The application for UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women is open from 23 November 2022 – 11 January 2023 (11.59pm EST). All applications need to be submitted in the Grants Management System.
The UN Trust Fund is seeking proposals for civil society-led, demand-driven initiatives to end violence against women and girls for three-year grants for up to USD1 million.
The annual Call for Proposals document is available in the six UN official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish). Applications may be submitted in English, French and Spanish. This year’s UN Trust Fund will focus on ending violence against women and girls experiencing intersecting forms of discrimination and strengthening organizational preparedness and resilience to effectively address violence against women and girls before and once a crisis hits. n parallel, this year’s Call includes a special focus to end violence against women and girls in the context of protracted crises, to support organizations working in these settings through initiatives that meet the specific needs of women and girls at risk and survivors of violence, especially those at risk of exclusion and marginalization.
We will only accept applications from civil society organizations (CSOs), especially women’s rights organizations (WROs) with specialized knowledge, expertise, and a track record of working on the elimination of violence against women and girls. We will prioritize applications from women’s rights organizations, women-led organizations, constituent-led and grassroot women’s organizations.
The UN Trust Fund welcomes proposals:
(1) Submitted by Civil Society Organizations, especially Women’s Rights Organization with proven expertise in ending violence against women and girls (VAW/G);
(2) Conceptualized, developed and fully implemented by CSOs/WROs, in line with their contextually relevant needs assessment of women and girls in the territory of their operations;
(3) Focused on marginalized women and girls experiencing intersecting forms of harm and discrimination;15
(4) Guided by the UN Trust Fund’s values and principles in embodying UN Women’s EVAW/G Programming Principles, and invested in strengthening preparedness and organizational resilience;
(5) Aligned with the 3 UN Trust Fund Outcomes area
For detailed guidelines visit: Application guidelines | UN Women – United Nations Trust Fund to End Violence against Women