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Amber Grant (WomensNet)

Amber Grant

Status

Closes in 19 days

Applications close 2026-10-31.

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Amount
$50,000

Cash grant. Official page: 'at least $30,000 every month' (three $10,000 grants per month) plus three $50,000 year-end grants. The earlier $15 application fee is not mentioned on the programme page; the FAQ previously said fee waivers are available.

Funder

WomensNet

private · national

Deadline: Fixed cut-off dates — Monthly cut-offs. Current cutoff for the next $10,000 Amber Grant is 31 October 2026; three $10,000 grants are awarded each month and three $50,000 year-end grants are drawn from monthly winners.

Your odds
Not published

This funder does not publish a success rate. We rank it using the rate observed across similar programmes and label it as an estimate rather than implying we know.

Effort
moderate

Moderate — a form and supporting documents.

Who can apply

'your business is 50% women-owned, and is based in the United States or Canada — you're eligible to apply'. So this is a two-country programme (US and Canada), not worldwide. All business categories including non-profits are eligible.

How to apply

  1. Complete the short online application describing yourself and your business. — link
  2. Pay the $15 application fee (waivers available by emailing WomensNet).
  3. Monthly winner selected by the WomensNet advisory board; monthly winners are then considered for the year-end $50,000 grants.

What you will need

Related reading: How grant deadlines actually work · UEI and SAM.gov registration, explained

Apply on the funder's site

Source. https://ambergrantsforwomen.com/about-us/faq-online-grants-for-women/

"your business is 50% women-owned, and is based in the United States or Canada — you're eligible to apply"

Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026

Source: ambergrantsforwomen.com

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