Now’s the Time Programme: Seeking Applications for a Grant of £5,000

Deadline: 27 September 2018

Applications are now open for the Rosa’s Justice and Equality Fund – Now’s the Time programme which asks: “What would you do toward ending sexual harassment?”

Rosa is particularly keen to see cross-sector partnerships where the expertise of specialist voluntary sector organisations at the forefront of this work is shared with others, to help drive broader change.

Rosa expects to support work happening in different communities across the UK.

Rosa wants to support:

Prevention work (including education and other initiatives)
Awareness-raising activities
Grass-roots activism
Influencing
Work with groups and communities who might face additional barriers to getting their voices heard, or might be at higher risk of sexual harassment and abuse, to amplify those voices
Work that tries out new ideas
Innovative uses of tech/arts/sports/etc
Work that replicates tried and tested approaches in new settings
Work that others can learn from

Grant Information

Women’s organisations applying for £5,000 – £25,000 can apply by themselves, or in a partnership.

Eligibility Criteria

Applicants that meet the following criteria are eligible for funding:

Applicants are a women’s sector organisation run both by and for women. Rosa defines ‘women’s sector organisations’ as those which have the principal objective of working with women and girls and where the majority of beneficiaries of the organisation as a whole are, and always will be, women and girls. Rosa will review their organisation’s constitution, website and management committee at Stage 2.
Applicants are a charitable organisation- their organisation need not be a registered charity, but their activities must be charitable and legal.
Applicants has a written governing document, such as a constitution or set of rules.
Applicants has a governing body with at least 3 unrelated members
Applicants has a UK- based bank or building society account in the name of their organisation
Applicant’s bank or building society account has at least two unrelated signatories.
The work for which applicants are seeking funding has not already taken place
The work for which applicants are seeking funding does not promote religious beliefs
The work for which applicants are seeking funding will take place in the UK
The work for which applicants are seeking funding does not have a party political nature
The work for which applicants are seeking funding is not work that is, or should be, provided by statutory organisations.
The request will primarily cover revenue costs.
Applicants accept and acknowledge that details of their application (including the three minute video) will be shared with other applicants as part of a process called participatory grant-making. Applicants also agree to review a series of video applications submitted to this programme.