Learn how to apply for Urgent Action Fund Grants, including Security Grants and Opportunity Grants for frontline feminist activists. Explore eligibility, regions funded, application process, and official links to apply.

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Urgent Action Fund Grants: How to Apply for Security and Opportunity Grants in 2025

The Urgent Action Fund Grants program provides rapid, flexible funding to frontline feminist activists and movements facing urgent threats, emerging opportunities, and critical work conditions. Guided by feminist values and frontline priorities, Urgent Action Fund supports individual activists, organizations, and movements across specific global regions with fast-response grants designed to protect, strengthen, and sustain feminist activism.

Urgent Action Fund offers two main types of grants: Security Grants and Opportunity Grants, both designed to meet immediate needs while supporting long-term collective resilience and movement building.

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What Are Urgent Action Fund Grants?

The Urgent Action Fund Grants are structured to respond quickly to time-sensitive needs in feminist activism. These grants support safety and security, collective care, legal protection, advocacy opportunities, and rapid intervention in moments of crisis or political opening.

Urgent Action Fund works in partnership with feminist movements in:

• Canada

• Central Asia

• Europe

• The Middle East

• The Balkans

• The Caucasus

• The United States

For activists outside these regions, UAF collaborates with Sister Funds in Africa, Asia & Pacific, and Latin America & the Caribbean.

Learn more about UAF’s global structure and sister funds:
https://urgentactionfund.org

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Types of Urgent Action Fund Grants

1. Security Grants

For activists whose safety or security is at risk due to political threats, digital attacks, legal persecution, or emergencies.

• Grant Amount: up to $8,000

• Grant Period: 3 months

These grants support relocation, legal protection, digital security, emergency shelter, wellbeing, and urgent safety needs.

Apply for a Security Grant:
https://urgentactionfund.org/grants/security-grants

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2. Opportunity Grants

Designed to support rapid advocacy initiatives, including influencing policy, shifting public narratives, participating in critical convenings, and acting on unexpected political opportunities.

• Grant Amount: up to $8,000

• Grant Period: 6 months

Opportunity Grants allow feminist movements to take action quickly when new openings emerge.

Apply for an Opportunity Grant:
https://urgentactionfund.org/grants/opportunity-grants

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Regions Where Urgent Action Fund Grants Operate

UAF funds activists in the following regions:

• Canada

• Central Asia

• Europe

• The Middle East

• The Caucasus

• The Balkans

• United States

If your country is not listed, you may be eligible through a Sister Fund:

• Urgent Action Fund Africa: https://uaf-africa.org

• Urgent Action Fund Asia & Pacific: https://uafanp.org

• Urgent Action Fund Latin America & Caribbean: https://fondoaccionurgente.org.co

 

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Application Process for Urgent Action Fund Grants

The Urgent Action Fund Grants application process is fast and flexible. Applications may be submitted in any language and are reviewed on a rolling basis, ensuring timely support.

Grantmaking Process

1. Application submitted

2. Program officer reviews

3. Decision issued

4. Grant contract signed

5. Funds sent

6. Applicant confirms receipt

7. Final report submitted

Applicants may apply through the online form or via alternative methods (email or Signal).

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Deadline to Apply

Urgent Action Fund Grants are open year-round and reviewed on a rolling basis. Applicants are encouraged to submit requests as soon as urgent needs arise, ensuring that time-sensitive challenges, threats, or opportunities receive rapid and effective support when it is most needed.

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How to Apply for Urgent Action Fund Grants

Security Grant Application

Apply online:
https://urgentactionfund.org/grants/security-grants

Alternative applications:

• Email: proposals@urgentactionfund.org

• Signal: +1 (415) 434-9626

Download form:

• English: https://urgentactionfund.org/security-grant-application-en

• Arabic: https://urgentactionfund.org/security-grant-application-ar

• Russian: https://urgentactionfund.org/security-grant-application-ru

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Opportunity Grant Application

Apply online:
https://urgentactionfund.org/grants/opportunity-grants

Download form:

• English: https://urgentactionfund.org/opportunity-grant-application-en

• Arabic: https://urgentactionfund.org/opportunity-grant-application-ar

• Russian: https://urgentactionfund.org/opportunity-grant-application-ru

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Final Thoughts

The Urgent Action Fund Grants program remains one of the most impactful and responsive funding mechanisms supporting frontline feminist activism. By offering rapid, flexible financial support when it matters most, UAF strengthens the resilience, protection, and strategic power of feminist movements worldwide.

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