-funded grant available to women who are college students in Arizona. The wonderful thing about this grant is it can be combined with the Pell grant, effectively increasing the size of your grant money. Although the maximum amount available per student is capped at $4,000, each school is provided with a different funding budget, so $4,000 is not guaranteed.

The best way to find out what you can get approved for is to first fill out the FAFSA form here, and then visit the financial aid office at the school of your choice. As with the Pell Grant, this money is only available to students who do not already possess a degree and who can also can demonstrate significant financial need.

Amber Grant for Women

This grant from WomensNet is a privately-funded monetary award that ranges from $1,000 to a maximum of $11,000. Each month, one applicant will be chosen to receive $1,000 in grant money from the Amber Grant. Following this, at the end of the year, one of those original winners will be awarded an additional one-time grant of $10,000. This program intends to help women achieve their dreams. It also honors an important young lady who passed away at age 19, before she could fulfill her ambitions. You can apply for the Amber Grant here. Be prepared to answer a few questions!

Women Infants Children (WIC) Arizona

Lastly, WIC is a federally-funded initiative to give aid to pregnant women, women who are breastfeeding, women whose pregnancy ended six months or less ago, and also for children until the age of five. WIC support can be attained in the following areas; Education about nutrition, support for breastfeeding, food, referrals to health care facilities, and much more. To apply and find out if you are eligible, contact your local WIC clinic and make an appointment. You can also call the organization at 1 (800) 252 – 5942 to learn more.

Arizona, being the fourteenth most populated state in the USA, just may have what you are looking for in the form of government and private grants and programs. If you are a student, an entrepreneur, or a new mom, it won’t hurt to apply and see what you can get. You may just be able to get the support you need to take the next step in your life.