Support vital abortion stigma busting efforts today!
DONATEThe International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma (inroads) is thrilled to open its 2023 round of funding to support the care, resistance, and persistence of abortion stigma-busting groups worldwide leading vital efforts to co-create a future where people can access and experience abortion on their own terms.
The purpose of our Bloom Grants (from USD 1,000 to 5,000) is to support the ongoing work of your group: this could include organizational core needs, including healing, well-being, and community care needs, and ongoing, innovative stigma reduction projects or activities that can nourish the global abortion stigma-busting community.
Deadline to apply: August 16, 2023 at 9PM UTC.
Location: Abortion stigma exists in every country of the world, so our grants are open to abortion stigma-busting groups worldwide without any geographical restrictions.
Bloom Grants are small and flexible grants designed for abortion stigma-busting organizations and collectives that need funds to strengthen their core needs, including capacity, care, and organizational health, as well as project-based needs, or to cultivate an innovative abortion stigma reduction project.
The grants will range in size from USD 1,000 to 5,000 and will support up to 10 grassroots groups, organizations, and collectives working towards dismantling abortion stigma to build a world where abortion care is accessible, stigma-free, and centered around the needs of those who need it.
These Bloom Grants are aimed at grassroots members who are usually excluded from funding resources and who face multiple injustices in any country. To be eligible for this grants, you need to meet the following eligibility criteria:
The application process will be carried out by completing and submitting the application form available here in English, French, and Spanish. Submissions are open until August 16, 2023 at 9PM UTC.
The application form has been designed to allow you to save your application before submitting it so you can work on your answers. To prepare for the application, we encouraged you to use the template form in EN,ES and FR. You can also review additional guidelines with information to keep at hand to apply here.
We are committed to reimagining traditional grantmaking practices so that our community can define and determine a resource distribution that is aligned with their vision, goals, context, and needs. After all, they are the experts, and it is our commitment to ensure they hold the power. Learn more about inroads participatory grantmaking practices here.
The Bloom grants have a participatory decision-making model that follows these steps: (1) Applications are screened for basic eligibility requirements by inroads staff; (2) Eligible applicants each participate in a review and rating process of all other eligible applications. (3) A due diligence process is completed by the grants team at inroads; and (4) Grantees are finalized and grants are awarded.
We plan to make award notifications by November 6, 2023. This may change if we receive more applications than anticipated.
Note: Participating in the review process of some of the other grant candidates is an essential step for candidates to be eligible for the grant themselves.
Application form opens | July 17, 2023 |
Spaces for questions in the inroads Community Workspace (iCW) | July 19, 2023 |
Proposal submission deadline | August 16, 2023, at 9PM UTC |
Eligibility & fit review | August 17-31, 2023 |
First selection & notifications | August 31 - September 7, 2023 |
Guidance and assignments for the participatory review process | September 15, 2023 |
Participatory review and selection | September 15 - October 17, 2023 |
Due diligence & Award notifications | November 6, 2023 - November 16, 2023 |
Period of performance | 1 year* |
*Kindly note that these grants performance period can be flexible and no-cost extensions are possible
Deadline to apply: August 16, 2023 at 9PM UTC.
For issues with the application form or for questions that cannot be answered by the guidance or grants page details, please contact MemberSupport@makeinroads.org with details and screenshots if possible. Please note that our office will be closed from August 7 to 13, so any emails will be answered on August 14-15.