Rosa’s Stand With Us Fund provides grants to women’s and girls’ organisations delivering frontline services addressing violence against women and girls across the UK.
The fund was established to address the chronic underfunding of organisations supporting women and girls affected by male violence and abuse, helping organisations strengthen their long-term sustainability, leadership and impact.
About Rosa’s Stand With Us Fund
The Stand With Us Fund was originally created using funds raised by Reclaim These Streets following the murder of Sarah Everard by a serving Metropolitan Police Officer.
Managed by Rosa — the UK’s first women and girls’ fund — the programme exists to help create a safer future for women and girls by investing directly in frontline organisations tackling violence against women and girls (VAWG).
Rather than funding direct service delivery alone, the fund focuses on organisational development, helping charities and community organisations become stronger, more resilient and more influential.
The programme aims to help organisations survive, thrive and grow for the future.
How Much Funding Is Available
Organisations can apply for grants of up to £28,000.
Funding is available for organisational development work, including:
- Strategy development
- Governance improvements
- Leadership development
- Fundraising capacity
- Building partnerships and alliances
- Strengthening organisational systems and processes
- Impact measurement and evaluation
- Developing a stronger voice within the women’s movement
- Additional staffing capacity or senior staff backfill
The fund is designed to support long-term organisational resilience rather than simply covering existing operational costs.
What the Fund Supports
The Stand With Us Fund supports frontline organisations working with women and girls affected by male violence and abuse.
This includes services addressing:
- Domestic abuse
- Sexual violence
- Rape and sexual abuse
- Coercive control
- Forced marriage
- Honour-based violence
- Female genital mutilation (FGM)
- Sexual harassment
- Economic and financial abuse
The fund particularly supports work that strengthens organisations internally so they can deliver greater long-term impact for women and girls.
Who Is Eligible
To apply, organisations must:
- Be a women’s and/or girls’ organisation run by, for and with women and girls
- Deliver frontline services supporting women and girls affected by male violence and abuse
- Be a not-for-profit organisation
- Have an annual income between £100,000 and £500,000
- Have no more than 12 months of unrestricted reserves
- Have a governing document and at least three unrelated trustees or governing body members
- Hold a UK bank account with at least two unrelated signatories
- Have appropriate safeguarding policies in place
- Deliver work within the UK
Rosa prioritises applications from organisations that are:
- Led by and for Black and racially minoritised women and girls
- Led by and for disabled women and girls
- Led by and for LGBTQ+ women and girls
- Operating in the most disadvantaged areas of the UK
- Based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland
Application Process
Applications are completed online through Rosa’s grants portal.
Applicants are typically asked to provide:
- Organisational information
- Details of proposed development work
- Financial information and annual accounts
- Governance information
- Safeguarding policies
Rosa also hosts “How to Apply” webinars to support applicants through the process.
Shortlisted organisations may be invited to a follow-up conversation as part of the assessment process.
Funding Timeline
Applications for the current round of Rosa’s Stand With Us Fund are now open.
Key dates include:
- Application deadline: 4pm on Monday 22 June 2026
- Funding decisions expected: Autumn/Winter 2026
- Grants paid from: January 2027
- Funding duration: One year
Organisations are encouraged to apply early and attend Rosa’s “How to Apply” webinars for additional guidance and support during the application process.
