Address: 3100 Arapahoe Ave., Ste. 201, Boulder, CO 80303-1050, USA
e-mail: urgentact@urgentactionfund.org
Telephone: +1 303 442 2388
Website: www.urgentactionfund.org (in Africa: www.urgentactionfund-africa.or.ke )
Countries/Regions: Worldwide, but proposals from Africa should be sent to the Africa office in Nairobi, Kenya
Topics/Subjects: human rights, women, violence, political/social empowerment
Description: The Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights was established to protect women’s human rights around the world. The fund is a rapid response grantmaker that provides short-term funding for quick responses to emergency situations in which women’s human rights may be limited, including political repression, armed conflict, and escalating violence. The Fund does not award grants for development projects, natural disaster relief, humanitarian aid, conference travel, general support, or groups that are not primarily led by women.
The specific grant categories are: 1) Response to armed conflict, escalating violence, or politically volatile environments 2) potentially precedent-setting legal or legislative actions, or actions that aim to protect a precedent that has already been set, and 3) protection and security of women human rights defenders.
Type of grant: project
Grant range: requests may be made for up to $5,000
Average grant duration: immediate, short-term support
Deadline(s): Proposals accepted 365 days per year; response within 72 hours and funding delivered within one week of approval.
How to apply: urgentactionfund.org/apply-for-a-grant
Make sure you meet the three categories and criteria: http://urgentactionfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/criteriado-i-fit
Download application form: http://urgentactionfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/apply-online
Applications accepted in any language as well as via SMS text message if you do not have access to a computer or have difficulty writing or typing.
e-mail: urgentact@urgentactionfund.org
Telephone: +1 303 442 2388
Website: www.urgentactionfund.org (in Africa: www.urgentactionfund-africa.or.ke )
Countries/Regions: Worldwide, but proposals from Africa should be sent to the Africa office in Nairobi, Kenya
Topics/Subjects: human rights, women, violence, political/social empowerment
Description: The Urgent Action Fund for Women’s Human Rights was established to protect women’s human rights around the world. The fund is a rapid response grantmaker that provides short-term funding for quick responses to emergency situations in which women’s human rights may be limited, including political repression, armed conflict, and escalating violence. The Fund does not award grants for development projects, natural disaster relief, humanitarian aid, conference travel, general support, or groups that are not primarily led by women.
The specific grant categories are: 1) Response to armed conflict, escalating violence, or politically volatile environments 2) potentially precedent-setting legal or legislative actions, or actions that aim to protect a precedent that has already been set, and 3) protection and security of women human rights defenders.
Type of grant: project
Grant range: requests may be made for up to $5,000
Average grant duration: immediate, short-term support
Deadline(s): Proposals accepted 365 days per year; response within 72 hours and funding delivered within one week of approval.
How to apply: urgentactionfund.org/apply-for-a-grant
Make sure you meet the three categories and criteria: http://urgentactionfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/criteriado-i-fit
Download application form: http://urgentactionfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/apply-online
Applications accepted in any language as well as via SMS text message if you do not have access to a computer or have difficulty writing or typing.
African applications should be sent to Nairobi office; Latin America and Spanish-language Caribbean countries should send their applications to: info@fondoaccionurgente.org.co
