The Bower Foundation has a two-step grant application process.
Step 1
A Grant Concept Summary is submitted for Grant Committee consideration. A form for this purpose is available for your convience.
Step 2
An organization whose Grant Concept Summary is approved will be asked to complete a full grant application for submission to the Grant Committee.
Grant Concept Summary
To submit a Grant Concept Summary for Grant Committee consideration, provide the following information in two pages or less:
  • Your organization's name, mission statement
    and purpose
  • Why your organization is requesting this grant
  • The grant amount and how it will be spent
  • If applicable, how the project will be sustained after the end of The Bower Foundation funding
  • The outcomes you hope to achieve

Review Process
The Bower Foundation will acknowledge the receipt of your Grant Concept Summary upon its arrival. The Foundation’s Grant Committee, at its next regularly scheduled meeting, will review the Grant Concept Summary and will respond to your request within 90 days. The following criteria will be used to evaluate such requests:
  • Is the proposed program consistent with the mission and goals of the foundation?
  • Is the proposed program likely to succeed?
  • How significant are the benefits of the program relative to the total cost?
  • Is the proposed program sustainable after foundation funding ends?
Submittal
Please mail, fax or email the
Grant Concept Summary to:
The Bower Foundation
578 Highland Colony Parkway
Suite 120 Ridgeland, MS 39157
Email: info@bowerfoundation.org
Fax: (601) 607-3164
Phone: (601) 607-3163