Job Title: Applications Invited for Featured Grants Program

Grant Amount: $35,000 USD

About the Organization

Together Women Rise is a dynamic community comprising women and their allies committed to advancing global gender equality. Our network spans numerous local chapters throughout the United States, where members engage in learning about and advocating for gender equality issues. We provide grants to organizations that empower women and girls in low-income countries and cultivate a supportive community to foster impactful connections, amplifying our collective strength.

About the Grant

Through our Featured Grants Program, Together Women Rise allocates funding to initiatives that uplift and empower women and girls in marginalized communities across the Global South. Each month, we highlight a different organization or project, offering comprehensive educational resources on the project and the underlying issue. We promote these initiatives through our nationwide chapters, website, newsletters, and social media platforms. Grantees are selected for feature based on specific issue areas and geographic regions.

We support capacity building, new programs, or the expansion of existing programs.
We award a minimum of 12 Featured Grants annually.
The Featured Grant term is 24 months (2 years).
Featured Grants range from $35,000 to $50,000, disbursed over a two-year period.
Only organizations with budgets exceeding $100,000 are eligible to apply.
Organizations with operating budgets under $1 million can apply for capacity building grants, which can encompass various operational aspects such as technology, strategic planning, monitoring and evaluation, and staff training. However, the same restrictions that apply to all Featured Grants also apply to capacity building grants.
Organizations may receive only one Featured Grant per four-year period.
Eligibility

Applicants must be US-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations or have a fiscal sponsor that is a US-based 501(c)(3) corporation. We do not accept registration documents from any other country. A fiscal sponsor is a US nonprofit organization that offers fiduciary oversight, financial management, and administrative services to support the development of charitable organizations lacking a US 501(c)(3) designation. An applicant without a US 501(c)(3) designation can apply to Together Women Rise with a fiscal sponsor if they have a verifiable ongoing relationship with that fiscal sponsor spanning at least the past 12 months.
Applicants must have a minimum annual operating budget of $100,000 for the most recent fiscal year.
Applicants must demonstrate capacity and on-the-ground operations in low-income communities in the Global South for at least three years.
Applicants must provide data on the direct impact of the organization’s program(s) that the grant would support.
Women must constitute the majority of the organization's leadership (i.e., board of directors and staff) at the time of application.
Applicants must demonstrate financially responsible and sustainable practices within their organization.
Applicants must have an English-language website, unless utilizing a fiscal sponsor.
Applicants must submit all required information on the grant application.
Applicants must provide any additional information requested by Together Women Rise to facilitate the grant decision-making process.
Applicants must not have received a grant from Together Women Rise within the past four years.
If the applicant has previously received a grant from Together Women Rise, it must have fulfilled ALL reporting requirements for that previous grant.
How to Apply

Our next Featured Grant cycle will accept applications from Friday, May 17, 2024, at 9:00am ET through Monday, June 17, at 11:59pm ET.

For inquiries, please contact Quinn Hayes, Program and Grants Manager, at grants@togetherwomenrise.org.