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$500 Giving Joy Microgrant (Fall 2026)

  • Organization: Giving Joy
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Deadline: September 30, 2026
  • Funding: Fully Funded

Giving Joy is a Massachusetts nonprofit that has funded 112 women entrepreneurs across 37 countries since 2018. Its Fall 2026 round awards one-time microgrants of up to $500 USD to women aged 18 and over, in any country, to start or grow a business, nonprofit or community project that benefits women, girls and families. You do not need to already own a business, and an idea you have not started yet is eligible. **What you get:** - A one-time microgrant of up to $500 USD, with the exact amount set by Giving Joy based on your proposed activities and available funding - Six months to carry out your project, running from the signed grant agreement - Coaching and mentorship from Giving Joy, who stay in regular contact with recipients through and beyond the grant period - A place in the alumni community where past winners share resources, advice and support - Between five and ten grants are awarded each cycle **What you'll do:** - Complete a 12 page online application, which Giving Joy estimates takes 10 to 15 minutes - Describe a specific business, organisation or activity that creates economic or social benefit for women, girls or families in your community - Give an itemised budget naming the top three to five things you would buy and their estimated cost - Explain how many women, families and community members would benefit - If selected, meet Giving Joy to review the grant agreement, deliverables and guidelines, then deliver the project within six months and submit a mid term and a final report **Key dates:** - Applications opened September 1, 2026 - Applications close September 30, 2026 - Review period October 1 to November 30, 2026, during which only shortlisted applicants are contacted - If you have not heard from Giving Joy by December 1, 2026, your application was not successful - Awards announced at the beginning of December 2026 **More information:** - The full FAQs, the 2026 cycle timeline and the five scoring criteria are published on the Giving Joy grant application page - Past winners, with their projects and countries, are listed on the Giving Joy grant winners page - Giving Joy publishes a 2025 annual report and displays a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for 2026 - Giving Joy moved to two global cycles a year in 2026, replacing four regional rounds; the Spring 2026 round closed on April 30, 2026

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Giving JoyGrant

$500 Giving Joy Microgrant (Fall 2026)

Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 ET
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 ET

About this opportunity

Giving Joy is a Massachusetts nonprofit that has funded 112 women entrepreneurs across 37 countries since 2018. Its Fall 2026 round awards one-time microgrants of up to $500 USD to women aged 18 and over, in any country, to start or grow a business, nonprofit or community project that benefits women, girls and families. You do not need to already own a business, and an idea you have not started yet is eligible.

What you get:

  • A one-time microgrant of up to $500 USD, with the exact amount set by Giving Joy based on your proposed activities and available funding
  • Six months to carry out your project, running from the signed grant agreement
  • Coaching and mentorship from Giving Joy, who stay in regular contact with recipients through and beyond the grant period
  • A place in the alumni community where past winners share resources, advice and support
  • Between five and ten grants are awarded each cycle

What you'll do:

  • Complete a 12 page online application, which Giving Joy estimates takes 10 to 15 minutes
  • Describe a specific business, organisation or activity that creates economic or social benefit for women, girls or families in your community
  • Give an itemised budget naming the top three to five things you would buy and their estimated cost
  • Explain how many women, families and community members would benefit
  • If selected, meet Giving Joy to review the grant agreement, deliverables and guidelines, then deliver the project within six months and submit a mid term and a final report

Key dates:

  • Applications opened September 1, 2026
  • Applications close September 30, 2026
  • Review period October 1 to November 30, 2026, during which only shortlisted applicants are contacted
  • If you have not heard from Giving Joy by December 1, 2026, your application was not successful
  • Awards announced at the beginning of December 2026

More information:

  • The full FAQs, the 2026 cycle timeline and the five scoring criteria are published on the Giving Joy grant application page
  • Past winners, with their projects and countries, are listed on the Giving Joy grant winners page
  • Giving Joy publishes a 2025 annual report and displays a Candid Platinum Seal of Transparency for 2026
  • Giving Joy moved to two global cycles a year in 2026, replacing four regional rounds; the Spring 2026 round closed on April 30, 2026

Who can apply

  • Open to women aged 18 and over
  • Open from any country, state or territory in the world
  • You do not need to already own a business; ideas that have not started yet are eligible
  • Your business, organisation or idea must focus on women, girls and/or families
  • Any legal field, trade, occupation or craft is accepted
  • Applications are accepted in any language that can be translated with Google Translate
  • One application per person per cycle. Past grant winners cannot apply again; unsuccessful applicants may apply in future cycles
  • Applications must be submitted through the online form. Proposals or funding requests sent by email are not considered
  • Giving Joy does not fund merchandise or stock for resale, advertising, marketing, or personal expenses unconnected to broader community impact
  • Incomplete or vague applications cannot be considered

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Good to know

  • +Free to apply, and the whole form takes ten to fifteen minutes.
  • +You do not need to own a business or register an organisation. An idea at an early stage is accepted.
  • +You can write in any language Google Translate handles.
  • +Giving Joy is a registered US nonprofit founded in 2018, and it publishes 112 past winners by name, with their projects, across 37 countries.
  • +The full timeline, the five scoring criteria and what they will not fund are all published before you apply.
  • +Your work needs to focus on women, girls or families, and that is the only subject restriction.

Worth checking yourself

  • !$500 is the maximum, not a typical award, and the final figure depends on what you propose.
  • !The odds are long. Around 8,000 applications arrive each round and roughly ten grants are made.
  • !Only shortlisted applicants are contacted. If you have not heard by 1 December you were not selected, and there is no confirmation email when you submit either.
  • !Open to women only. The first question routes anyone else to an ineligible page.
  • !The deadline is 23:59 US Eastern time on 30 September, so if you are in Asia or Oceania you lose most of that day.
  • !Giving Joy separately sells paid grant writing consulting. It is a different service and it has nothing to do with this free application.

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$500 Giving Joy Microgrant (Fall 2026)
Sep 30, 2026 23:59:00 ET