Het X-Y Actiefonds (The X-Y Action Fund) Funding Grant

Het X-Y Actiefonds (The X-Y Action Fund) Funding Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Het X-Y Actiefonds (The X-Y Action Fund)
Amount: Up to €2,500
Last Updated: November 28, 2025

Summary

The Het X-Y Actiefonds supports grassroots protests and campaigns that promote social justice and environmental sustainability. With a maximum grant of €2,500 per project, they prioritize applications from organizations with annual incomes below €100,000. Applications are accepted year-round, but it is advisable to submit at least one month before a planned protest. Note that requests for ongoing support or projects over €20,000 are not eligible.

Overview

Note: Please note that we do not accept or discuss applications in the month of August. We get together for the decision-making process every month. This means that there is no deadline for handing in your application. But do make sure to file the application at least a month before your protest takes place. In case it is not possible to plan the protest weeks in advance because it responds to un unforeseen situation, we can treat your proposal with urgency. General information about the support we give Het Actiefonds only supports specific protests and campaigns. Those can be part of lengthy project, but we do not give ongoing support. The maximum grant size is €2,500 per project. Our region specialists get together for the decision-making process every month. This means that there is no deadline for handing in your application. But do make sure to file the application at least a month before your protest takes place. In case it is not possible to plan the protest weeks in advance because it responds to un unforeseen situation, we can treat your proposal with urgency.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. What we fundGrassroots activist groups that strive for a sustainable and socially just world in which people and the environment are valued above economic interestsDirect actions, such as demonstrations, blockades, occupations, strikes, revolts, revolutions and other creative forms of (non-violent) confrontational protestProtests that pressure authoritarian and oppressive regimes, aiming for political changePolitically controversial and radical projects that have difficulty finding funding elsewherePolitically controversial and radical projects that have difficulty finding funding elsewhereProtests that are part of a long term strategy aimed at systemic change

Ineligibility

What we do not fundGroups that try to exclude other progressive movementsConferences, seminars, workshops, debates or other meetings, unless they clearly aim to prepare for political direct actionsHumanitarian projects, healthcare or emergency aidCampaigns or other educational projects that only focus on awareness raising or advocacyMicro-credit programs or income generating projectsStructural organisational costs, like wages or rental costsJuridical procedures, unless these are part of a broader activist campaignProjects through third parties; we want to cooperate directly with the groups we supportPolitical parties or religious organizationsProjects with a total project budget of more than €20,000