Rapid Response Grants
Funding Amount
Varies (recent awards: $2,500 - $5,000 per organization)
Deadline
Rolling (quarterly review)
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Rolling — applications accepted year-round
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Emergency relief for low-wage workers and students
- Nonprofit organizations serving women and girls
Geography
- Community-based organizations
Other requirements
- Food assistance
- Personal hygiene products and protective gear
- Technology and internet-connected devices
- Direct financial assistance (rent, utilities, childcare stipends)
Overview
Geographic Scope: Mississippi statewide
Purpose: Emergency funding for organizations directly serving vulnerable women and families during times of crisis (e.g., COVID-19 pandemic)
Eligible Uses:
- Food assistance
- Personal hygiene products and protective gear
- Technology and internet-connected devices
- Direct financial assistance (rent, utilities, childcare stipends)
- Emergency relief for low-wage workers and students
- Mental health services
- Legal advocacy (eviction prevention)
- Care packages and fresh produce
- Childcare assistance
- Transportation assistance
Eligible Applicants:
- Nonprofit organizations serving women and girls
- Community-based organizations
- Programs serving vulnerable and low-income populations
Contact Information:
- Women's Foundation of Mississippi
- 2906 North State Street, Suite 302
- Jackson, MS 39216
- Phone: 601.326.3001
- Email: info@womensfoundationms.org
How to Apply
Application Process
Specific application details for Rapid Response Grants not provided in website content.
Contact foundation directly for:
- Rapid response grant application procedures
- Timeline for emergency funding decisions
- Required materials and forms
- Submission process
Contact: info@womensfoundationms.org or 601.326.3001
Past recipients of this program
Recent awards under this program (from Women's Foundation of Mississippi's IRS filings)
Mississippi Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Jackson, MS · 2020
$12K
Jackson, MS · 2020
$10K
Ms Low Income Childcare Initiative
Biloxi, MS · 2020
$10K
Jackson, MS · 2020
$10K
Drew, MS · 2020
$7,500
5 grants in Women's Foundation of Mississippi's 2020 filings reference “Rapid Response Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.
What Women's Foundation of Mississippi actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2025
- Grants in 2025
- 18
- Total given
- $773K
- Median grant
- $43K
- Range
- $15K–$73K
- By dollars: Mississippi 97%, South Carolina 3%. Top recipient cities: Jackson, MS; Ridgeland, MS; Cleveland, MS.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Delta State University · Cleveland, MS
Delta state university robert e. smith school of nursing: access to opportunity
$73K
Ms Valley State University · Itta Bena, MS
Provide scholarships, emergency assistance, and wraparound services for students…
$73K
University of Mississippi Foundation · Jackson, MS
To develop systematic ways to improve overall access to prenatal care, provide safe…
$65K
Institute for Advancement of Minority Health · Ridgeland, MS
Enhance maternal health education and support services, provide infant health…
$50K
Excel by 5 · Jackson, MS
Delta bloom: growing healthy families from the start is designed to address critical…
$50K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Women
- Hardship
- Food security
- Mental health
- Child care
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