Most reproductive health funding flows to large medical centers and university-affiliated programs. The Lalor Foundation's Anna Lalor Burdick Program says it wants the opposite: grassroots organizations bringing reproductive health education and access to underserved women.

What we know: The program runs two concept paper rounds per year (May 1 and November 1), with only a small number of applicants invited to submit full proposals after trustee review. Average grants fall between $15,000 and $25,000 for one-year projects. The foundation favors new initiatives and innovations in existing programs, and explicitly does not fund general operations, ongoing programs, existing staff positions, or abstinence-only programming.

Realistic fit: Small U.S.-based nonprofits launching new reproductive health education or access initiatives for women facing poverty, geographic isolation, or hostile policy environments.

The concept paper portal opens October 1, one month before the deadline, so there's time to prepare. The program's emphasis on "new" and "replicable" means returning applicants should frame any continuation as a distinct phase or expansion, not ongoing support.

If you know a grassroots reproductive health organization that hasn't applied here, send this their way.

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