The FISA Foundation focuses its disability-related grantmaking on adults and children with physical, intellectual, sensory, and developmental disabilities. Funding priorities are as follows: Improve the health and well-being of people with disabilities, women and girls. Priority will be given to proposals that address: Improve access to health care and dental care for people with significant disabilities or complex health conditions; Address bias among healthcare professionals; Address the specific needs of women, girls, and people with disabilities who are Black or other people of color; Influence policy and practice to change systems. Prevent domestic and sexual violence, and support the most vulnerable victims in pursuit of safety, healing, and justice. Priority will be given to proposals that address: The needs of people with disabilities; Black people and other people of color; immigrants and refugees; members of the LGBTQ+ community. Remove societal barriers and promote equitable opportunities for women, girls, and people with disabilities. Priority will be given to proposals that address: Promote equal rights, access, and full inclusion for people with disabilities, particularly Black people and other people of color with disabilities, in all aspects of life; Include programs, services and advocacy efforts focused on girls who have been marginalized, particularly Black girls and other girls of color, girls with disabilities, and girls in under-resourced areas; Address the needs of women that society marginalizes and fails to serve, particularly those who struggle with addiction, homelessness, trauma, and poverty. The Foundation will consider grants for: General operating support for programs that advance our strategic priorities Ongoing programs and projects New and innovative projects or programs Capacity building initiatives Advocacy The Foundation gives priority to projects and programs that have clearly defined outcomes and a realistic evaluation plan. Eligibility FISA Foundation funds nonprofit organizations providing services in southwestern Pennsylvania, limited to the following counties: Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Greene, Indiana, Lawrence, Washington and Westmoreland. Application Process Grant applicants are encouraged to submit a letter of inquiry outlining the need to be addressed, a brief description of the proposed project or program, and the amount of the request. Letters should be accompanied by a completed FISA Grant Application Form Word Format. Letters of inquiry are reviewed on a monthly basis. You will receive an update about the status of your inquiry within six weeks. Note from your Grant Gopher team: The Foundation areas of interest remain the same, but funding priorities have changed slightly. 7/25