Sego Leadership Lands $2.5 Million Grant

The Salt Lake City organization received funding for a campaign focused on supporting mothers in the workforce.

Updated on Oct. 20, 2026 in Women’s Issues

Sego Leadership Lands $2.5 Million Grant

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Sego Leadership has been awarded a $2.5 million grant to launch its new social awareness project, The Motherhood Advantage. The organization was selected from a pool of 900 applicants for the Workplace Innovation Now Challenge.

Why it matters

The project aims to scale workplace solutions specifically designed to assist women, addressing systemic gaps in professional support for mothers. This funding will allow for data-driven research to better understand these needs across the state.

Sego Leadership is one of 18 organizations sharing a total of $60 million in funding from the Workplace Innovation Now Challenge. The grant awarded to the group totals $2.5 million.

The players

Sego Leadership

This Salt Lake City-based organization focuses on professional development and workplace advocacy.

Pivotal

This organization supports and sponsors the Workplace Innovation Now Challenge.

Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute

This institute provides data and research to support public policy development in Utah.

The details

To execute The Motherhood Advantage, the organization will partner with the Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute to conduct a statewide survey. A PhD researcher will lead additional interviews and focus groups to refine the project's approach to workplace advocacy.

The grant was announced on October 20, 2026.
The Workplace Innovation Now Summit takes place on Thursday, October 22, 2026.

Culture Shift

This project reflects a broader trend of private funding being directed toward systemic research for women in the labor market. It aligns with the Workplace Innovation Now Challenge in prioritizing structural changes over individual-level support mechanisms.

Residents may see an increase in workplace surveys or requests for participation in research focus groups in the coming months. This initiative could eventually influence local company policies regarding maternal support and workplace flexibility.

The takeaway

This funding represents a significant investment in gathering localized data on the professional challenges faced by mothers. Stakeholders can expect the upcoming research to highlight potential policy shifts that businesses may adopt to improve working conditions.