Not-for-profit groups can apply for funding to build capacity and strengthen resilience in tackling violence against women and girls.
With funding from the Tampon Tax Fund, Imkaan has launched the fourth framework of their funding programme, Margin to Centre – a Fund for the Black and Minoritised Women and Girls Sector.
Voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisations based in England and Scotland may apply.
To be eligible, applicants must exist for the purpose of ending violence against women and girls and be run by and for Black and minority ethnic (BME) women and/or girls.
The following grants are available:
- Up to £15,000: 5 grants.
- £15,001 to £25,000: 14 grants.
- £25,0001 to £35,000: 12 grants.
- £35,001 to £50,000: 4 grants.
Organisations should not request grants of more than 50% of their total income.
Funding can be used for the following:
- To meet the immediate and direct needs of delivering frontline support services.
- Core costs of running and managing BME services, including refuge services.
- To expand existing services given the cumulative effect on need.
- To develop and expand services to meet longer term needs.
- IT costs, up to 10% of total funding request.
- Sustainability needs, which should make up 10% to 25% of the total grant request.
The funders are particularly interested in applications from smaller organisations who have not previously been funded by Imkaan.
The deadline to apply is 10am on 7 February 2022.
How To Apply
The deadline to apply is 7 February 2022 (10am). Decisions are expected in the week beginning 28 February 2022.
Full guidelines and an online application form can be found on the Imkaan website.
Addresses and contacts
For further information on how to obtain this grant locally, please contact the following:
- Enquiries
Imkaan
Imkaan
52-54 Featherstone Street
London
EC1Y 8RT
Tel: 020 7842 8525
Email: [email protected]