{"id":20300,"date":"2021-04-23T00:46:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T04:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/gnius\/?page_id=20300"},"modified":"2024-08-24T11:50:47","modified_gmt":"2024-08-24T15:50:47","slug":"the-grant","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/gnius\/the-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"About the G.NIUS Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"20300\" class=\"elementor elementor-20300\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7377cab5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7377cab5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5ebd1048\" data-id=\"5ebd1048\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fd2b837 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5fd2b837\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About the <br class=\"responsive\">G.NIUS Grant<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7370db21 aboutGrant elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7370db21\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"noMarginTop\">The\u00a0<b>Kenneth D. Wiggins G.NIUS Grant<\/b>\u00a0aims to assist Black creative and\/or tech-focused entrepreneurs seeking to positively impact Black communities by providing funding to further their products, services, or solutions. One $500 micro-grant is awarded annually to qualified recipients across the United States.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ca4a458 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ca4a458\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Who Can Apply<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1f139297 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1f139297\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"noMarginTop\">The Kenneth D. Wiggins G.NIUS Grant was created to honor and uplift Kenneth\u2019s life, legacy, and vision. The grant is committed to furthering Kenneth\u2019s passion for empowering Black communities, with a specific focus on marginalized groups therewithin. The G.NIUS Grant is open to Black entrepreneurs with a creative or technology focus and products or services that serve as or provide resources to improve Black life and communities.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"base\">\n<li>Black, U.S.-based creative or technology-focused entrepreneurs, ages 13 and above<\/li>\n<li>Earning a salary less than $70,000 from employment and annual gross revenue less than $25,000<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In line with Kenneth\u2019s views regarding education, eligibility for the grant does not require formal education.&nbsp;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6203e157 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6203e157\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Restrictions<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bcb7535 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7bcb7535\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"noMarginTop\">This grant is a one-time award. Previous grant recipients are not eligible to re-apply. Members of the MPWR Foundation, the Viribus Foundation, and the grant selection committee, nor members of their immediate family are eligible to apply for the grant. Products or services in the gambling, adult entertainment, pyramid or multi-level marketing, or weapons and ammunition manufacturing spaces are ineligible for submission.<\/p>\n<p>The grant may be used toward a start-up business or an existing business. The grant cannot be used for personal expenses, personal debt, or credit card debt.<\/p>\n<p>Applicants found using or espousing anti-Black, racist, sexist, misogynistic, homophobic, transphobic, or any other hate speech, language, or ideology will be immediately disqualified.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffcc9d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffcc9d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Selection<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57115170 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57115170\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"noMarginTop\">Applications will be evaluated based on the following criteria:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"base\">\n \t<li>A clear, compelling, and engaging business story<\/li>\n \t<li>Community-focused work with the ability to generate impact<\/li>\n \t<li>Strategic planned use of grant proceeds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ffff417 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ffff417\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Selection Committee<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-15b2e1e9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-phone elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15b2e1e9\" data-element_type=\"section\" id=\"selectionCommittee\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_widget&quot;:[&quot;ha-member&quot;],&quot;_ha_eqh_to&quot;:&quot;widget&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-narrow\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29cb0ea4 committeeMemberCol\" data-id=\"29cb0ea4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-737d5d5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"737d5d5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/elementor\/thumbs\/antoinette_childs-1-qt2m0ho0hjsc8r8w7l2jn67byon5i4s0os6z79awn8.png\" title=\"antoinette_childs.png\" alt=\"antoinette_childs.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">Antoinette Childs<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Founder,<br>The Fancy Friend<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d9fe409 committeeMemberCol\" data-id=\"2d9fe409\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b65eaae elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"b65eaae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"570\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/calvin_seino-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-large size-large wp-image-21658\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/calvin_seino-1.png 570w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/calvin_seino-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/calvin_seino-1-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">Calvin Seino<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Founder,<br>The Viribus Foundation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1a4aecd9 committeeMemberCol\" data-id=\"1a4aecd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d2fd01e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"7d2fd01e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-1024x1024.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-large size-large wp-image-20690\" alt=\"Headshot of Antoine Thomas\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-1536x1536.png 1536w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-2048x2048.png 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">Antoine Thomas<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Founder + Creative Director,<br>West 7th Design Studio and The MPWR Foundation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-30f05820 committeeMemberCol\" data-id=\"30f05820\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5098656e elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"5098656e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/indya_icy_wright-1.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation attachment-large size-large wp-image-21660\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/indya_icy_wright-1.png 960w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/indya_icy_wright-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/indya_icy_wright-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/indya_icy_wright-1-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">Indya \"Icy\" Wright<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Owner,<br>Artiste House<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-20 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-590e0859 committeeMemberCol\" data-id=\"590e0859\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71eaba97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-member happy-addon ha-member\" data-id=\"71eaba97\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"ha-member.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"ha-member-figure\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/elementor\/thumbs\/marlon_young-1-qt2m0sy2rk7s42sidpy2h3cv3b3k2i0sqc0syku6kk.png\" title=\"marlon_young.png\" alt=\"marlon_young.png\" class=\"elementor-animation-disable-animation\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-body\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-member-name\">Marlon Young<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-member-position\">Overseer,<br> Marlon Mezzo Brands<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-441861ed elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet ha-has-bg-overlay elementor-widget elementor-widget-ha-carousel happy-addon ha-carousel\" data-id=\"441861ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" id=\"mobileSelectionCommittee\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation_speed&quot;:500,&quot;autoplay_speed&quot;:8000,&quot;slides_to_show_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;autoplay&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;loop&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;navigation&quot;:&quot;arrow&quot;,&quot;slides_to_show&quot;:4,&quot;slides_to_show_tablet&quot;:3}\" data-widget_type=\"ha-carousel.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div data-ha_rcc_uid=\"\" class=\"hajs-slick ha-slick ha-slick--carousel\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoinette_childs-1.png\" alt=\"Antoinette Childs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Antoinette Childs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ha-slick-subtitle\">Founder, <br>\nThe Fancy Friend<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/calvin_seino-1.png\" alt=\"Calvin Seino\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Calvin Seino<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ha-slick-subtitle\">Founder, <br>\nThe Viribus Foundation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/antoine_thomas-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"Antoine Thomas\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Antoine Thomas<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ha-slick-subtitle\">Founder + Creative Director, <br>\nWest 7th Design Studio and The MPWR Foundation<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/indya_icy_wright-1.png\" alt=\"Indya &quot;Icy&quot; Wright\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Indya \"Icy\" Wright<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ha-slick-subtitle\">Owner, <br>\nArtiste House<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-slide slick-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"ha-slick-img\" src=\"https:\/\/thenewculture.org\/img\/sites\/6\/marlon_young-1.png\" alt=\"Marlon Young\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-slick-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"ha-slick-title\">Marlon Young<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"ha-slick-subtitle\">Founder + Chef, <br>\nVeganer's Luck<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-prev\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-chevron-left\"><\/i><\/button>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"slick-next\"><i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas 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Wiggins G.NIUS Grant is Managed by Our Non-Profit Partner, the Viribus Foundation. The Viribus Foundation raises funds and awareness for mental health in the Black community.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"ha-infobox-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Viribus Foundation is exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Your donations are tax-deductible to the full extent provided by law. The Viribus Foundation's federal tax identification number is 84-4628098. Please consult your financial planner or tax adviser to determine the exact tax advantages of any donation you are considering. Annual donation statements for all tax-deductible donations can be found in your <a href=\"\/donor-dashboard\">Donor Dashboard<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b51bddb elementor-section-full_width elementor-hidden-desktop elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b51bddb\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ede8f2c\" data-id=\"ede8f2c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd0ed0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"bd0ed0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"noMarginTop noMarginBottom\"><b>Funding for the Kenneth D. 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