05

May
2023

Smallwood Trust | Women’s Urgent Support Fund Round 1 – Now Open

The Women’s Urgent Support Fund is supported by over £3.2 million of National Lottery funding from The National Lottery Community Fund, the largest funder of community activity in the UK, to respond to the cost-of-living crisis. Thanks to National Lottery players, £3 million will be awarded in grants to 60 small, local community organisations led by and serving women, enabling 20,000 women to access vital specialist support services over five years.

Over two rounds of funding they aim to commit 50% of the grants to projects that support women experiencing racial inequality and/or women with disabilities.

In Round 1, they aim to award c.20 grants from a total funding pot of £1,000,000 to be spent over three years.

Funding amount: Between £15k-60k to be spent over three years

Length of grant: Three years.

Your organisation can apply if you:

  • Are delivering frontline services led by, for and/or serving women
  • Are responding to identified need and demand as a result of the cost-of-living crisis
  • Are based in England, with a turnover of less than £1,000,000.

For full information and to apply, please click here.

Round 1 Deadline: 5 PM on 19 May 2023.

Back to blog
Sign Up!
for our newsletter!