UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls (Grants Available)
Applications are now open for the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women and Girls. The Call for Proposals responds to the urgent need for long-term, flexible funding and wraparound support that enables civil society and women’s organizations to remain resilient and lead change. The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to provide four-year grants including core and flexible funds to civil society organizations working to address violence against women and girls, especially those serving structurally marginalized groups.
Civil society organizations on the frontlines of ending violence against women and girls are facing intensive pressure: shrinking civil space, rising opposition and widening funding gaps. At the same time, demand for life-saving services and prevention of violence against women and girls (VAWG) is greater than ever.
This Call for Proposals responds to the urgent need for long-term, flexible support to ensure feminist organizations can stay resilient and continue leading progress for all women and girls.
The UN Trust Fund welcomes proposals that strengthen the resilience of civil society organizations and that address violence against structurally marginalized women and girls contributing to one or more of these outcome areas:
- Improving access for women and girls to essential, specialist, safe, adequate and quality multisectoral services
- Improving prevention of violence against women and girls through changes in behaviours, practices and attitudes
- Increasing effectiveness of legislation, policies, national action plans and accountability systems to prevent and end VAW/G.
Where:
- Countries and/or territories listed in the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Assistance Committee’s (OECD DAC) list of official development assistance (ODA) recipients.
Who:
Civil society organizations with priority to:
- Women’s and girls’ rights organizations
- Women-led organizations
- Constituent-led organizations
- Small organizations
Grant Length:
- All grants will be for four years.
How Much:
Between US$150,000 and US$800,000.
- Small organizations can allocate up to 18% of the grant to flexible funding, in addition to contingency and indirect costs
- Large organizations can allocate up to 12% of the grant to flexible funding, in addition to contingency and indirect costs
Application Deadline: November 19, 2025
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