Grants for Individuals - Private

This grant provides financial support to individuals, businesses, and organizations in Denver to create projects that promote active living, such as improving walkability and bikeability in their neighborhoods.

This grant provides financial support to artists for creating exterior murals in Franklin County, Ohio, with a focus on promoting community engagement and artistic excellence, particularly for those from historically marginalized communities.

This fellowship provides funding for postdoctoral or clinical research fellows conducting innovative research on ALK-positive lung cancer, focusing on targeted therapies and treatment resistance.

This funding opportunity provides $1,000 to artists and activists for new projects that creatively address systemic racism and mass incarceration, with a focus on collaboration with those directly affected by these issues.

This program provides funding to various organizations and community groups in Maryland to plant and maintain trees, improving urban environments and combating climate change.

This grant provides funding for early-career researchers to explore the economic impacts of Alzheimer's disease and related dementias, supporting innovative studies on prevention, treatment, and care for affected individuals.

The Berkeley FILM Foundation (BFF) has launched its inaugural short fiction film grant program, designed to support narrative short film projects through pre-production, production, post-production, and distribution stages. This initiative aligns directly with BFF's mission to foster creative, thoughtful, and innovative storytelling, particularly films with strong themes of social or environmental justice. The foundation aims to empower filmmakers who can use the medium to address critical societal issues, thereby contributing to a more just and aware community. The target beneficiaries of this grant program are individual filmmakers—specifically directors, co-directors, producers, or co-producers—who are at least 18 years of age and reside or work in specific Bay Area cities: Berkeley, Emeryville, Albany, El Cerrito, Richmond, Oakland, or Alameda. Organizations are not eligible to apply. The impact goals are to support the creation of high-quality short fiction films that embody the organization's commitment to social justice and inspire other funding bodies to support creative projects. The program prioritizes short, fiction films (40 minutes or less) that demonstrate originality, imagination, and technical skill. A significant focus is placed on narratives that explore social or environmental justice themes, reflecting the foundation's strategic priority to leverage film as a tool for advocacy and community engagement. The grants are divided into two tiers: General Grants ranging from $5,000 to $10,000, and the prestigious Saul Zaentz Awards, offering two separate $25,000 grants for films that most powerfully embody the foundation's mission. Expected outcomes include the successful completion and distribution of impactful narrative short films that raise awareness and stimulate dialogue around social and environmental issues. Measurable results will be determined by the number of films funded, their artistic merit, their alignment with social justice themes, and their potential to inspire further funding and public engagement. The foundation's theory of change posits that by investing in filmmakers who produce compelling, socially conscious narratives, they can contribute to cultural enrichment and foster positive societal change.

This funding opportunity supports conservation and research projects focused on key species that significantly impact ecosystems, culture, or economy in the U.S., particularly those led by local communities and incorporating Indigenous knowledge.

This grant provides funding for Massachusetts-based artists and community organizations to create public art projects that promote spatial justice and engage the public in meaningful ways.

This grant provides financial support to individuals and organizations engaged in international service work to address humanitarian, medical, educational, and social challenges worldwide.

The Pulitzer Center is offering the Truth Decay Grant Initiative for journalists and newsrooms interested in addressing science misinformation, science denial, and the spread of pseudoscience. The initiative aims to expose those responsible for spreading misinformation and support journalists in developing innovative responses to combat mistruths. They are particularly interested in proposals that explore the reasons behind the spread of scientific misinformation, the challenges of reporting on science in today's media landscape, the creators and beneficiaries of misinformation, and unique perspectives on pseudoscience and misinformation in society. The initiative is open to U.S. residents and journalists worldwide, and they encourage applications from diverse backgrounds and perspectives. The grants do not cover expenses such as books, feature-length films, staff salaries, equipment purchases, general expenses, start-up funding, routine breaking news coverage, advocacy/marketing campaigns, or data projects solely for academic research. For more information, visit the Pulitzer Center website.

This program provides matching funds to commercial property owners in Crane, Loogootee, and Shoals, Indiana, for exterior improvements that enhance the visual appeal of their buildings and promote economic development.

This grant provides funding for youth-led programs in Ohio to develop and implement effective suicide prevention activities that address mental health challenges among middle and high school students.

This grant provides financial support to educators in the School District of the Menomonie Area for projects that enhance learning and academic achievement, particularly in history, culture, and the arts.

This grant provides $10,000 in reagent credits to researchers working on innovative stem cell and organoid projects at eligible institutions, helping to advance scientific breakthroughs in these fields.

The Mass Cultural Council is offering grants of less than $1000 under its Local Cultural Council Program to support public programs that enhance the creative and cultural sector in Massachusetts, with applications open to individuals, non-profit organizations, unincorporated associations, for-profit organizations, and government entities, provided they demonstrate a public benefit from their project.

This grant provides funding to classroom educators in Lincoln, McCook, Minnehaha, and Turner counties to support innovative educational projects that enhance student learning.

This grant provides funding to nonprofit organizations in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan for projects that promote understanding of Muslims and the Islamic faith through education, dialogue, and community cooperation.

This funding opportunity supports projects that enhance the skills and career prospects of young professionals under 40 across various sectors in New York.

Feet First Philly's Public Space Enhancement Mini-Grant, ranging from $500 to $2000, supports projects that enhance walkability and safety in public spaces across Philadelphia, with applications open to organizations, businesses, and individuals, provided the enhancements are not used for financial gain.