Social Advocacy Grants

This funding opportunity supports organizations that promote public awareness and understanding of developmental disabilities, aiming to enhance community inclusion for individuals with these disabilities across Alabama.

This funding opportunity supports innovative projects that enhance education, employment, community supports, or health outcomes for individuals with developmental disabilities in Alabama.

This grant provides financial support to organizations in Maine that are led by and serve the LGBTQ+ community, focusing on projects that address health care access, violence prevention, and the needs of underserved populations.

This funding opportunity provides $1 million to Indigenous-led organizations and federally recognized Tribes in the U.S. to support climate resilience, ecosystem protection, and cultural restoration initiatives rooted in Indigenous knowledge.

This fellowship provides financial support and resources to U.S.-based individuals and collectives working on innovative public initiatives that unite communities to tackle pressing social issues.

This funding opportunity supports community-driven initiatives in Missouri that address the root causes of health disparities by reshaping policies and building community power.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in the U.S. that focus on protecting children from abuse and exploitation or promoting anti-hate and anti-bullying educational initiatives, with specific geographic restrictions for the latter.

This funding opportunity provides financial support for community-led initiatives in Ohio aimed at improving maternal health outcomes, particularly for underserved populations, by addressing healthcare access and social determinants of health.

This grant provides financial support to Oakland-based organizations focused on promoting racial justice through storytelling, collaboration, and community healing initiatives.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to organizations that will help improve diabetes prevention and management for underserved populations by offering expertise, training, and resources to enhance health equity.

This grant provides funding to organizations that promote vaccine confidence and health equity through partnerships and educational outreach, particularly targeting underserved populations across the United States.

This grant provides financial support to Maine-based organizations that empower women and girls through programs focused on financial literacy, health education, leadership development, or policy advocacy.

This funding opportunity supports U.S. and Canadian organizations in creating public diplomacy projects that foster mutual understanding and cooperation between the two countries, focusing on shared interests like innovation, security, and cultural exchange.

This funding initiative provides financial support to nonprofit organizations in Davie County that deliver essential programs aimed at improving the lives of women and children, focusing on areas such as abuse prevention, housing, and mental health services.

This funding opportunity provides financial support to healthcare systems and organizations to improve Hepatitis C prevention, testing, and treatment for individuals with substance use disorders and severe mental illness, particularly in communities affected by homelessness.

This funding opportunity provides $10,000 grants to grassroots organizations in the Northwest that are led by or serve BIPOC communities, focusing on addressing systemic injustices and inequitable policies.

The Social Justice Fund Northwest (SJF) has announced its 2025 Mountain West Organizing Grant, a two-year funding opportunity focused on grassroots organizing in under-resourced regions of the Mountain West. SJF, known for advancing collective liberation through community-led grantmaking, supports movements for racial, economic, and gender justice across a five-state region including Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming. Historically, a disproportionate amount of SJF’s funding has gone to urban hubs like Seattle and Portland. This new cycle emphasizes equitable redistribution of resources toward rural and reservation communities, particularly those in Idaho, Montana, Oregon (Mountain West region), and Wyoming. The grant provides $25,000 per year for two years, totaling $50,000 per awarded organization. The funding supports community organizing efforts aimed at building grassroots power. Eligible projects may include public advocacy, base-building, coalition-building, local and state-level policy work, gender-based violence prevention, immigration justice, anti-hate organizing, equitable access to housing and healthcare, labor or farmworker organizing, and more. SJF clarifies that the listed focus areas are not exhaustive, encouraging a broad range of grassroots organizing work that aligns with their framework. Eligibility is limited to nonprofit organizations, tribal agencies, or fiscally sponsored projects working within SJF’s community organizing model. Applicants must be operating in the target Mountain West states. Additional priority is given to groups with annual budgets under $500,000, those led by Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)—defined as having at least 51% BIPOC leadership—and organizations working in rural areas, small towns, or reservation communities as defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Applications for the 2025 cycle opened on July 10, 2025, and will close on August 14, 2025. An optional informational session will be held on Monday, July 28, 2025, from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Mountain Time (4:00–5:30 p.m. Pacific Time). Interested applicants are encouraged to register for the session through the SJF website. Grant award notifications will be announced in October 2025. SJF accepts applications through their online Grants Portal. Questions regarding eligibility or application procedures should be directed to the Grantmaking & Impact team at Grants@SocialJusticeFund.org. It is advised that applicants contact SJF well before the deadline if clarification is needed, noting that SJF offices are closed on Fridays. All prospective applicants are encouraged to subscribe to the SJF newsletter and follow the funder on social media for updates and additional funding opportunities.

This grant provides funding for a violence reduction initiative in Syracuse that combines street outreach and social work to address gun violence and support trauma recovery for affected individuals and families.

This grant provides financial support to individual artists and collaboratives in the U.S. for enhancing their documentation and archiving efforts related to socially engaged art practices.

This funding opportunity provides multi-year financial support to civil legal aid organizations in Washington that assist low-income residents through legal representation, advocacy, and systemic reform efforts.