Third Wave Fund is currently accepting applications for its Mobilize Power Fund 2026. Interested applicants are encouraged to click here to learn more about this opportunity and apply for it.
About Third Wave Fund - Mobilize Power Fund
The Mobilize Power Fund is a rapid response fund that resources gender justice organizations to adapt or pivot their work when met with unanticipated, time-sensitive opportunities or threats to their movement building work and organizing conditions. The Mobilize Power Fund prioritizes organizations that are responding to specific incidents or changes of circumstances that have occurred in the last six months. This can include rapid response mobilizations, healing justice work, conflict resolution/conflict transformation, community accountability, mutual aid, direct actions, emergency safety, security, and defense needs, and more.
Benefits of Third Wave Fund - Mobilize Power Fund
- ​Grants can be made for up to $10,000 USD. Partnership or coalitions of two or more groups can request up to $20,000 USD.
Third Wave Fund - Mobilize Power Fund Requirements
- Eligible applicants must be gender justice organizations based in the United States or U.S. territories. Eligible territories include American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Organizations must be rooted in and accountable to communities impacted by gender oppression. Individuals, non-community-based service models, and groups outside eligible regions are not eligible.
Application Date and Process
To submit your application:
- Go to proteus.fluxx.io.
- 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:
- Click ‘Register Now’ on the bottom right of your screen.
- Complete the registration form, ensuring you’ve provided answers to the required fields marked with an asterisk (*). Click ‘Submit Request.’
- You will receive a verification email allowing you to set up a password. Please note that this verification link is only valid for 24 hours.
- You can log in after you’ve verified your account and chosen your password.
- Once logged in, click on “Open Grant Opportunities” listed on the left side menu. Click “Third Wave Fund - Mobilize Power Fund” to begin your application.
- Please reach out to [email protected] if you need any assistance logging into your account or experience technical issues within the application.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about submitting your application materials?
If you have questions about submitting your application or using our new application system through Fluxx, please contact [email protected].
Application Deadline
02 June, 2026
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