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Rosa’s Rise Fund provides organisational development funding for Black and racially minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations across the UK.

The funding is for organisational development work relating to areas such as strategy, governance, leadership, alliances and partnerships, funding, demonstrating impact and systems and processes.

Rise Fund aims to achieve the following outcomes:

• Women and girls will be supported by women’s and girls’ organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, ensuring women and girls can be safe, healthy and equal.
• Women’s and girls’ organisations will be empowered and strengthened, meaning that they will be in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow into the future.

Organisations will be able to report one or more of these changes:

• A clearer strategy
• More effective governance
• More effective leadership
• Stronger alliances with other women’s organisations
• More financial sustainability
• More able to attract funding from other sources
• More able to demonstrate the impact of your work
• More effective systems and processes

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Geographical areas funded: UK

Fund type

Type of funding:

Grant

Type of cost:

Revenue, Core costs

Fund award sizes

Maximum:

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Notes on award amounts:

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Who can apply

Not-for-profit women’s and girls’ organisations which are led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, that have an income of between £30,000 and £300,000. See fund guidance for full criteria.

Rise Fund will prioritise organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, which are also:

• operating in the top 20% of the most disadvantaged areas in the UK -based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD);
• based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland;
• led by and for disabled women and girls;
• led by and for LGBTQ+ women and girls.

Minimum annual income:

£30,000

Maximum annual income:

£300,000

When to apply

Now open. Apply by 4pm on Monday 23rd June 2025.

Next deadline: 23 Jun 2025

How to apply

Complete application form via website.

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Exclusions

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Activites funded: Organisational development and capacity building Justice, equality and law

Beneficiaries funded: Voluntary sector organisations Women and girls

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