Fearless Foundation Strivers Grant Contest
Fearless Fund Strivers Grant Contest
Closed for now
Permanently closed in its original form. Recorded here because the case reshaped US race-conscious grantmaking: several US funders restructured or paused demographic-restricted grant programmes in its wake, so founders should expect similar programmes to use broader eligibility language.
Awarded USD 20,000 grants to businesses owned by Black women, alongside mentorship and digital tools.
Fearless Foundation
private · national
Deadline: closed — The contest was permanently discontinued in September 2024 as part of the settlement of the American Alliance for Equal Rights lawsuit challenging its Black-women-only eligibility criterion.
This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.
Quick — mostly identity and bank details.
Who can apply
- Stage: pre_seed, seed
- Female founders
- Locally registered entity required
Originally restricted to businesses at least 51% owned by Black women; this restriction was the subject of the litigation that ended the programme.
Source. https://americanallianceforequalrights.org/american-alliance-for-equal-rights-concludes-lawsuit-against-the-fearless-funds-black-only-strivers-grant-contest/ — checked 2026-08-14 · not human-checked