Civic Engagement Microgrant Program
Funding Amount
$1,000 - $4,000
Deadline
Deadline not published
Grant Type
Foundation
Deadline history & next window
- Cycle
- Annual
- Tracked since
- April 2026
Source: the cycle recorded on this listing. Confirm dates with the funder.
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Eligible organizations
- Graduate student-led science policy groups
- Science policy organizations at universities and research institutions across the U.S
Other requirements
- Postdoctoral researcher-led science policy groups
Overview
Geographic Scope: United States
Eligibility:
- Graduate student-led science policy groups
- Postdoctoral researcher-led science policy groups
- Science policy organizations at universities and research institutions across the U.S.
Focus Areas:
- Civic engagement and educational outreach activities
- Science policy advocacy
- Community engagement on societal benefits and local impact of scientific research
- Science communication
- Health and science policy
- Environmental science and climate change
- Data visualization and science communication tools
- Building collaborative efforts between STEM and social scientists
Program Features:
- Supports initiation of new science policy groups (up to two years of seed funding)
- Encourages high-impact virtual programming (podcasting, webinars, data visualization)
- Participants invited to science policy and advocacy course developed with FASEB (Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology)
- 'Science Meets Science' program funds awards focusing on interdisciplinary collaboration between STEM and social scientists
Contact Information:
- Research!America
- 241 18th St South, Suite 501
- Arlington, VA 22202
- Phone: 703-739-2577
- Email: [email protected]
What Researchamerica actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2023 — the most recent filing with itemized grants
Researchamerica reported $49K in grants for 2025 as a total without an itemized list; the grant details below are from 2023, its most recent itemized filing.
- Grants in 2023
- 1
- Total given
- $230K
- Median grant
- $230K
- By dollars: California 100%. Top recipient cities: San Francisco, CA.
Example grants
University of California San Francisco Foundation · San Francisco, CA
Research!america innovation prize supporting dr. nevan krogan
$230K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Science research
- Education
- STEM education
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