Grants for social justice, racial equality, economic justice human rights and social change for individuals, nonprofits, businesses, communities of color and other populations, cultures and religions that have been affected by racial injustice, prejudice and discrimination based upon their age, disability, ethnicity, gender, marital status, national origin, race, religion, and sexual orientation.
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for media projects. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to raise awareness of important political, social, and environmental issues. Program priorities include public broadcasting, investigati...
Grants to USA nonprofits for a broad range of animal protection projects. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended for programs related to wildlife conservation. Grants may be used to support comprehensive, creative, solution-based mod...
In-kind grants of volunteer support to USA nonprofit organizations, government agencies, Tribes, and schools for projects that serve low-income communities and address problems related to poverty. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several week...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations to strengthen governance, promote social justice, and support democracy. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended for projects and activities that promote an inclusive and sustainable society and a...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that promote civic involvement. Applicants must contact program staff before applying. Funding is intended to support the implementation of democracy with a focus on how voting can affect issues people car...
Grants to Minnesota nonprofit organizations and public schools to serve residents living in poverty in eligible counties. Grant funds may be requested for general support or for specific programs. Funding is intended to improve equal access to education and promote soc...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations and community-based groups for arts and cultural programming in eligible counties. Funding is intended for projects and activities that increase access to the arts and celebrate diverse forms of cultural expre...
Grants of $10,000 to USA and Puerto Rico entrepreneurs in eligible industries to benefit their businesses. Funding is intended to support small businesses in the beauty industry that serve people from all backgrounds. Priority will be given to business owners from BIPO...
Grants of up to $20,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, schools, and government entities to benefit residents in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs in the areas of education, recreation, health, social services, arts, culture, and community. Eli...
In-kind support of technical assistance and promotional credit to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, research institutions, and private entities to develop cloud-based technology to improve health equity worldwide. The opportunity is intended for c...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations for programs to enhance the health of the LGBTQ+ community. Eligible proposals are those that address physical and behavioral health issues, including but not limited to substance abuse, HIV and AIDS, bas...
Grants to Minnesota community-based organizations for workforce training programs that foster equity and inclusion. Funding is intended to support capacity-building activities that enable organizations to improve training services for underserved communities of color o...
Grants of up to $30,000 to Minnesota small businesses for job training programs that foster diversity and equity in the workforce. Funding is intended for programs that increase the capability of local businesses to hire and retain individuals of color. Eligible progra...
Grants of up to $5,000 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, government agencies, and schools for activities and projects that enhance the quality of life in eligible locations. Funding is intended for programs in the focus areas of arts and culture, education, health,...
Grants to USA IHEs and affiliated research institutes to provide scholarships for degree programs in veterinary medicine and the agricultural sciences to students from historically disadvantaged groups. Applicants must complete required registrations prior to submittin...
Grants to Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Minnesota nonprofit organizations for activities that further economic mobility and racial equity. First-time applicants must receive approval, and all applicants must submit a letter of intent prior to applyi...
Grants of $30,000 to USA, Canada, and International women, gender-expansive, and gender-nonconforming filmmakers for strategies and campaigns that help to finalize and promote recent projects. Funding is intended to support shorts, medium-length, and feature-length doc...
Grants to USA and territories state and local agencies, nonprofit organizations, IHEs, and Tribes to improve public transportation in rural areas. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to finalize. Funding is intended to provide tech...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International nonprofit organizations, academic institutions, companies, and individuals for activities that support the funding source's mission. Eligible organizations align with one of the following areas of interest: education, research, ...
Grants of up to $5,000 to USA, Canada, and International individuals for environmental initiatives in the real estate industry. Funding is intended for academic faculty, students, real estate managers, and building owners. Preference will be given to proposals that emp...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA, Canada, and International researchers for studies in the area of real estate management. Funding is intended for individual researchers, academic institutions and associations, corporate partners, and workforce development partners. Elig...
Grants of up to $50,000 to USA individuals and newsrooms for reports related to racial disparities in the nation's criminal justice system. Funding is intended to assist organizations and journalists with reporting on judicial, law enforcement, prosecutorial, and incar...
Grants of up to $20,000 to USA, Canada, and International graduate students and early-career researchers affiliated with qualifying nonprofits, government agencies, or institutions for innovative projects in psychology. Funding is intended to support education, interve...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for activities to further health equity among disadvantaged populations. Funding is intended to support new and currently existing programs in the areas of nutrition, STEM education, oncology, and h...
Award of $25,000 to a USA medical school faculty member to acknowledge efforts to achieve justice and equity for minorities in the fields of healthcare and medical education. The recipient will be awarded a grant for a project that supports the equity and needs of ethn...
Grants to Connecticut and Minnesota nonprofit organizations for programs and projects that benefit residents in eligible locations. Funds may also be requested for operating support. Funding is intended to address needs in the areas of thriving neighborhoods, culturall...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations for activities to advance oral health equity. Applicants must submit a preliminary paper prior to applying. Funding is intended for strategies to implement reform in systems and structures that foster disparities in...
Grants to USA educators, administrators, and personnel at schools, juvenile facilities, and IHEs for projects to address the needs of students. Funding is intended for projects that promote social justice at the classroom, school, or district level. Priority will be gi...
Grants of $10,000 to USA qualifying libraries to improve capacity and support operations. Funding is intended to assist libraries that provide services to incarcerated individuals or to returning citizens re-entering society following incarceration. Funds may be used t...
Grants to USA nonprofit organizations and universities for scholarly research on public policy issues that impact the personal and economic liberties of the nation's citizens. Funding is intended to support scholarship that leads to the publication of policy papers, jo...
Grants and in-kind support to USA nonprofit organizations and government entities, including schools, IHEs, hospitals, and tribal governments to support research, programs, and projects that promote health equity and improve health outcomes. A letter of interest must b...
Grants to USA, Canada, and International early-career biomedical researchers for research related to prostate cancer. Funding is intended to support innovative, impactful studies carried out by qualifying applicants working in basic, translational, computational, or cl...
Cooperative agreements to USA states, agencies, tribes, and nonprofit organizations in multiple states for pollution prevention projects. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take several weeks to complete. Funding is intended to support investigation...
Grants of up to $30,000 to USA nonprofit organizations and institutions of higher education to promote inclusion in the field of journalism. Funding is intended to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion for groups that are underrepresented in journalism education, st...
Grants to USA and territories educators for projects to expand education related to social justice topics. Funding is intended to support initiatives in a wide range of community environments, including K-12 schools, libraries, prisons, and other community institutions.
Grants of $60,000 to USA, Canada, and International artists to create and perform presentations depicting various elements of American democracy. Eligible performances may be multi-disciplinary or in the fields of opera, music, dance, and theater. The purpose of the pr...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, organizations, and teams to participate in a competition to develop technology-based solutions to foster peace and economic prosperity. Additional prizes will be offered to USA applicants addressing racial ine...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, organizations, and teams to participate in a competition to develop technology-based solutions to educational inequities. Additional prizes are awarded to teams addressing racial disparities in education in th...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, organizations, and teams to participate in a competition to develop technology-based solutions that increase access to healthcare and foster health equity. Additional prizes are awarded to teams offering innov...
Opportunity for USA, Canada, and International individuals, organizations, and teams to participate in a competition to develop technology-based solutions that address climate change. Additional prizes are awarded to USA applicants addressing racial inequities. In addi...
Fellowship to a USA, Canada, or International female professional journalist for social justice and human rights studies. The goal of the program is to provide an opportunity for research and internships with major print media outlets. The Fellow will have input in the...
Grants of up to $10,000 to USA nonprofit organizations for grassroots efforts to promote social justice. Priority will be given to projects that need added funding to implement projects, groups with diverse leadership, and those that carry out direct grassroots activis...
Fellowships to USA, Canada, and International undergraduate and graduate students to address issues related to freedom of speech worldwide. The purpose of the program is to advocate for freedom of speech as it applies to education, artists, research, and digital media,...
Grants of up to $50,000 to Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota individuals and families for projects to rebuild generational wealth in Indigenous communities. Applicants must complete registration prior to applying. This work is centered around redefining wealth ...
Grants of up to $25,000 and in-kind services to USA newsroom and freelance journalists to support work related to environmental racism and environmental justice. Relevant topics include, but are not limited to the effects of climate change and the disproportionate harm...
Residencies for USA, Canada, and International individuals to develop social impact projects. Applicants must complete a pre-application assessment prior to applying. The opportunity is for a four-week residency in a shared community of artists, scholars, and practitio...
Cooperative agreements to USA, Canada, and International individuals, IHEs, nonprofit and for-profit organizations, and government agencies for collaboration with Indigenous Knowledge holders regarding climate, environment, and ecosystem. Applicants are advised that re...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit and for-profit organizations, government agencies, school districts, tribal governments, and IHEs to provide and improve telemedicine services and distance learning in rural communities. Applicants are advised that required regis...
Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations to reduce social inequality and promote environmental solutions. Eligible programs will address the areas of racial, economic, and environmental justice, including addressing wealth gaps, access to capital, and incl...
Grants of up to $7,500 to Minnesota nonprofit organizations, schools, and government entities in eligible counties for programs in the visual and performing arts. Funding is intended for program development, implementation, and general support. Activities should benefi...