Sisters Helping Sisters Grant Program
Funding Amount
Not stated
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
From the program guidelines: “Competitive Grant Application: Affiliate chapters submit applications annually”
Can we apply?
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Other requirements
- Sisters Network® Inc. affiliate chapters
- Chapters must be in good standing
- Affiliates in: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin
Overview
Overview:
The Sisters Helping Sisters program empowers community in affiliate chapters to deliver effective breast health programs. Sisters Network Inc. National office provides grant funding to select SNI affiliate chapters annually through a competitive grant application process to conduct breast health outreach programming and education in their respective communities.
Purpose:
To address the disproportionate impact of breast cancer in the black communities served by Sisters Network® Inc. affiliate chapters through transformational outreach programs.
Program Focus:
Sisters Helping Sisters program builds on new and/or existing successful models of community engagement at the affiliate chapter level to deliver effective and sustainable breast health programs through a variety of platforms.
Eligibility:
- Sisters Network® Inc. affiliate chapters
- Chapters must be in good standing
Geographic Scope:
Affiliates in: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Wisconsin
Contact Information:
Sisters Network® Inc.
How to Apply
Application Process
- Competitive Grant Application: Affiliate chapters submit applications annually
- Review Timeline: Applications reviewed by Sisters Network Inc. National office
- Selection: Select chapters are awarded funding based on application merit
Note: Specific application forms, deadlines, and detailed requirements should be obtained directly from Sisters Network Inc. National office.
For 2025: Information referenced as "2025 Sisters Helping Sisters Grant Program" - contact national office for current application details.
What Sisters Network Inc actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
- Grants in 2023
- 12
- Total given
- $35K
- Median grant
- $3,000
- Range
- $1,000–$3,500
- By dollars: North Carolina 19%, Tennessee 9%, Michigan 9%. Top recipient cities: Durham, NC; Nashville, TN; Detroit, MI.
- 100% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
SNI - Triangle Chapter · Durham, NC
Operating
$3,500
SNI - Nashville Chapter · Nashville, TN
Operating
$3,000
SNI - Detroit Chapter · Detroit, MI
Operating
$3,000
SNI - Ne Florida Chapter · Jacksonville, FL
Operating
$3,000
SNI - Central Va Chapter · Richmond, VA
Operating
$3,000
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Cancer
- Black women
- Health education
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