Alliance for Early Success Grants

Alliance for Early Success Grants

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Alliance for Early Success
Last Updated: September 24, 2025

Summary

The Alliance for Early Success offers grants to support early childhood advocacy at both state and national levels. These grants focus on scaling impacts, enhancing advocacy effectiveness, and elevating marginalized voices. Eligible organizations must be tax-exempt and align with the Alliance's mission, while avoiding lobbying or funding for individual programs. Partnerships are encouraged to maximize collaborative efforts. The grants are flexible, allowing recipients to utilize funds as needed to bolster their advocacy initiatives.

Overview

NOTE: Please note that grant applications to the Alliance for Early Success are by invitation only. Strategic Investments The Alliance for Early Success makes two types of grants: funding for state organizations working to scale early childhood impacts and outcomes, andfunding for leading national organizations that support that state-level advocacy. The Alliance’s grants are provided on a highly flexible basis. They are state-led, which means we let states tell us where the opportunities are. Our state advocacy grants are also core operating grants, which means grantees can use them in any way they need in order to support their birth-through-eight policy advocacy. Core Strategies Both our state and national investments are made in support of the three core strategies our theory of change: Accelerate Advocacy Effectiveness through a staff and a national advocacy community that deliver technical assistance, peer exchange, and support. Elevate Antiracist Priorities in advocacy organizations through advisory work, resources, and grants; in our own organization through learning and process improvement.Expand State Advocacy Community through granting, support of traditionally marginalized advocacy voices, and catalyzing coalitions.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. The Alliance invests in state and national not-for-profit organizations whose missions align with our outcome map and our Birth Through Eight State Policy Framework. All organizations must be tax-exempt and follow charitable purpose guidelines set by the IRS. Indirect expenses may not exceed 10% of any total request.National technical assistance organizations with a mission and goals that are consistent with the Alliance for Early Success can submit an idea for consideration.

Ineligibility

The Alliance does not invest in:LobbyingOrganizations outside the United StatesIndividuals, programs, or schoolsPolitical, social, or fraternal organizationsCapitol investments, loans, or scholarships