Deadline: 28 January 2018
Applications are open for Tampon Tax Fund with an aim to support projects that improve the lives of vulnerable and disadvantaged women and girls across the United Kingdom.
The purpose of the Tampon Tax Fund is to allocate the funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects that improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Categories
- Violence Against Women and Girls: Under this category we will consider applications from organisations that support women and girls affected by or at risk of violence or abuse. This includes domestic violence and abuse, sexual violence, so-called ‘honour-based’ violence, stalking and prostitution and sex work, and we encourage applications from consortia that cover multiple crime types.
- Mental Health and Wellbeing: Under this category we will consider applications from organisations that promote mental wellbeing and prevention of mental illness for vulnerable and disadvantaged women and girls. This includes applications that promote mental wellbeing, public health prevention, early intervention, digital innovations, community based provision and working across sectors.
- General Programme: Under this category we will consider applications for projects that will improve the lives of vulnerable, disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls. As an indication, projects may be focused in one or more of the following areas:
- alcohol and drug abuse;
- BAME services;
- education and employment;
- engaging excluded and vulnerable women through sport;
- female offenders;
- gender equality;;
- LGBTQI specific services;
- multiple complex needs;
- older women;
- period poverty;
- women with disabilities;
- women with learning disabilities.
Funding Information
The fund will consider applications for £1 million or more.
Eligibility Criteria
This fund is open to individual, and consortia of, charitable, benevolent and philanthropic organisations from across the United Kingdom, that propose clear projects that fit the criteria for the relevant category of funding.
How to Apply
Applicants can download the applications form via given website.
Eligible Country: United Kingdom
For more information, please visit Tampon Tax Fund.