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Action for Women's Health Challenge is sponsored by Pivotal Ventures. A global initiative by Pivotal Ventures, led by Melinda French Gates, providing substantial grants to nonprofits focused on women's health, including organizations in Kenya.
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Action for Women's Health Submission Manager Action for Women's Health There are presently no open calls for submissions. Application for Action for Women's Health closed on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 4:00 p. m.
U.S. Central Time. Action for Women’s Health is a $250 million global open call launched by Pivotal that will fund organizations around the world that are improving women’s mental and physical health. Each awardee will receive flexible funding between $1 million and $5 million USD.
Eligible organizations serve women and have a record of improving women’s mental or physical health. They should center equity in their approach and be poised to scale their work to strengthen the health of more women. Organizations from around the world are invited to apply.
Before applying, complete the Organizational Readiness Tool and refer to the Open Call Rules to help determine eligibility and to ensure that your organization is a strong fit for the Open Call. Take some time to review the application, which is accessible in PDF form here . Interested organizations must register to apply before 4 p.
m. U.S. Central Time on Tuesday, December 3, 2024 . Complete applications are due before 4 p.
m. U.S. Central Time on Friday, January 10, 2025 . Valid applications will be scored by four fellow applicants during Participatory Review in March 2025.
Top-scoring applicants will advance to Evaluation Panel Review, where they will be scored by four Evaluation Panel Reviewers. Scores will be adjusted to ensure fairness. Action for Women’s Health will select awardees from among top-rated organizations, giving each awardee flexible funding between $1 million and $5 million.
The Action for Women’s Health Open Call awardees will be announced by the end of 2025. If you have registered for Action for Women’s Health, you will have received a confirmation email confirming your registration. Within the hour, you will have received another email containing instructions for accessing the Open Call’s application.
All communications regarding Action for Women's Health, including answers to submitted questions, will be sent from actionforwomenshealth@submittable. com. Please safelist this address with your email service provider in addition to Submittable notification emails to ensure that you receive all open call reminders, updates, and information, as well as answers to your inquiries.
Please find a brief how-to here . You may access a recording of the Action for Women's Health Pre-Registration Webinar, held on October 23, here . This webinar covers an overview of the Action for Women's Health open call, a demonstration of the registration platform, and answers to some frequently asked questions.
You may access a recording of the Action for Women's Health Pre-Application Webinar, held on December 12, here . The webinar provided an overview of the Open Call application process, information about the review process and next steps, and ended with a live Q&A session. The webinar was provided in English, with interpretations in International Sign Language (ISL), Spanish, and French.
You can access the ISL interpretation here , the Spanish interpretation here , and the French interpretation here .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: Nonprofit organizations worldwide, including those in Kenya, focusing on women's health. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
Action for Women's Health Challenge is funded by Pivotal Ventures. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
This listing is flagged as international in scope. Check the official notice for country-specific restrictions before applying.
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