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Social Advocacy Grants

Explore 1,298 grant opportunities for social advocacy initiatives

The Philanthropic Impact Fund
$100,000
Vanguard Charitable
Private

Application Deadline

Feb 23, 2026

Date Added

Dec 3, 2025

This funding initiative provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that enhance donor engagement, strengthen nonprofit infrastructure, and promote equity and resilience within the philanthropic sector.

Capacity Building
Nonprofits
Opioid Fund Grant
$100,000
West Virginia Marshall County Commission
Local

Application Deadline

Jan 9, 2026

Date Added

Nov 27, 2025

This funding opportunity is designed to support nonprofit organizations in Marshall County that are implementing programs to combat opioid-related harm through evidence-based strategies and community-driven interventions.

Health
Nonprofits
Peer-Mentoring Mental Health & IDD Dual Diagnosis
$800,000
New York State Council on Developmental Disabilities (CDD)
State

Application Deadline

Jan 9, 2026

Date Added

Nov 21, 2025

This grant provides funding for nonprofit organizations to create peer mentoring programs that support adults with dual diagnoses of intellectual or developmental disabilities and mental health conditions, as well as their parents or caregivers.

Health
Nonprofits
Small Grants Program
$3,000
Arab Council for the Social Sciences
Private

Application Deadline

Feb 12, 2026

Date Added

Nov 18, 2025

This funding opportunity supports early-career researchers and advanced PhD students from Arab backgrounds to explore themes of nationhood, identity, and history inspired by the work of Constantine Zurayk.

Humanities
Exclusive - see details
Horowitz Foundation Dissertation Grant
$10,000
The Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 18, 2025

This grant provides financial support to doctoral candidates working on their dissertations in the social sciences, helping them overcome research-related financial barriers.

Social Advocacy
Individuals
Traditional Helpers and Healers Micro Grant Fund
$1,500
Return to the Heart Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 17, 2025

This funding opportunity provides $1,500 to Native women leading projects that promote healing and wellness in tribal communities across the United States.

Women & Girl Services
Individuals
Victim Impact Grants
$400,000
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR)
State

Application Deadline

Dec 13, 2025

Date Added

Nov 14, 2025

This funding opportunity supports nonprofit organizations in California to implement restorative justice programs in correctional facilities, focusing on victim awareness, empathy development, and accountability among incarcerated individuals.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Kazickas Family Foundation
Contact for amount
Kazickas Family Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Jun 30, 2026

Date Added

Nov 12, 2025

This grant provides funding to 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations that support social impact initiatives, particularly those benefiting Lithuanian communities in the U.S. and Lithuania, focusing on areas like youth empowerment, education, and cultural engagement.

Youth
Nonprofits
De Colores Rapid Response Fund
$1,000
Peace Development Fund
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 7, 2025

This fund provides quick financial support to grassroots organizations in the U.S. that are working on social justice initiatives within marginalized communities, particularly those with limited access to traditional funding.

Social Advocacy
Nonprofits
Community Organizing Grants - Seeding the Movement
$7,000
Peace Development Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 31, 2026

Date Added

Nov 7, 2025

This funding opportunity supports small grassroots organizations in the U.S., Mexico, or Haiti that are focused on building community power and promoting justice through effective organizing and leadership development.

Community Development
Nonprofits
Cultivating Access, Rights, and Equity (CARE)
$200,000
New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development
State

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 6, 2025

This funding initiative provides support to nonprofit organizations and community groups in New Jersey to improve awareness and access to workers' rights and benefits for underserved and marginalized communities.

Employment Labor and Training
Nonprofits
Global Media Defence Fund: Call for Partnerships
$50,000
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 2, 2026

Date Added

Nov 6, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations working to protect journalists and promote media freedom worldwide, particularly in high-risk environments.

Law Justice and Legal Services
Nonprofits
Family Violence Prevention and Services Act Grant Program
$65,000
Ohio Department of Public Safety
State

Application Deadline

Dec 11, 2025

Date Added

Nov 5, 2025

This funding opportunity provides financial support to nonprofit organizations that offer shelter and services to victims of family violence, including counseling and advocacy, while promoting collaboration with community stakeholders.

Safety
Nonprofits
Free Rivers Fund
$2,000
Free Rivers Fund
Private

Application Deadline

Jan 10, 2026

Date Added

Nov 4, 2025

This grant provides financial support to grassroots activists and conservation groups focused on preserving or restoring free-flowing rivers by removing dams or preventing new developments.

Environment
Nonprofits
Edges of Possibility
$10,000
Unearthodox
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Nov 4, 2025

This initiative provides funding and support for innovative individuals working on transformative environmental and social change projects that challenge conventional systems and prioritize care for people and nature.

Environment
Individuals
The Veteransโ€™ Trust Fund (VTF) Grant Program
$40,000
Pennsylvania Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
State

Application Deadline

Dec 19, 2025

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides funding to nonprofit organizations and county veterans' offices in Pennsylvania to develop and enhance services that address critical needs for veterans and their families, focusing on areas like mental health, transportation, and employment.

Health
Nonprofits
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellows
$175,000
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This program provides a stipend for midcareer professionals in health-related fields to gain hands-on experience in federal health policy, aiming to promote health equity and public wellbeing.

Health
Individuals
Farmed Animal Protection Grants
$1,000
The Pollination Project
Private
Rolling

Application Deadline

Not specified

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This grant provides $1,000 to grassroots leaders and organizations working to improve the welfare of farmed animals and promote sustainable food systems worldwide.

Animal Welfare
Individuals
Global Initiatives Grant
$20,000
Wenner-Gren Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

May 15, 2026

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This funding opportunity supports innovative projects that enhance the practice of anthropology, particularly in under-resourced regions, by building capacity and fostering collaboration, with a focus on African-led initiatives in paleoanthropology.

Capacity Building
Individuals
Engaged Research Grant
$25,000
Wenner-Gren Foundation
Private

Application Deadline

Aug 1, 2026

Date Added

Oct 31, 2025

This funding initiative supports anthropological research that collaborates with historically marginalized communities, empowering them to actively participate in all stages of the research process.

Diversity Equity and Inclusion
Individuals

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