Grants for Grassroots Organizations provide funding for organizations and programs in this focus area. Sources include federal agencies, state programs, and private foundations. Use the listings below to find current opportunities, eligibility requirements, and deadlines — and apply directly to the funder when you find a fit.
Seed Grants Purpose: Support new (often less than 1 year old) environmental projects. Geographic Scope: New England region Focus Areas: Environmental sustainability, healthy, just, and safe…
Seeding Advocacy Overview: Seeding Justice's policy and advocacy-focused grantmaking program designed to support organizations doing policy and advocacy work as part of movement building. Status:…
Seeding Justice General Grantmaking Program Overview: Seeding Justice's primary grantmaking program that uses participatory grantmaking (PGM) to support social change organizing. The organization has…
Overview _Note: This grant opportunity is currently closed_ About Seeding Justice We build collective power by transforming philanthropy and funding movements, in the pursuit of justice and…
Seeding the Movement Fund Overview: Seeding the Movement Fund grants support grassroots organizing led by people from their communities. The fund supports transformative grassroots organizing with a…
Seeding Wayne County Grant Program Status: ACTIVE Funder: Wayne Metropolitan Community Action Amount: US $1,000 - US $7,500 Last Updated: November 20, 2025 Summary The Seeding Wayne County Grant…
SeedMoney Challenge Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Seedmoney Amount: US $100 - US $1,000 Last Updated: March 27, 2026 Summary SeedMoney Challenge is a global crowdfunding initiative designed to support…
SeedMoney Crowdfunding Competition Award Amount: Up to $1,000 Eligibility: Any public food garden project Geographic Scope: Worldwide Funding Type: Group crowdfunding competition Focus Areas: Public…
Overview Who We Are Today, our purpose remains as our founders originally envisioned. Dedicated to Indigenous Peoples’ self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations. Founded in 1977,…
Sex Worker Giving Circle Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Third Wave Fund Amount: Up to US $350,000 Last Updated: March 02, 2026 Summary The Sex Worker Giving Circle Grant, launched by the Third Wave…
Shaping a Healthy and Inclusive Future Together (SHIFT) Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: Foundation for A Healthy Kentucky Inc. Amount: US $10,000 - US $50,000 Last Updated: April 14, 2025 Summary The…
Shared Gifting Cohorts Purpose: A grant program offering shared gifting opportunities through cohorts. Geographic Scope: New England region Focus Areas: Environmental sustainability, healthy, just,…
Shickley Community Foundation Grants Funder: Shickley Community Foundation Inc (Nebraska, US) Geographic Scope: Shickley, Nebraska area Award Frequency: Grants are awarded semiannually in April and…
Shumaker Family Foundation: Social Justice & Education Grants Status: ACTIVE Funder: Shumaker Family Foundation Amount: US $10,000 - US $30,000 Last Updated: May 07, 2025 Summary The Shumaker Family…
SJF: Seed Grants Status: ACTIVE Funder: Social Justice Fund Northwest Amount: US $5,000 Last Updated: November 10, 2025 Summary The SJF Seed Grants provide $5,000 in funding to support new and…
SJFN: Rapid Response Grants Status: ACTIVE Funder: Social Justice Fund Northwest Amount: Up to US $3,000 Last Updated: October 30, 2025 Summary The SJFN Rapid Response Grants provide up to $3,000 to…
Slingshot Challenge Grant Status: ACTIVE Funder: National Geographic Society Amount: US $10,000 Last Updated: December 05, 2025 Summary The Slingshot Challenge, supported by the National Geographic…
Small Communities Grants Status: ACTIVE Funder: Blandin Foundation Amount: US $25,000 - US $150,000 Last Updated: February 06, 2026 Summary The Small Communities Grant Program by the Blandin…
Small Environmental Grants Scheme Status: ACTIVE Funder: Norman Wettenhall Foundation Amount: A $2,000 - A $15,000 Last Updated: November 01, 2025 Summary The Small Environmental Grants Scheme…
Small Grants Program – New Jersey Highlands Coalition Funder: New Jersey Highlands Coalition Geographic Scope: Projects located within the 88 New Jersey Highlands municipalities or associated with…