Investing in Women Funding Program (2020)

The NSW Government have announced that applications for the 2020 Investing in Women Funding Program are now open.

The Investing in Women funding program funds NSW organisations to develop and implement projects that support:

Improve women’s financial wellbeing and security and support diverse and flexible employment opportunities for women and girls
Promote and support a holistic approach to women’s health across the lifespan
Support women’s engagement through social networks, access to information and building confidence using diverse representation of women and girls.

Funding categories

The 2020 Investing in Women grant program will fund projects according to stages of development. There are three categories for this grant round. A total of $400,000 is available in this round.

Explore and scope — Up to $25,000
Projects that are at an early stage and organisations are looking to explore and develop a project.
Test and Grow — Up to $50,000
Projects that have been scoped and investigated and are ready to be tested or projects that have been tested and are showing positive outcomes and seek testing/piloting on a larger scale.
Replication and sustainability — Up to $100,000
Projects that have been tested and show strong outcomes, have demonstrated ongoing viability and are looking to be taken to the next level of impact and self-sustainability.

Focus Priority areas

Projects should fit within one of these priority areas and can be guided by the goals for these focus areas;

Economic Opportunity and Advancement — Projects should contribute to improving women’s financial wellbeing and security, and support diverse and flexible employment opportunities for women and girls.
Health and wellbeing — Projects should contribute to promoting and supporting a holistic approach to women’s health across the lifespan. The context is that women’s physical, social and economic potential is maximised when they are healthy and their health needs are addressed.
Participation and Empowerment — Projects should contribute to supporting women’s engagement through social networks, access to information and building confidence using diverse representations of women and girls.

Read the full program guidelines for examples of suitable projects.