Rosa’s Rise Fund provides organisational development funding for Black and racially minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations across the UK.
Through this fund, we offer two-year grants of up to £40,000 to organisations with an income of between £30,000 and £300,000.
The funding is for organisational development work relating to areas such as strategy, governance, leadership, alliances and partnerships, funding, demonstrating impact and systems and processes.
Who can apply?
This fund is for not-for-profit women’s and girls’ organisations which are led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, that have an income of between £30,000 and £300,000 (from their last set of signed annual accounts).
Please read the Rise Fund Application guidance for a full list of eligibility criteria.
What will they fund?
Organisations will be able to report one or more of these changes:
- A clearer strategy
- More effective governance
- More effective leadership
- Stronger alliances with other women’s organisations
- More financial sustainability
- More able to attract funding from other sources
- More able to demonstrate the impact of your work
- More effective systems and processes
Examples of the types of activities we will fund are provided in the Rise Fund Application Guidance.
Resources and support
Please read the Rise Fund Application Guidance and FAQs before registering for the fund.
Rosa will be hosting ‘How to Apply’ webinars to help applicants develop their applications. Please register using the links below:
Once you have read the guidance, please register with the Rosa database.
The registration form will ask for your name and contact details, and the name of your organisation. You will also be asked to answer the eligibility questions. Please note that they can only consider applications from organisations which meet all of the eligibility criteria.
Once you submit the registration form confirming your eligibility, you will receive an email with a link to the application form.
If you have a query, the best way to contact them is to send an email to grants@rosauk.org.
Please submit your application form by 4pm on Monday, 23 June 2025. The Rosa Fund is unable to accept late applications.
