AAPI Civic Engagement Fund grants
General operating grants for year-round civic engagement work by AAPI-led organisations, plus an annual Creative Catalyst Fellowship pairing artists with organisers. More than $48 million granted to date.
- Indicative award
- Amount not published (varies by call)No grant range published; the page reports more than $48 million in grants to date.
- Timing
- By invitationNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Grants are primarily invitation-based; occasional open calls are announced via the fund's newsletter listserv. No deadlines published.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- AAPI-led grassroots organisations in the United States. Grants are primarily made by invitation, with occasional open calls for special-project grants, so an unsolicited application is generally not possible.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- civic engagement · aapi-led organising · general operating support
- Apply at
- https://aapifund.org/grants/
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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