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Social Advocacy Grants

Explore 1,144 grant opportunities for social advocacy initiatives

Quality of Life Grants Program 2025
$100,000
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Administration for Community Living)
Federal

Application Deadline

Oct 7, 2025

Date Added

Aug 30, 2025

This program provides financial support to nonprofit organizations and eligible institutions that create impactful services and projects for individuals living with paralysis and their families, focusing on community engagement, accessibility, and overall well-being.

Health
Nonprofits
Creative Community Solutions Grant Program
$300,000
Strengthen ND
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 30, 2025

Date Added

Aug 30, 2025

This grant provides funding to North Dakota organizations for innovative community-based projects that address persistent local challenges through new strategies and partnerships.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Clean Water Workforce Capacity Development Grant
$35,000
Vermont Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
State

Application Deadline

Oct 3, 2025

Date Added

Aug 30, 2025

This funding opportunity is designed to strengthen clean water organizations in Vermont by enhancing their capacity for community engagement, administrative efficiency, and workforce development.

Capacity Building
Exclusive - see details
Community Resilience Fund
$30,000
Crossroads Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 11, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to grassroots organizations in the Chicago area that are actively engaged in urgent social justice efforts and need resources to respond quickly to community challenges.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
California Environmental Grassroots Fund
$7,500
Rose Foundation for Communities and the Environment
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 2, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to small grassroots organizations in California that focus on building climate resilience and promoting environmental justice, particularly for historically marginalized communities.

Environment
Nonprofits
Chillicothe-Ross Community Foundation Grant
Contact for amount
Chillicothe-Ross Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Oct 3, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Ross County, Ohio, to support projects that address community needs, with a special focus on initiatives tackling homelessness.

Housing
Nonprofits
Flowering Fund
$25,000
DC Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 26, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to established organizations in Washington, DC, that are dedicated to dismantling systems of oppression and promoting community-led change for people of color.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Garrett Dunsmoor Memorial Foundation
Contact for amount
Garrett Dunsmoor Memorial Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 12, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations for projects that support youth in Oswego, New York, focusing on areas such as sports, arts, community initiatives, and advocacy.

Youth
Nonprofits
Budding Fund
$25,000
DC Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 26, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This program provides financial support to established grassroots organizations in Washington, DC, that have a proven track record of driving systemic change and are led by changemakers of color.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Sprouting Fund
$10,000
Sprouting Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 26, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to emerging organizations in Washington, DC, focused on racial justice and systemic change, particularly those led by and for communities directly affected by systemic harm.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Nonprofits
Storytelling and Narrative Strategy for the Child Care Wage Boost Pilot
$330,000
King County Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS)
Local

Application Deadline

Sep 22, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This funding opportunity supports organizations in developing storytelling and communication strategies to promote a pilot program that boosts wages for child care workers in King County, ultimately advocating for sustained investment in early childhood care.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
NAEd/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellowship
$70,000
National Academy of Education
Private

Application Deadline

Nov 13, 2025

Date Added

Aug 29, 2025

This fellowship provides financial support and professional development for early-career scholars conducting research in education, helping them advance their academic careers.

Education
Individuals
Peer Operated Centers Program
$375,000
District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
Local

Application Deadline

Sep 19, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in Washington, D.C. to create or expand peer-operated centers that provide recovery-oriented services for individuals struggling with opioid and stimulant use disorders.

Health
Nonprofits
Office of Youth Programs Research Grant
$90,000
District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES)
Local

Application Deadline

Sep 8, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This funding opportunity supports research by colleges and universities in Washington, DC, to evaluate the effectiveness of youth employment and career readiness programs for young people aged 9 to 24.

Youth
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
Margaret Toth Fund
Contact for amount
Greater Toledo Community Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Sep 15, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations that offer services to improve the independence and well-being of individuals who are blind or visually impaired, as well as their caregivers, in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.

Health
Nonprofits
Opioid Abatement Strategic Impact Grant
$1,000,000
District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
Local

Application Deadline

Sep 5, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to non-profit organizations in Washington, D.C. that are focused on implementing strategies to combat the opioid crisis and improve treatment and recovery services for residents.

Health
Nonprofits
Community Legal Education and Resources Grant
Contact for amount
District of Columbia Department of Human Services (DHS)
Local

Application Deadline

Sep 16, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This funding opportunity supports community organizations in Washington, DC, to provide free or low-cost legal services and education to vulnerable residents, including families with mixed legal status.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Expanded Public Defense Grant (Holistic Defense)
$1,800,000
Office of the State Public Defender (OSPD)
State

Application Deadline

Oct 28, 2025

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to public defender offices and qualified entities in California to expand holistic defense services that address clients' legal and social needs, ultimately improving outcomes in the criminal justice system.

Law Justice and Legal Services
County governments
Homelessness and Housing Fund Grant
$6,000,000
County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD)
Local

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations in Hawaiʻi that deliver services to individuals and families experiencing or at risk of homelessness, supporting a range of critical housing and stabilization needs.

Housing
Nonprofits
Promoting Adolescent Health through School-Based HIV Prevention
$350,000
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Federal

Application Deadline

May 18, 2023

Date Added

Aug 28, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to education and health agencies for developing and implementing sustainable school-based strategies to prevent HIV and STDs among middle and high school students in the United States.

Health
State governments

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