Current grants

The UN Trust Fund awards grants after an open and competitive Call for Proposals annually. For the 26th grant cycle (2022), the UN Trust Fund awarded 24 initiatives for a total of US 11.1 million in 22 countries and territories. The Call for Proposals, which received 1,609 applications, prioritized civil society-led, demand-driven initiatives that adopt an intersectional approach and the principle of leaving no one behind which work to end violence against women and girls, including in the context of protracted crises.

The UN Trust Fund received applications responding to three areas of results of the Strategic Plan 2015-2020: 

• Improved access for women and girls to essential, safe and adequate multisectoral services to end violence against women and girls. 

• Improved prevention of violence against women and girls through changes in behavior, practices and attitudes. 

• Increased implementation of legislation, policies, national action plans and accountability systems to prevent and end violence against women and girls. 

The Call for Proposals included priority consideration of women’s rights organizations, women-led organizations, and small women’s organizations. 

To date, the UN Trust Fund has awarded USD 225 million to 670 initiatives in 140 countries and territories.