Mobilize Power Fund

To apply for the Mobilize Power Fund, we’ll need the following information for a complete application:

Basic Information: Contact information, group description, and a brief (1-2 sentence) description of your application.

Project Budget: Please include the full budget for the project you want to fund, even if it exceeds your requested amount. Please download and use this Project Budget template.

Group / Organizational Budget: Please include your group or organization's budget of your current calendar or fiscal year (if applicable). Please download and use this Organizational Budget template.

If you are an independent 501(c)(3): IRS Letter for your Organization

If you are Fiscally Sponsored:

1. Fiscal Sponsor’s Organizational Budget
2. Fiscal Sponsor’s 501(c)(3) IRS Letter
3. Current Fiscal Sponsor Agreement signed by both parties

Answers to our Project Narrative Questions: We accept project narratives as written applications, selfie video submissions, OR through an interview call. Please download and use this Project Narrative template. Project narrative questions are below. 

• Written narratives should be no more than 4 pages in length uploaded to our grant portal. 
• Video narratives should be no more than 10 minutes in length with a link to the video uploaded to our grant portal.
• Interview calls should be scheduled by emailing programs@thirdwavefund.org or by calling 917-387-1262 ext. 901 before the last Tuesday of every month and completed by 5 pm ET on the application due date (first Tuesday of every grant-making month). 

• Please note: Due to limited staff capacity, depending on the number of requests we get each month, we may not be able to accommodate your group for an interview call. We aim to prioritize phone interviews for groups for which a written narrative is not accessible, as well as groups led by BIPOC trans people, groups led by young people under 25, groups with no tax status, Spanish-speaking groups, and groups based in U.S. territories.

1. Please describe the purpose and structure of your organization. Include a brief overview of your ongoing or long-term programming, projects, and campaigns. If you are applying as a partnership or coalition, provide a brief description of each group or organization.
2. Context: Tell us about the situation your project is responding to, why your response is time sensitive and requires a pivot from your organization’s ongoing work, and how your response to the situation is connected to gender justice.
3. Proposed work: Tell us about the project you are seeking funding for. Please include a detailed timeline, a breakdown of the specific activities that will make up this project, and how your strategies and activities strengthen the organizing and movement building power of your community. 
4. Please tell us how directly impacted people and communities are in leadership and decision-making roles within your group/organization and the project you’re applying for. Please specify if / how young BIWOC^* and/or young TIGNCBIPOC^** are in leadership and decision-making roles and how they benefit from your project.
5. For partnerships only: How did your groups decide to work together on this issue? What is your history of collaboration, if any? What roles will each group/organization have in this project?​

_{* Black, Indigenous, women of color (transgender and cisgender)}

_{**Trans, intersex, nonbinary, and gender non-conforming Black, Indigenous, people of color}

Third Wave Fund has a new process for applying to our grantmaking programs!  

• You will need to submit the above application materials to our online portal using the instructions below.

To submit your application:

1. Go to proteus.fluxx.io.

2. Login or create an account: 

• For returning applicants & grantees: If you have previously applied to any of Third Wave Fund or Proteus Fund's grantmaking programs but have not used our new application system before, use the "Forgot Password" function with your email address to reset your password and access your account.

• For new applicants: Select "Register" and create your account.

• Once your account has been created, login to apply.

3. Once you have logged in, select “Apply for Funding” and then “Apply for Third Wave Fund” and then “Apply for Mobilize Power Fund.”

4. From there, you will be guided to submit the information we need for your application. 

• For returning applicants & grantees:  If you have previously applied to any of Third Wave Fund or Proteus Fund's grantmaking programs, Fluxx will auto-populate your organizational information and materials into your application. You can update this information as you fill out the application. To update your mailing address, go to “My Org.” 

5. Once you have submitted your application, you will receive a confirmation email directly from Fluxx, and your application will be listed under “Submitted Requests” in your account. If we have any follow up questions or need any additional materials, you will be notified through the email address attached to your account and your application will be moved to “Requests to Edit.” In “Requests to Edit,” you can see what materials or information is needed and make changes there. 

6. You will be able to see where your application is in the decision-making process through your account on Fluxx. We typically approve grants 4 weeks after the deadline, and funds are typically released within 5-8 weeks after the deadline. You can expect to receive a notification email about whether your application was approved for a grant or not within 4-6 weeks of the application deadline.

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Questions about submitting your application materials?

If you have questions about submitting your application or using our new application system through Fluxx, please contact programs@thirdwavefund.org.