Community Care Grants
Spring 2026 Pilot
We are piloting this grant with funds raised in solidarity with Minnesota families facing barriers to access due to recent federal enforcement activity in the state. In future cycles, we anticipate broadening criteria to include additional systemic barriers.
If you meet general eligibility for the Community Care Grant - but outside the context of the stated purpose of this pilot cycle - please email us at info@childbirthcollective.org with your name and email address. We will notify you when the next funding cycle opens
A NOTE TO DOULAS
We See Your Work.
We recognize the significance of your work, and we strive to minimize barriers to keep this process straightforward and respectful. We are learning as we go! While we must comply with laws and guidelines associated with our organization's 501c3 nonprofit status, our goal is to help sustain your work in a way that respects your expertise, autonomy, and privacy as much as possible. We welcome any constructive feedback about ways to improve. Please email info@childbirthcollective.org with your thoughts.
$500
Grant Per Recipient
1x
Request Per Funding Cycle
Individuals may submit a request for funding once per cycle. Grants, in the amount of $500, are not guaranteed, and are allocated through a lottery process when requests exceed funds available.
To be eligible for funding, you must be able to answer "Yes" to all of the following questions:
Who is Eligible?
1.
Are you a birth or postpartum doula who has provided pro bono or deeply discounted services in Minnesota during this funding cycle (December 1, 2025-February 28, 2026)?
2.
Did you serve pregnant, birthing, and/or postpartum individuals in Minnesota who face barriers to access related to recent federal enforcement actions in the state?
3.
Have you experienced indirect or out of pocket costs or capacity strain associated with this work? Examples include, but are not limited to:
Childcare Costs
Transportation Costs
Lost Billable Hours
Administrative Costs
General Resource Strain
Supply and Materials Costs
Everyone who meets eligibility criteria is welcome to submit a request for funding! The Childbirth Collective honors the leadership of BIPOC doulas and multilingual caregivers who have long carried birthwork forward, and we especially encourage submissions from those with historically marginalized identities.
How It Works
Step 1
The grant request form becomes available in English and Spanish.
Form Opens in Early March, 2026
Complete the form once per cycle. No receipts, invoices, or expenditure reports required.
Submit Your Request
Step 2
Step 3
Requests are reviewed for completeness and eligibility. A lottery is used if requests exceed available funds.
Review & Selection
Step 4
Recipients receive $500 by check mailed to their home or via PayPal — your choice.
Funds Distributed by March 31
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Your Questions,
Answered.
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PILOT CYCLE DATES:
Services rendered: December 1, 2025–February 28, 2026.
Grant requests open in early March
Funds dispersed by March 31, 2026. -
Birth or postpartum doulas serving Minnesota communities who have provided unpaid or deeply discounted support during the funding cycle.
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No.
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Requests are reviewed for completeness and eligibility; when there are more eligible requests than funds, a lottery will be used.
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Because this cycle is a pilot for us, we expect to refine policies and procedures for future cycles based on the information we learn. Stay tuned for more details on this.
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By check mailed to the recipient's home or via PayPay, your choice.
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You can request assistance by email, phone or video call. Email info@childbirthcollective.org to schedule.
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Submissions to Jotform are encrypted. Identifying information is kept anonymous in reporting. Data is aggregated for impact. In the event that an individual is ever awarded more than $600 in one calendar year, a 1099 will be issued.
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Grants are considered taxable income. Please talk to a tax advisor about your personal reporting responsibilities.
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No.
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Yes. Spanish translation is available.
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We would love to open requests to birthworkers more broadly. With this pilot, we made the decision to start with a narrow scope and, if funds allow, we will broaden eligibility criteria to include other birthworkers. We would rather underpromise and overdeliver than the other way around. We opted to begin with doulas because we have not yet found funding sources for this population.