Rebuild India Fund
Funding Amount
$13,500 per year per NGO
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.
Overview
Geographic Scope: India (grassroots NGOs)
Focus Areas:
- COVID relief and pandemic resilience
- General operating support for grassroots NGOs
- Support for marginalized and vulnerable communities
- India's development and social causes
Program Description:
A long-term resilience fund that commits 5 years of general operating grants to grassroots NGOs in India. The fund aims to support 100 new grassroots NGOs each year with:
- Grant amount: USD 13,500 per year per NGO
- Duration: 5-year commitment (multi-year general operating support)
- Capacity-building support in addition to financial grants
Target Organizations:
- Small, community-based NGOs
- Grassroots organizations with direct proximity to vulnerable communities
- Organizations impacted by the pandemic and regulatory changes in India's philanthropy ecosystem
Background:
Built off DASRA's 2021 COVID relief campaign #BackTheFrontline, which raised USD 10+ million, supported 152 NGOs across 31 Indian states & union territories, and impacted 2.9+ million lives.
Philosophy:
The fund aims to challenge existing philanthropy practices and promote:
- Trust-based philanthropy
- Flexible and long-term funding
- Support for proximate leaders
- Creating an empathetic ecosystem
What Dasra actually gave
Source: IRS Form 990, 2024
- Grants in 2024
- 5
- Total given
- $613K
- Median grant
- $100K
- Range
- $38K–$275K
- By dollars: New York 45%, California 24%, Texas 24%. Top recipient cities: New York, NY; Bryan, TX; Santa Barbara, CA.
- 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.
Example grants
Empower - the Emerging Markets Foundation · New York, NY
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Swataleem USA Corporation · Bryan, TX
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The Goonj Foundation · Santa Barbara, CA
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$100K
Adolescent Health Champions Inc · Pleasantown, CA
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$50K
Childside Foundation (US) · Northglenn, CO
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$38K
Focus Areas & Funding Uses
Fields of Work
- Nonprofits
- Grassroots
- Capacity building
- Operating support
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