Apply for Giving Joy Micro Grant Program 2025 (North and South America)

At Giving Joy, they are committed to expanding the support for women-led initiatives worldwide. To give more women the opportunity to apply for the micro-grants, they are excited to announce a new application schedule tailored by geographic region. This approach allows them to dedicate focused time to each region, considering local nuances and innovations.

Funding Information

• Grants are up to $500.00 (five hundred) USD.
• The grant period is six months.

Eligibility Criteria

• Women ages 18 and up.
• You can apply for a grant from any country or state or territory in the world.
• You can propose activities in any field, trade, occupation, or craft. However, your business/organization/idea must focus on women, girls and/or families. And all activities must be LEGAL!

Evaluation Criteria

• Giving Joy staff then evaluate applications based on the following criteria:
  • Proposed grant activities align with the Giving Joy activities
  • Innovative use of grant funding to achieve activities
  • Demonstrated grant impact to the applicant, her family, and community (multiplied impact)
  • Based on these scoring criteria Giving Joy will shortlist between 10 applications per grant round.
  • Due to the volume of applications they receive, they can only inform those who are shortlisted.

Application Requirements

• Make sure you fill out ALL fields of the online application form. An incomplete application will not be considered.
• Your proposed grant activities MUST have a social benefit to your community and MUST go beyond financial aspects of your business. The more social impact you can illustrate through your idea – the better and the greater your chances of winning the grant.
• They will NOT support activities related to the purchase of merchandise, stock, advertisements, or marketing for personal use.
• Be as specific as possible, particularly regarding how you will use the grant funds. For example, if you plan on using the grant for a community event, a training, scholarships, etc. please include a detailed list of the activity you will develop including estimated costs, what the event will include, who is the target audience, and how the event will impact women, girls, and families.
• Include, as much as possible, qualitative information related to the grant impact (ex. training for 10 women, each women will train an additional 10 women, ultimately impacting 20 families and 50 children in the community).

For more information, visit Giving Joy Grants.