GoogleOrg Impact Challenge for Women and Girls 2021 ($2 million in Funding)

Deadline: April 19, 2021

Applications are open for the GoogleOrg Impact Challenge for Women and Girls 2021. The GoogleOrg Impact Challenge for Women and Girls commits $25 million to fund organizations creating pathways to prosperity for women and girls.

Gender inequity is one of the most urgent challenges we face as a society, and COVID-19 has put the economic future of women and girls at even greater risk. At Google.org, they believe that solving big problems requires collective action, and the people closest to the challenges are often those closest to the solution.

They want to support organizations helping women and girls turn their economic potential into power: from programs addressing systemic barriers to economic equality, to those cultivating entrepreneurship, developing financial independence, and more.

Funding

• Each selected organization will receive between $300,000 and $2 million in funding and other support from Google. The selected organizations will be announced in late 2021.

Eligibility

• Open to any not-for-profit charity, other not-for-profit organization, public or private academic or research institution, or for-profit social enterprise company with a project that has an explicit charitable purpose.
• They’re looking for innovators who understand the needs within both their local communities and countries.
• Your organization must have a registered office in your country of residence. Organizations located in Crimea, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, or Syria and projects in those countries are not eligible to apply.
• Unfortunately, individuals without organizational affiliation are ineligible.

Selection Criteria

• Impact: How will the proposed project create pathways to prosperity for women and girls or empower them to reach their full economic potential, and to what extent? Is the application grounded in research and data about the problem and the solution? How many people will be affected if successful and to what extent?
• Innovation: What is the core insight or innovation that differentiates this project from others, in philosophy or execution? What makes the proposed project unique?
• Feasibility: Does your team have a well-developed, realistic plan, along with the right expertise and skills, to execute on the proposal? Has your team identified the right partners and domain experts for implementation? To best understand the needs of those you’re serving, does your team have women in positions of leadership?
• Scalability: If successful, how can this project scale beyond the initial proposal? Can it scale directly, serve as a model for other efforts, or advance the field?

Application

There will be a two-stage application process, and applications must be submitted in English. In Stage 1, organizations submit their proposals for charitable projects creating pathways to prosperity for women and girls.

Applications close at 23:59 GMT on April 9, 2021. Google.org will invite high-potential organizations to submit additional project information in Stage 2.

Click here to apply

For more information, visit Google.org Impact Challenge.