Women’s Resource Centre (WRC) is offering grants of £10,000 to organisations run by and for Black and minoritised women that have been disproportionately impacted by Covid-19 and need help with core costs. WRC is keen to support small organisations that otherwise have limited access to funding and are at risk of reducing services or closure.

To be eligible, you must: 

• Have a senior team and board of trustees made up of at least 75% Black and minoritised women
• Have an annual turnover of less than £350,000 
• Directly deliver services to Black and minoritised women and girls
• Be an organisation impacted by Covid-19
• Have an organisational bank account or registered charity able to be hold funds on your behalf, with two independent people to authorise payments or cheques
• Deliver services in England
• Be a charitable organisation with a written governing document, i.e. a constitution or article of associations.

Grants can be used for:

• Salaries
• Rent
• Utility bills
• IT costs
• Insurance
• Training
• Freeing senior staff time to work on strategic developments
• Developing new programs and services in response to Covid-19
• Governance activities and fundraising support
• Or any other operational costs to keep your organisation open during the pandemic. 

See here for further information and to apply.