Current grants

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Credit: UN Trust Fund Portfolio Manager/Mildred Garcia

The UN Trust Fund awards grants after an open and competitive Call for Proposals annually. For the 27th grant cycle (2023), the UN Trust Fund awarded 36 initiatives for a total of US 16 million in 41 countries and territories. The Call for Proposals, which received 2,889 applications, prioritized civil society-led, demand-driven initiatives that adopt an intersectional approach and the principle of leaving no one behind and those working in humanitarian crises, protracted conflicts and other diverse contexts where women's and girl’s rights have been restricted and anti-rights movements have gained momentum.  

The UN Trust Fund also awarded USD 2.34 million to eight groundbreaking sub-regional, regional and cross-regional initiatives in Latin America and sub-Saharan Africa under the ACT programme – a partnership between UN Women and the European Commission in collaboration with the UN Trust Fund. These initiatives will amplify networks and drive feminist movements dedicated to ending violence against women and girls, creating lasting change where it matters most.

The UN Trust Fund received applications responding to three areas of results of the Strategic Plan 2021-2025:

  • 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 241,8 million to 706 initiatives in 140 countries and territories.

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