Women Thrive Fund launched

The fund is being delivered by Rosa and Smallwood Trust

The deadline for applications is 5.00pm on Thursday 25 March 2021

The  programme will fund work supporting the UK’s most vulnerable, disadvantaged and/or under-represented women and girls to:

  • Improve their mental health and well-being , gaining confidence, tools, skills and support to sustain those improvements; and/or
  • Improve their financial resilience, increasing their routes out of poverty, gaining confidence, tools, skills and support to secure a stable financial future

They are particularly looking for proposals from organisations that address the needs of women and girls who miss out the most, including: Black and minority women and girls, disabled women and girls, LGBT+ women and girls, financially vulnerable women and girls, and older women.

The Women Thrive Fund is giving grants of up to:

  • £15,000 for organisations with a turnover of £200,000 inclusive
  • £40,000 for organisations with a turnover of £200,001 – £999,999.

The application guidance can be accessed here.

The frequently asked questions can be accessed here. The online application form can be accessed here.

A series of how to apply webinars are being delivered by Smallwood Trust to give potential applicants the chance to ask questions:

The webinar on 17 February 2021 at 1pm can be booked here.

The webinar on 25 February 2021 at 10am can be booked here.

The webinar on 8 March 2021 at 6pm can be booked here.

The webinar on 18 March 2021 at 1pm can be booked here.