AAUW Community Action Grants

Cycle

Annual

Next expected

August 1, 2027

Tracked since

September 2026

Deadlines typically fall in: August

From the program guidelines: “Applications open August 1 each year; deadlines vary.”

• Hana Arts

  Hana, HI · 2025

  $10K

• Women in Bio

  Dallas, TX · 2025

  $10K

• Association for Community Empowerment Solutions

  Savannah, GA · 2025

  $10K

• Girls Inc of the Central Coast

  Salinas, CA · 2025

  $10K

• Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

  Cold Spring Harbor, NY · 2025

  $10K

153 grants in American Association of University Women Inc's 2019–2025 filings reference “AAUW Community Action Grants” in their stated purpose. Amounts and places as reported by the funder.

Grants in 2025

28

Total given

$640K

Median grant

$10K

Range

$6,325–$119K

• 20% of its 2025 grant dollars went to recipients in District of Columbia, where this grant's project is located.
• By dollars: California 23%, District of Columbia 20%, Texas 16%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Miami, FL; Washington, DC.
• 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
• 82% of recipients were new grantees, not repeat recipients.

Example grants

• Correia & Puth PLLC · Washington, DC

  Legal advocacy fund

  $119K

• University of California Irvine Foundation · Irvine, CA

  Legal advocacy fund

  $115K

• TB Robinson Law Group PLLC · Houston, TX

  Legal advocacy fund

  $85K

• University of Buffalo School of Law · Buffalo, TN

  Legal advocacy fund

  $60K

• The Fierberg National Law Group PLLC · Traverse City, MI

  Legal advocacy fund

  $25K