About the fund
The Tampon Tax Fund allocates funds generated from the VAT on sanitary products to projects to improve the lives of disadvantaged women and girls.
Eligibility
- the fund is open to charitable, benevolent and philanthropic organisations from across the United Kingdom
- applications should be for £1 million or more
- the value of the grant requested must not represent more than 50% of the applicant’s or consortia’s collective annual income
- applications should focus on 1 of 4 categories: homelessness and rough sleeping, violence against women and girls, music, or the general programme
- grants may be for 1 or 2 year projects
- all project activities must be concluded and funds must be spent by 31 March 2021
- applicants must include a copy of their safeguarding policy, along with a statement that confirms the applicant has effective and appropriate safeguarding procedures that protect employees, beneficiaries or volunteers from harm, and that explains how any concerns and incidents are managed
Application details
- the deadline for applications is midnight on Sunday 20 January 2019
- applicants should answer all questions on the application form
- applications received before the closing date will be assessed after the closing date
- applications received after the closing date will not be assessed
- available information and guidance relating to this round of funding is contained in the documents above
- we are not able to respond to requests for support in completing this application as this is a competitive process
Send your completed application to [email protected].
Music
Under this category we will consider applications for projects that will improve the lives of vulnerable,
disadvantaged or underrepresented women and girls through the use of music. All proposals that evidence
a clear need for, and offer activities based around music to address issues affecting vulnerable,
underprivileged or underrepresented women and girls in the United Kingdom will be considered.
In this category, we will favour proposals that:
● use music to promote better mental health and wellbeing for individuals
● provide access to instruments and equipment and space for vulnerable, disadvantaged
or underrepresented women and girls for free or for minimal cost
● offer community based provision of musical groups/choirs
● promote better mental health for female artists/musicians in the workplace
● offer new innovations and technological solutions which enable disabled women and
girls the opportunity to participate in making music
● provide alternative pathways to careers in the music industry for underrepresented
women and girls
● use music as therapy
In this category, we will particularly welcome proposals which involve collaborations between music
sector organisations and organisations working to address the needs of women with multiple
disadvantages and complex needs where mainstream provision is not always appropriate
This fund is aimed specifically at women and girls. Therefore we will not be able to fund projects which
focus on children generally or take a whole community approach.
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/tampon-tax-fund-application-form-2019-2020-funding-round
