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Grants for Individuals - Social Advocacy

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LIFT โ€“ Early Career Support for Native Artists
$15,000
Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 3, 2025

This program provides $15,000 in funding and professional support to emerging Native artists in the U.S. to develop new projects that address community issues and promote cultural expression.

Youth
Individuals
Community Food Systems Fellowship
$5,000
Vital Village Network
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2024

This fellowship provides emerging leaders with training, resources, and funding to promote equitable and resilient local food systems, focusing on food justice and community-driven solutions.

Food and Nutrition
Individuals
Wellik Foundation Spring Grant
Contact for amount
The Wellik Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 16, 2025

This grant provides funding to Arizona-based nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and tribal entities to support projects that enhance the western lifestyle and address community needs in Wickenburg, including education, healthcare, and the arts.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Community Development Block Grant, Emergency Solutions Grant, and HOME Investment Partnership Program
$1,000,000
City of Toledo Department of Housing and Community Development
Local

Application Deadline

Feb 6, 2026

Date Added

Nov 22, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and certified community development organizations in Toledo for housing preservation, homelessness prevention, and neighborhood revitalization projects.

Housing
Nonprofits
Infant Mortality Prevention Network Program
$118,250
King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 17, 2024

This funding opportunity provides financial support to community organizations in King County focused on reducing infant mortality and addressing racial disparities in health outcomes, particularly for African American, Native American, and Pacific Islander populations.

Health
Nonprofits
Special Window Call for Proposals under Sub-Programme One
$40,000
United Nations Voluntary Trust Fund for Victims of Trafficking in Persons
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 23, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations working to assist victims of human trafficking, particularly focusing on vulnerable groups such as women, children, and marginalized communities in the Asia-Pacific and Latin America & the Caribbean regions.

Health
Nonprofits
Community Engaged Research (CEnR) Pilot Grant Program
$50,000
University of Maryland, Baltimore Institute for Clinical and Translational Research
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 1, 2025

This funding opportunity provides up to $50,000 for faculty members at select Maryland universities to collaborate with community organizations on innovative research projects that address public health challenges and aim for measurable outcomes within a year.

Health
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Envisioning Justice Grants - Individuals
$5,000
Illinois Humanities
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Apr 24, 2025

This funding opportunity provides up to $5,000 for individuals in Illinois to use arts and humanities projects to address and challenge the impacts of mass incarceration, particularly focusing on marginalized communities.

Arts
Individuals
UpPrize Social Innovation Challenge
$125,000
Innovation Works
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 23, 2025

This grant provides financial support to social entrepreneurs developing technology-driven solutions for pressing societal issues, with separate tracks for early-stage and advanced-stage ventures.

Community Development
Small businesses
Westly Prize
$40,000
The Westly Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Sep 20, 2024

This grant provides financial support to young social innovators in California who are developing creative solutions to community challenges across various fields, including education, health, and technology.

Youth
Individuals
Working Assumptions Project Grant
$10,000
Working Assumptions
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

May 5, 2025

This grant provides $10,000 to individuals and collaborative pairs for innovative visual storytelling projects that explore themes of family through photography and photo-based art.

Arts
Individuals
Douglas C. Anderson Bird Conservation Mini-Grant
$1,000
Chicago Ornithological Society
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Feb 3, 2025

This funding opportunity supports educators and community organizations in Chicago to engage youth in projects that promote bird conservation and education, particularly in areas near Jackson Park.

Recreation
Nonprofits
NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
$70,000
National Academy of Education
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This fellowship provides financial support and professional development for early-career scholars conducting research in education, helping them advance their academic careers.

Education
Individuals
Regular Grants & Seed Grants
$10,000
Fund for Investigative Journalism (FIJ)
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Jul 19, 2025

This funding opportunity supports independent investigative journalists in the U.S. to pursue in-depth reporting on issues of public interest that expose wrongdoing and hold powerful institutions accountable.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Individuals
Edges of Possibility
$10,000
Unearthodox
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 4, 2025

This initiative provides funding and support for innovative individuals working on transformative environmental and social change projects that challenge conventional systems and prioritize care for people and nature.

Environment
Individuals