UN Fund for Gender Equality
- Women-led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) including, but not limited to, non-governmental organizations, community-based organizations, trade unions or labor associations, agricultural collectives, and advocacy networks can apply for the Fund.
- The applicant organization must have legal status with the local competent national authority and must be located in at least one of the program implementation countries that are eligible in the OECD’s Development Assistance Committees list of Official Development Assistance recipients.
- The applicant must demonstrate experience in implementing programs on gender equality and/or women’s empowerment through an organizational resume and areas of expertise. The applicant must also have at least 50 percent women in its team, with substantive representation of women in leadership positions.
- The applicant must show certified financial audit reports for a period of two to three fiscal years.
- All applicants must submit at least one Letter of Endorsement from gender equality or women’s empowerment mechanism, governmental authority on gender equality, or other multi-stakeholder institutions (including UN offices other than UN Women) that are based in the same country as the applicant organization.
Calls for proposals for both of the funds are published on the UN Women website. The UN Fund for Gender Equality’s call for proposals for the 2015 grant cycle was published on 23 February 2015, and the online application system is open from 9 March 2015 to 5 April 2015.
Applicants must submit their applications via the online application system, and all required documents must be uploaded in English, Spanish, French, Russian and Arabic only. The UN Fund for Gender Equality’s grant sizes range from a minimum of $200,000 to a maximum of $500,000 that spans over two to three years. Successful grantees will be notified in November 2015 to start implementing their programs in January 2016.
- 2015 UN Women Fund for Gender Equality Call for Proposals
- 2015 The Fund for Gender Equality Online Application Guidelines
UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
- Civil society organizations and networks, non-governmental organizations, regional, cross-regional, international civil society organizations that are legally registered in the countries and/or territories of implementation; academic/research institutions specialized in gender equality and gender-based violence; government authorities at central/national, sub-national and/or local levels can apply for funding.
- The applicant organization’s proposal must outline programs with an exclusive focus on the elimination of violence against women.
- The application process consists of two rounds. The first round involves the submission of a Concept Note. Selected organizations will then be invited to submit a Full-Fledged Proposal.
Just like the UN Fund for Gender Equality, the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women publishes calls for proposals on its official website and announces the annual grant cycle in the beginning of the year. In 2015, the application for the Fund’s 19th grant cycle was opened on 12 January 2015, and the first round of the application process (the submission of a Concept Note) closed on 29 January 2015. However, it should be noted that the Funds usually announce calls for proposals in the beginning of the year, therefore applicants should check the official websites during this time.
Applicants must submit their applications via the online application system in English, French and Spanish only. For large civil society organizations and governments, budget requests should be within the range of $300,000 to a maximum of $1 million for the duration of two to three years. Small civil society organizations, especially grassroots women’s organizations and youth-led organizations, may request between $50,000 and $100,000 regardless of the size of their annual organizational budget for the two to three year period.
- 2015 UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women Call for Proposals
- 2015 UN Trust Fund Online Application Guidelines
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