Funding Amount

Up to $5,000

Deadline

Rolling / Open

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

  • Student-led initiatives

Other requirements

  • Youth-led projects
  • Grassroots groups with limited access to traditional foundation funding
  • Projects addressing ecological and economic justice

Overview

Program Description

NEC's Regranting Program provides small grants ("micro-grants") to youth-led and student-led projects working on a variety of campaigns and initiatives aligned with building a new economy and solidarity economy principles.

Focus Areas

  • Climate change mitigation
  • Racial justice
  • Prison divestment and criminal justice reform
  • Building local solidarity economies
  • Youth-led initiatives
  • Frontline community projects

Award Details

  • Grant Amount: Up to $5,000 per project
  • Historical funding: Over $40,000 annually to multiple projects
  • Grantees supported: 31+ separate projects over three years (as of 2015)

Eligibility

  • Youth-led projects
  • Student-led initiatives
  • Grassroots groups with limited access to traditional foundation funding
  • Projects addressing ecological and economic justice

Program Characteristics

  • Designed for maximum impact through NEC's national grassroots network
  • Nimble approach allowing support at critical moments
  • Supports important projects that lack adequate access to traditional foundations and donors
  • Emphasis on supporting frontline communities and voices most impacted by systemic inequality

What New Economy Coalition Inc actually gave

Source: IRS Form 990 filing, 2024

Grants in 2024
41
Total given
$357K
Median grant
$7,000
Range
$5,500–$26K
  • By dollars: North Carolina 12%, Georgia 11%, New York 10%. Top recipient cities: Durham, NC; Washington, DC; New Orleans, LA.
  • 0% of grants with a stated purpose were for general or operating support.

Example grants

  • Project South · Atlanta, GA

    Supporting grant

    $26K

  • New Economy Project Inc · New York, NY

    Supporting grant

    $25K

  • Fellowship for Intentional Community Inc · Rutledge, MO

    Supporting grant

    $17K

  • US Solidarity Economy Network Inc · Belchertown, MA

    Supporting grant

    $14K

  • Alliance for Global Justice Inc · Tucson, AZ

    Supporting grant

    $13K

IRS Form 990 filing, 2024. Amounts as reported by the funder. Full 990 history →

Focus Areas & Funding Uses

Fields of Work

  • Youth programs
  • Grassroots
  • Social justice
  • Criminal justice
  • Small grants

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