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Our Grants

At Urgent Action Fund, frontline feminist activists and movements are our Guiding Star. Guided by the priorities and expertise of our activist partners, we deliver holistic timely support to frontline feminist movements when, where and how it matters most. In directing fast, flexible funds to individual activists, organizations and the larger movements they lead, we deliver the resources feminist movements require to navigate immediate challenges and opportunities and thrive collectively over time. Learn more below about the criteria for applying for and receiving a grant from Urgent Action Fund.

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Types of Grants We Offer

Types of Grants

We Offer

Security Grants

Available to activists whose safety and security is at risk.
Grant amount: up to $8,000
Grant period: 3 months

Learn more
Opportunity Grants

Support efforts focused on advocacy, awareness raising, influencing policy, and changing public discourse.
Grant amount: up to $8,000
Grant period: 6 months

Learn more

A Flexible

Holistic Approach

  • We resource our partners’ holistic safety, protection and collective care.
  • We fund activists and movements to respond creatively and courageously to unexpected opportunities.
  • We make grants to individual feminist activists, organizations, and movements in Canada, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the United States.
  • We accept applications in any language.

where we fund

Urgent Action Fund partners with frontline feminist movements to support women, trans, and non-binary activists in Canada, Central Asia, Europe, the Middle East, the Balkans, the Caucasus, and the United States.

Use the map to determine whether or not we offer funding in your country. If not, one of our Sister Funds may be able to help.

Urgent Action Fund – Africa
Burundi
Botswana
Cameroon
Democratic Republic of Congo
Egypt
Ghana
Gambia
Guinea Bissau
Kenya
Liberia
Nigeria
Malawi
Mali
Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone
South Africa
Tanzania
Tunisia 
Uganda
Somalia
Sudan
Mauritius
Senegal
Togo
Burkina Faso
Benin
South Sudan
Rwanda
Mozambique
Angola
Cote d’Ivoire
Morocco
Niger
Zambia
Guinea
Chad
Ethiopia
Central African Republic
Lesotho
Eswatini
Gabon
Madagascar
Mauritania
Namibia
Cabo Verde
Libya
Your country is part of the African region which is covered by our sister fund in Africa
Urgent Action Fund- Africa
Urgent Action Fund – Asia & Pacific
Cambodia
India
Thailand
Afghanistan
Vietnam
Iraq
Pakistan
Indonesia
Korea
Nepal
Malaysia
Mongolia
Myanmar
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
China
Fiji
Micronesia
Your country is part of the Asia Pacific region which is covered by our sister fund in Asia & Pacific
Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific
Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism
Canada
Albania
Austria
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
France
Georgia
Germany 
Hungary
Italy
Kosovo
Lithuania
Netherlands
Moldova
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russian Federation
Serbia
Sweden
Ukraine
United Kingdom
Jordan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Iran
Israel
Lebanon
Oman
Syria
Turkey
Yemen
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
United States
Estonia
Palestine
Czech Republic
Your country is part of the regions Urgent Action Fund for Feminist Activism funds in.
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Urgent Action Fund Latin America and the Caribbean
Bolivia
Brazil
Colombia
Costa Rica
Chile
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
El Salvador
Guatemala 
Honduras
Nicaragua
Mexico
Peru
Venezuela
Argentina
Uruguay
Paraguay
Your country is part of the Latin America and Caribbean region which is covered by our sister fund in Latin America
Urgent Action Fund Latin America and the Caribbean

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The Nuts and Bolts: Our Grantmaking Process

1

Application

2

Review

Program officer reviews application

3

Decision

Grant approved

4

Grant Contract

Documentation

5

Funds Sent

6

Confirmation of Receipt

Applicant confirms reviewing funds

7

Final Report Due

1 Application

Make sure to complete all required grant application questions.
Remember to:

  • Include 2 references
  • Identify potential fiscal sponsor or wire recipient*.

*if your organisation does not have an official bank account

2 Review

Program officer reviews application

  • Program officer (PO) follow up
  • References are checked
  • Regional advisor reviews

3 Decision

Grant approved

  • Email send to applicant

 

Grant declined

  • Email send to applicant

4 Grant Contract

Documentation

  • Grant contract
  • Wire form
  • Fiscal sponsor form / individual wire form (if applicable)

*Make sure to complete the forms correctly and fully. Missing information or errors can cause delays.

5 Funds Sent

Funds send to applicant

  • PO reviews: grant contract, wire form and other grant related forms
  • Wire approved and sent

*Wire transfer can take up to 10 business days

6 Confirmation of Receipt

Applicant confirms wire received

  • Security grant 3 months
  • Opportunity/advocacy grant 6 months

7 Final Report Due

  • Informs PO if report needs extension
  • Final report submitted
  • Reviewed and accepted by a program officer
  • Grant completer

ready to apply?

Apply For a Security Grant

Fill out an application online for consideration for one of our security grants.

Security Grant Application
Apply for an Opportunity Grant

Fill out an application online for consideration for one of our opportunity grants.

Oppportunity Grant Application
Alternative Application Methods

Download the application form and submit via email to proposals@urgentactionfund.org.

 

Security Grant Application: [EN] [AR] [RU]
Opportunity Grant Application: [EN] [AR] [RU]
Please contact us using Signal at: (415) 434-9626‬.
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Chinyere Ezie

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Chinyere Ezie is a Senior Staff Attorney at the Center for Constitutional Rights, where she advocates for racial justice, gender justice, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, and Intersex (LGBTQI+) rights, and challenges governmental abuses of power. Chinyere previously worked at the Southern Poverty Law Center where she brought cases defending the rights of LGBTQI+ Southerners. She also served as a Trial Attorney at the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, where she litigated employment discrimination cases and secured a $5.1 million jury verdict on behalf of workers subjected to unlawful treatment. Chinyere is a William J. Fulbright Scholar, a White House Fellows Program Regional Panelist, and a cum laude graduate of Yale University. She also received a Juris Doctorate from Columbia Law School, where she was an Alexander Hamilton Scholar and served as Editor in Chief of the Journal of Gender and Law. Chinyere serves on the Board of Directors of the Transgender Law Center and the feminist grant-making organization the Urgent Action Fund. She was also a Founding Board Member of the National Trans Bar Association.In 2018, she was named one of the nation’s Best LGBTQI+ Lawyers Under 40.