Feminist Tech Groups Can Apply for Grants of Up to $100,000

Internet access continues to grow worldwide, but progress toward closing the digital gender gap has stalled. According to 2025 data from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), 77% of men are online compared with 71% of women, leaving roughly 280 million more men than women connected to the internet.

The global gender parity score has also remained at 0.92 since 2019, indicating that despite years of expansion in internet access, the gap between men and women has not narrowed.

At the same time, many organizations working to address inequality are facing serious funding challenges. UN Women says that following the largest year-on-year decline in development assistance on record, almost nine out of 10 women’s organizations are unable to meet demand for their services.

$100,000 Grants for Feminist Technology Activism

A new funding initiative is seeking to support organizations using technology to advance feminist movements.

Seed, Grow & Sustain 3.0 will distribute $1.75 million over two years through the Numun Fund. The funding will be provided as flexible, multi-year core grants to groups involved in feminist technology activism.

Numun describes itself as the first fund focused specifically on feminist technology organizing across the Larger Majority World, a term it uses for communities outside Western Europe, North America, Australia and New Zealand.

The program offers three grant levels:

• Seed ($10,000–$20,000): For emerging collectives and organizations that are new to feminist technology work.
• Grow ($20,000–$50,000): For groups with at least two years of organizing experience seeking to strengthen their networks, strategies or impact.
• Sustain ($50,000–$100,000): For established movement organizations leading local or regional initiatives.

The grants provide core, flexible funding, meaning recipients can use the money for essential needs such as staff salaries, digital security and organizational strategy rather than being restricted to specific project expenses.

Eligible activities include technology research and development, digital campaigns, online safety training, policy advocacy and other forms of feminist technology organizing.

The program is also open to unregistered groups and online-only initiatives, with applicants required to have a minimum of two people.

Applications close on Sunday, September 6, 2026.