Grants & Funding Opportunities
🌟 Exciting Grant Opportunities Alert! 🌟 Ready to make an impact?
It's time to secure the funding you need to expand your programs, reach more people, and make a greater difference throughout
the community. Check out these transformative opportunities:
- Deadline: February 19, 2025 - Africa
Eligible Countries: Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia (Somaliland region), Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe
Title: Representation Grants
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: AUEU Youth Hub
Grant type/amount: Funding amount
varies; grant supports representation initiatives
Eligible projects: Initiatives led by underrepresented and marginalized youth in Africa focusing on advocacy, policy engagement, and strengthening youth participation in decision-making. Projects should build networks to uplift marginalized young people. Applicants must be youth-led organizations with decision-makers and beneficiaries aged 15-35, founders under 35, and at least 70% of staff below 35
years.
Links: Click here to Learn more - Apply
2. Deadline: February 28th, 2025 - USA, Canada, UK
Title: DWF Foundation Grant Programme 2025
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: DWF Foundation
Grant
type/amount: Up to £5000
Eligible projects: Projects by registered charities that address one or more of the following areas: homelessness, health and wellbeing, employability, education, and environment and sustainability. Initiatives should align with DWF's purpose and aim to support and positively impact communities in these focus areas.
Links: Click here to Learn more - Apply
3. Deadline: March 4th, 2025 - United States (Rolling
applications accepted)
Title: Mobilize Power Fund
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: Third Wave Fund
Grant type/amount: Up to $10,000; rapid response funding for grassroots movements
Eligible projects: Organizations led by BIPOC youth under 35 working on gender justice, community power building, and rapid response activism. Projects must address urgent, unanticipated threats or opportunities in movement-building
and gender justice. Eligible groups should have budgets under $500,000 and operate in areas with limited access to philanthropic resources, with priority given to those without 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship.
Links: Click here to Learn more -
Apply
4. Deadline: March 17, 2025 - All Countries
Title: The NGO Whisperer Fellowship - Class of 2025
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: The NGO Whisperer® Centre for Social Impact
Grant type/amount: 50 full scholarships for an accredited online leadership program
Eligible projects: Social impact leaders working in NGOs, charities, and social enterprises who seek to
enhance their leadership and organizational development skills. The fellowship supports professionals in driving social innovation, social investment, and sustainable impact.
Links: Click here to Learn more - Apply
5. Deadline: Rolling –
Canada
Title: Communities Stream
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: McConnell Foundation
Grant type/amount: Variable – typically $100,000 to $500,000 per year for 2–5 years (project-specific funding)
Eligible projects: Projects that amplify the leadership of equity-deserving groups to address systemic barriers to economic and social justice at local, regional, or national levels. Initiatives must align with
McConnell's "Communities" focus area, aiming to create inclusive and equitable communities. Projects should address root causes of social challenges, foster collective action, or drive policy change. Preference is given to innovative, community-led solutions that demonstrate potential for national impact. Applicants must be Canadian-based organizations with charitable status or partnered with a charitable fiduciary.
Links: Click here to Learn more - Apply
6. Deadline: rolling Deadline – March 1st, June 1st, September 1st, and December 1st, 2025 – New York City - USA
Title: EmpowerHer Fund
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: Women’s Empire, Inc.
Grant amount: $1,000
Eligible projects:
Projects must specifically benefit women and girls or contribute to community development in New York City. Funded initiatives include those focused on education, entrepreneurship, health, advocacy, and leadership training. Applicants can be women-led organizations, community groups, or individual women entrepreneurs.
Links: Click here to Learn more & Apply
7. Deadline: April 28th, 2025 - United States
Title: JAMS Foundation/ACR Initiative for Students and Youth
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: JAMS Foundation and Association for Conflict Resolution (ACR)
Grant type/amount: Up to $20,000
Eligible projects: Programs that focus on conflict prevention and dispute resolution education for K-12 students and the adults who work with
them. Projects must directly transfer Conflict Resolution Education (CRE) skills from adults to youth, fostering an environment of conflict prevention and resolution in educational settings. Priority is given to innovative programs with measurable impacts on youth populations.
Links: Click here to Learn more - Apply
8. Deadline: Rolling - Canada
Title: ScotiaRISE Grant Program
Funder/Donor/Grantmaker: Scotiabank
Grant type/amount: Varies based on project needs
Eligible projects: Nonprofit organizations
focusing on economic resilience through education, employment, and inclusion for disadvantaged groups. Initiatives should align with one or more of ScotiaRISE’s pillars: increasing high school graduation rates, removing barriers to employment, or supporting newcomers and marginalized communities.
Links: Click here to Learn more - Apply
Don’t miss these opportunities to boost your initiatives and broaden your impact!
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