Call for Proposals: Global Feminist Technology and Innovation Lab (UN Women)

Deadline: 31 October 2025 23:59 pm NY Time As part of the Advocacy, Coalition Building and Transformative Feminist Action (ACT) to End Violence Against Women Programme, UN Women is in the process of identifying one or more programme partners (Responsible Parties)  to develop and roll out a Global Feminist Technology and Innovation Lab for women’s […]

Call for proposals – 10th grant cycle (International Trans Fund)

Deadline: 1 December 2025 The International Trans Fund (ITF) is the only global participatory grantmaker that is exclusively dedicated to supporting trans-led groups as they work to secure rights for trans people and improve their lived realities. Our mission is to mobilize and facilitate sustainable resources for strong, trans-led movements and collective action, and to […]

Call for Proposals – ISDAO 8th regional grant

Deadline: 30 October 2025 Initiative Sankofa d’Afrique de l’Ouest (ISDAO) is a West African activist-led Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer and Intersex (LGBTQI) Fund dedicated to strengthening and supporting a West African movement for gender diversity and sexual rights by adopting a flexible approach to grant-making, and ultimately developing a culture of philanthropy that is […]

Call for Proposals – UN TRUST FUND TO END VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN AND GIRLS 2025

Deadline: 19 November 2025 Civil society organizations on the frontlines of ending violence against women and girls are facing intense pressure: shrinking civil space, rising resistance 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 […]

Call for Applications – African Environmental Defenders

Against the backdrop of the challenges faced by African Environmental Defenders, and the dwindling civic spaces in most African countries, Natural Justice and partners have expressed their commitment towards protecting environmental and land defenders. To achieve this goal, the NGOs established the ‘African Environmental Defenders Emergency Fund’ to support environmental and land defenders who find themselves in emergency […]

Call for Proposals – Urgent Action Fund Grants

Urgent Action Fund Africa provides financial support for strategic interventions that take advantage of opportunities to advance womn’s human rights. Such opportunities arise when an unexpected event – positive or negative – creates a situation in which rapid intervention can significantly impact. Our Funding Criteria We are only able to support interventions that are: Types […]

Call for Applications – Her Voice Fund (HVF)

Deadline: Thursday 25th September 2025 Her Voice Fund (HVF) provides flexible funding to women’s rights and feminist organisations and activists in the Global South with an intersectional focus, supporting them in their advocacy efforts to influence policy at local, national, regional and international levels. Purpose of Her Voice FundWomen’s rights and feminist organisations have long been […]

Call for Applications – Norec Grant for Work Exchange Cooperation

Deadline:  1 September 2025 Norec supports global partnerships for sustainable development by funding work exchanges. The grant scheme gives young professionals the chance to gain international experience and expertise about sustainable development. Norec supports the goals of Norwegian development policy to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our development policy is designed to promote economic […]

Call for Applications – Disability Rights Fund

Deadline to submit LOI: June 23, 2025 Since 2008, the Disability Rights Fund is committed to funding  grassroots, national and regional organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs). We believe that a vibrant disability rights movement reflects the diversity of communities.    Given our commitment to intersectionality in our new strategic plan, Disability-Led Futures for a Just World, we […]

Call for Applications – Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists

Deadline: July 2, 2025 The Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists, a $10,000 grant, supports visual artists who are Black trans women. This grant is made possible entirely through support provided by visual artist Mariette Pathy Allen, whose body of photographic work over the last forty years has been squarely focused on expanding […]