2025 Call for Proposals – Resourcing Resilience: Investing in Civil Society Leadership to End Violence against Women and Girls
Four-year grants for CSOs worldwide to strengthen and sustain efforts to end violence against marginalized women and girls through intersectional, ethical, and transformative approaches.
Funder: UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women
Due Dates (Anticipated): November 2026 (application submission deadline, projected)
Funding Amounts: Up to USD 20 million total for the call; four-year grants; includes core and flexible funding; award size varies.
Summary: Four-year grants for civil society organizations to strengthen resilience and leadership in ending violence against women and girls globally.
Key Information: Priority for women-led, small, and first-time applicant organizations; highly competitive process.
Description
This international grant opportunity from the UN Trust Fund to End Violence against Women provides four-year grants to civil society organizations (CSOs) working to end violence against structurally marginalized women and girls. The program’s goal is to strengthen the resilience and sustainability of frontline organizations so they can deliver essential services, advance prevention, and drive transformative change, particularly in challenging global contexts. The call emphasizes intersectional approaches, robust ethical and safety standards, fair partnerships, risk management, organizational strengthening, and movement building. Priority is given to women’s and girls’ rights organizations, women-led and constituent-led groups, small organizations, and those that have not previously received funding from the UN Trust Fund.
