ROSA: THE RISE FUND (ROUND 2) 2025
Grants of between £5,000 and £20,000 per year for each of 2 years are available to UK organisations run by and for Black and minoritised women and girls. 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.
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o Application deadline: MONDAY 23rd JUNE 2025 at 4pm. ROSA have schedule two online information sessions on how to apply. Dates and a link to registration are provided at the foot of the main text below.
o Funder: ROSA (founded 2007. Charity number 1124856. Total charitable expenditure for the year ended 31 March 2024: £1,372,296 (2023: £2,398,610; 2022: £2,665,308; 2021: £2,118,687)).
o Who can apply: UK registered charities, constituted voluntary and community organisations, Community Interest Companies (CICs), Community Benefit Societies, Companies Limited by Guarantee. Please note that applying organisations should have an annual income of between £30,000 and £300,000 and must be run by and for Black and minoritised women and girls in the UK.
o Key words: Revenue, Black and Racially Minoritised-led Women’s and Girls’ Organisations, Organisational Development Work such as Strategy, Governance, Leadership, Alliances/Partnerships, Funding, Demonstrating Impact, Developing Systems and Processes, United Kingdom.
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Rosa’s second round of its RISE Fund (the first round was in 2022) provides organisational development funding for Black and racially minoritised-led women’s and girls’ organisations across the UK.
In the first round of RISE funding in 2022, 35 organisations were funded, with 12,451 women and girls supported. For every £1 invested in organisational development, organisations raised £2.07 in additional funding.
A limited number of grants of up to £40,000 are available to organisations with an income of between £30,000 and £300,000.
Applications can be made for a 2-year grant of between £10,000 (£5,000 per year) and £40,000 (£20,000 per year).
ROSA recommends that applications should not be for more than a third of an applicant’s last year’s income, per year. For example, if your income last year was £30,000, ROSA would consider an application for a maximum of £10,000 each year (£20,000 in total).
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.
Grants can be used for:
o Associated or direct staff costs.
o General running costs, which could include rent, utility costs, insurances and any other costs related to the day to day running of the organisation. Up to 25% of the total request can be general running costs, and/or
o Volunteer costs.
The Rise Fund aims to achieve the following outcomes:
o Women and girls will be supported by women’s and girls’ organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, ensuring women and girls can be safe, healthy and equal.
o Women’s and girls’ organisations will be empowered and strengthened, meaning that they will be in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow into the future.
ROSA wants to enable organisations to be in a stronger position to survive, thrive and grow by investing in organisational development work. This means organisations will be able to report one or more of these changes:
o A clearer strategy.
o More effective governance.
o More effective leadership.
o A stronger voice within the women’s movement.
o Stronger alliances with other women’s organisations.
o More able to attract funding from other sources, and/or
o More able to demonstrate the impact of their work • more effective systems and processes.
Priority will be given to (note that organisations which meet more than one of the following priorities will be given higher priority than those that meet just one priority):
o Organisations led by and for Black and racially minoritised women, which are also:
> operating in the top 20% of the most disadvantaged areas in the UK -based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD).
> based in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland.
> led by and for disabled women and girls, and
> led by and for LGBTQ+ women and girls.
Funding is not available for:
o Activities that promote religious beliefs or party politics.
o Costs that have already been incurred.
o Individuals.
o Interest payments on loans.
o Profit-making activities.
o Purchase of buildings.
o Organisations that do not meet the eligibility criteria including Rosa’s definition of a women’s and/or girls’ organisation led by, for and with Black and racially minoritised women.
o Overseas work or travel, or
o Work that is the responsibility of a statutory organisation.
Further information, guidance and details about how to apply can be found on ROSA’s website.
The deadline for applications is 4pm on Monday 23rd June 2025. Successful applicants are expected to be announced by mid-November 2025.
ROSA have scheduled two information webinars on the RISE fund. These are scheduled for:
1. Thursday 5th June 2025 between 12 noon and 1pm. Registration can be made at this LINK.
2. Tuesday 10th June 2025 between 4.30pm and 5.30pm. Registration can be made at this LINK.
Contact details for the fund are:
The RISE Fund 2025
ROSA
c/o Sayer Vincent
110 Golden Lane
London
EC1Y 0TG
Email: info@rosauk.org