The David & Lucile Packard Foundation Population and Reproductive Health Grants to South Asia & Sub-Saharan Africa

Deadline: Ongoing

The David & Lucile Packard Foundation accept grant applications from organizations in South Asia & Sub-Saharan Africa for the Population and Reproductive Health program. The Foundation is committed to promoting reproductive health and rights and stabilizing population growth. The program invests in new ideas that explore a range of innovative approaches to advance sexual reproductive health and rights.

Population and Reproductive Health Grants Sub-Programs

1. South Asia: to expand access to and improve the quality of voluntary family planning and contraception, gender responsive comprehensive sexuality education, and adolescent sexual and reproductive health services, including comprehensive abortion care. Focus areas – Bihar and Uttar Pradesh in India, Karachi in Pakistan and Myanmar.
2. Sub-Saharan Africa: to increase access to quality reproductive health information and services, including safe abortion and post-abortion care, for women and girls, and to advancing political and financial support for quality family planning and reproductive health. The Sub-Saharan Africa subprogram investments at the national level and in Oromia, Ethiopia and makes targeted investments in Kenya, Rwanda and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and in regional advocacy efforts.
3. United States: to support efforts at national, state and local levels to advance reproductive health and rights for women and young people by improving access to quality comprehensive sexuality education, voluntary family planning/contraception and safe abortion care. The US subprogram funds nongovernmental organizations and networks at the national level and in Louisiana and Mississippi (especially for women and young people from low-income and vulnerable communities).

Besides the Population and Reproductive health grants, the Packard Foundation focuses on following issues –

• Improving the lives of children
• Enabling the creative pursuit of science
• Conserving and restoring the earth’s natural systems.

With a belief that the young people have the best potential for building and sustaining a movement of change across the regions, the Packard Foundation emphasizes on serving and engaging young people.

Who can submit applications?

Nongovernmental organizations and networks that allow the Foundation to partner with government and donors are highly encouraged to apply for grants. The Foundation does not fund governmental institutions or direct services.

Note: Interested grant-seekers may submit an email inquiry (one page) to population@packard.org. Only inquiries that clearly support a particular subprogram strategy and fall within the subprogram’s geographic priorities will be considered. The inquiries will be responded within 4-6 weeks.

For more information, please visit The D & L Packard Foundation.