The Mayor Office for Policing and Crime’s (MOPAC) £3m Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) Grassroots Fund is open for applications.

The aim of the Fund is to support the resilience of organisations who focus on ending violence against women and girls by providing two-year grants of up to £100,000, capacity building, peer support and networking events. £3m in total is available.

The Fund will prioritise;

• BME organisations focusing on ending violence against women and girls
• Women's community organisations where delivery services aimed at ending VAWG is the main focus
• Specialist community organisations (e.g. disability rights groups providing services aimed at ending VAWG)

A minimum of 40% of funding will be prioritised for BME-led women's organisations.

A maximum of 60% of funding is for specialist grassroots community organisations who provide services for marginalised groups such as disabled women, LBTQ+ women, women with no recourse to public funds (NRPF) and women involved in prostitution.

Deadline 11 January 2021

The Fund is holding virtual Meet the Funder events on Zoom in November/December 2020. Details will be announced soon. 

If you have any questions, please email the dedicated email address VAWGGrassrootsFund@londoncf.org.uk or call 020 3982 8803.

Do also keep an eye on the Fund Twitter page for daily updates using the hashtag #VAWGGrassrootsFund

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To apply to the VAWG Grassroots Fund please click apply below.