Women's Development Initiatives Grant Program

The Women's Development Initiatives Grant Program, funded by Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Foundation, focuses on enhancing education and economic opportunities for women in various communities. This initiative aims to empower women through skills training, small business development, and leadership programs, ultimately fostering their participation in economic growth. Eligible organizations must directly serve women and girls in specified locations, demonstrating measurable impacts and sustainability beyond funding.

Women's Development Grants Program
In particular, we want to ensure that women have suitable, relevant, functional opportunities to be full participants in economic development and attain greater levels of prosperity. When women gain skills, they gain confidence, increase their productivity, mentor others, raise their income levels and reinvest in their children’s education, their family’s health, and economic activities at the community level.
The Freeport-McMoRan Women’s Development Grants support organizations providing women and girls with opportunities to:

• Advance attainment, matriculation or graduation via college/career readiness and/or leadership/character development
• Create or expand businesses via small business development training and access to capital programs
• Increase financial capability and employment via education or workforce skills training

Eligibility

Only IRS-determined tax-exempt entities such as nonprofits with a federal 501 (c)3 designation, schools and government institutions are eligible to receive funding from the Freeport-McMoRan Foundation.  The Freeport-McMoRan Foundation provides support to organizations that provide a direct service to communities where we have an operational presence.An organization is eligible to submit an application if their program benefits women and girls in one of the communities below.Arizona:Ajo
Tohono O’odham Indian Reservation
White Mountain Apache Indian ReservationColorado:Lake, Summit, Chaffee and Eagle Counties
Clear Creek and Grand CountiesNew Mexico:Grant CountyIowa:Lee CountyLouisiana:New Orleans (Greater New Orleans area)Texas:El PasoProjects must deliver on one of our Priority Social Impacts below:

• Progress to the next grade on time:
• Number of children promoted to next grade or without summer learning loss
• Access post-secondary education:
• Number of students that matriculate in two- or four-year colleges or professional credentialing programs
• Earn a post-secondary degree or credential:
• Number of students that earn a degree, certification or credential from a two- or four-year colleges or professional credentialing program
• Improve income:
• Number of beneficiaries that substantially improve their income
• Attained, retained or improved employment:
• The number of beneficiaries that gain or sustain a job with a defined threshold for salary, retention, upward mobility, and/or other traits
• Jobs created or saved:
• Number of jobs created, or protected against disappearing
• Dollars generated, saved:
• Additional revenues generated or cost savings achieved
• Businesses created, saved or strengthened:
• Number of businesses created, saved or materially strengthened (eg, through expansion or increased revenues)