YES 

• All civil society organizations can apply for a grant amount between US $150,000 and US $1,000,000. 
• Small civil society organizations are eligible to apply for a ‘small grant’ of between US $150,000 and US $250,000 that includes additional core support for the organization. To be considered a “small organization”, the organization’s annual operational budget must have been lower than US$ 200,000 (on average) over the last three years.
• Organizations should consider their own operational and absorptive capacity when submitting a funding request. In general, an organization cannot request a grant amount more than thrice its annual organization budget (using last 3-years average organizational budget). We will assess absorptive capacity against financial and audit reports as well as annual organization budget information submitted as part of the application.  

No 

• No, applicants do not need to contribute to the project budget.  

For all details, please refer to the UN Trust Fund Call for Proposals Annex 3: Project Concept Budget Form & Budget Guidelines (available in the Application Guidelines). 

The UN Trust Fund will NOT fund the following: 

• Costs of infrastructure such as purchase of land, property, acquisition of office space, construction, repair of existing buildings or offices, including for example, the building of service facilities, shelters or short-stay homes unless this is specifically justified by inclusivity needs.  
• Purchase of any type of large vehicles (i.e. cars, boats, etc.).  
• Furnishing of service facilities, shelters or short-stay homes, unless those are specifically for a facility established or utilized for the purpose of the project.  
• Monetary incentives for participation in trainings, workshops, etc. or honorariums to outlets/journalists for publishing articles.  
• Costs that can be financed by other funding sources in the country or by the government (i.e. providing antiretroviral treatment).  
• Sub-granting (awarding grants using funds provided under the agreement with the UN Trust Fund).  
• Loans (funds extended for the purpose of investment/ return of capital) and debt servicing.  
• Duties, taxes and charges, including VAT, that are recoverable/deductible by the organization.  
• Non statutory bonuses, provisions, reserves or non-remuneration related costs.  

For all details, please refer to the UN Trust Fund Call for Proposals Annex 3: Project Concept Budget Form & Budget Guidelines (Application Guidelines) 

• Each selected project may be subject to an audit during its lifetime by an UN Women designated auditor. 
• A provision of 3.5 per cent (3.5%) of the total amount requested must be allocated in the budget of the first year of implementation to cover this cost. 

NO 

• The existing budget lines should be used to detail all costs relevant to the satisfactory completion of the project. 

NO 

• The budget submitted with a Project Concept represents the total funds available and allocated for the detailed Project Proposal. The budget cannot be increased. However, budget lines may be modified as long as the budget is in line with the approved programme strategy or strategies.