Deadline: 4-Jul-21
Charities can now apply for funding to support projects helping thousands of women and girls across the UK, as part of the latest and final round of the Government’s Tampon Tax Fund.
The Tampon Tax Fund was introduced in response to VAT being imposed on sanitary products by the European Union, and following this round will have provided more than £90 million of funding supporting women and girls charities.
Funding Information
- £.
- Grants may be for 12 or 18-month projects, and all activities must be concluded and funds spent by 31 March 2023.
Eligibility Criteria
- The fund is open to charitable, benevolent and philanthropic organisations from across the United Kingdom applications should be for £350,000 or more.
- The value of the grant requested must not represent more than 50% of the applicant’s or consortia’s collective annual income.
- Applications should focus on 1 of 2 categories: violence against women and girls, or the general programme.
- Applicants must include a copy of their safeguarding policy, along with a statement that confirms the applicant has effective and appropriate safeguarding procedures that protect employees, beneficiaries or volunteers from harm, and that explains how any concerns and incidents are managed.
For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/government/news/final-round-of-tampon-tax-fund-launched