Communities and Neighborhoods
Place-based conditions, community practice, organising, and neighbourhood effects.
505 opportunities · 193 traditional · 312 nontraditional
Traditional (193)
- Disability and aging research and demonstration grantsFederal grantAdministration for Community LivingCommunity living, independent living and long-term services research, including the NIDILRR portfolio — the largest federal funder of disability research led with disabled people rather than about them.$200k–$4M · Annual cycle
- Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grants (DDRIG)Dissertation awardNational Science FoundationImproves dissertation research beyond what a department can fund: fieldwork, data collection, participant payments, specialised analysis. Runs through individual SBE programmes rather than as one competition.up to $50k · Varies by programme
- Sociology ProgramFederal grantNational Science FoundationBasic research on social organisation, institutions, stratification and social processes. The NSF home most compatible with structural social work questions that are not framed as health research.$100k–$500k · Rolling / open
- Responsive grants in agingFoundation grantRRF Foundation for AgingOne of the few foundations funding aging research and practice on a genuinely responsive, applicant-driven basis, across caregiving, economic security, housing and social isolation.$25k–$250k · Several times a year · Feb, May, Aug, Nov
- Research grants and visiting scholarsFoundation grantRussell Sage FoundationSocial science on inequality, mobility, race and ethnicity, immigration, and the future of work — plus a residential visiting scholar year that is one of the few funded writing years in the social sciences.up to $200k · Several times a year · Jan, May, Aug
- Active funding opportunitiesFoundation grantRobert Wood Johnson FoundationA rotating portfolio built around health equity and the structural conditions that produce it, including Evidence for Action and Policies for Action, which fund research on policy levers outside the health sector.$100k–$1.5M · Periodic calls
- Faculty grant programFoundation grantLois and Samuel Silberman FundSupports social work faculty doing applied research and curriculum development tied to practice in the field, with a long-standing interest in the connection between schools of social work and service agencies.up to $50k · Annual cycle
- FY26 Traumatic Brain Injury and Psychological Health Research Program (TBIPHRP) Health Services Research AwardFederal grantU.S. Department of Defense — Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs (CDMRP), Defense Health AgencyFunds health services research that builds real-world evidence on deploying interventions, clinical guidelines or policies for psychological health conditions and TBI. Named focus sub-areas include suicide/sexual-assault postvention, crosscutting prevention of suicide and intimate partner and family violence, military and Family readiness, and access-to-care barriers. Community-based participatory research is required when prospectively enrolling human subjects.up to $4M · Annual cycle · May, Sep, Oct
- Community Health Matching Grant ProgramFoundation grantBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan FoundationTwo-year matching grants to Michigan nonprofit community organizations testing new approaches to a health problem. Suits a community agency partnering with a social work researcher on a pilot-and-evaluate design, since the foundation asks for evidence-based and community-inspired solutions across behavioral health, maternal and child health, senior health, nutrition and health care access.up to $25k per year · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Aug, Oct
- U.S. Department of Justice FY 2026 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS)Training & capacityBureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of Justice (with COPS Office, OJJDP and OVC)A single application covering eight DOJ purpose areas for tribes. Purpose Area 2 (BJA/COPS/OJJDP/OVC) funds justice-system strategic planning with a comprehensive needs assessment and data gathering; other areas fund tribal youth justice, healing to wellness courts, and children's justice act partnerships.$100k–$900k · Annual cycle · Aug, Sep, Oct
- Environmental Health Sciences Core Centers Program (P30 Clinical Trials Optional) — RFA-ES-25-002Federal grantNational Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), NIHNIEHS Core Centers are intellectual hubs that knit together already-funded environmental health investigators at a single institution and extend their reach. What makes this relevant to social work is that a Community Engagement Core is MANDATORY, must be funded at a published floor, and must operate a Stakeholder Advisory Board — the center cannot be scored without it. That core is routinely where social work faculty sit: running the partnership with affected residents, translating exposure findings into action, and building the two-directional communication NIEHS requires. It is a large infr$850k–$1M per year · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr
- Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Exploratory/Developmental Research Grant (R21 Clinical Trial Optional) — PAR-25-369Federal grantNational Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), NIHThe exploratory tier of NHGRI's three-part ELSI suite, sized between the R03 and the R01. It supports investigation of novel ideas, new model systems, tools or methods for studying how genomics affects individuals, families, communities and society — the place to take a risk that would not survive R01 review for lack of preliminary data. For social work, that includes building measures and instruments for community-level attitudes toward genomic research, testing new participatory or deliberative designs with populations that have historical reason to distrust biomedical research, and developiup to $275k · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- OVC FY 2026 Tribal Victim Services Set-Aside Formula ProgramFederal grantOffice for Victims of Crime, U.S. Department of JusticeNon-competitive formula funding from the Crime Victims Fund set-aside for victim services in American Indian and Alaska Native communities. Allowable activities explicitly include conducting a needs assessment and developing a strategic plan alongside direct services.up to $650k · By invitation · Jun, Jul, Aug
- Investigator Initiated Research ProgramFoundation grantBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan FoundationDoctoral-level investigator-led research grants addressing gaps in health-related research, including studies of factors that prevent or reduce disease risk and of cause-and-effect relationships between health variables. Runs on three concept-paper/application rounds each year and is one of the few payer foundation programs that funds investigator-initiated research directly rather than by invitation.up to $75k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Apr, May, Aug, Oct
- First Book GrantEarly-career awardLouisville InstituteSupports pre-tenured faculty who have faced significant adversity in their professional lives to complete a first scholarly book focused on minoritized Christian communities in North America. Relevant to social work faculty writing on race, religion and community wellbeing. Attendance at a January 2028 Winter Seminar is mandatory.up to $55k · Annual cycle · Jan
- Grant for ResearchersFoundation grantLouisville InstituteSupports academic and scholarly research on North American Christianity and cognate fields, explicitly including faith-based institutions and religion and social issues — a fit for social work researchers studying congregations, faith-based service providers, or religiously grounded community practice. Funds sabbatical and research leave, project costs and research support, or a combination. Applicants may apply individually or as teams of up to three researchers.up to $55k · Annual cycle · Sep
- NIH Research Education Program - Research Experiences (Parent R25, Clinical Trial Not Allowed), PA-27-036Training & capacityNational Institutes of HealthFunds programmes that place participants in mentored hands-on research experiences, spanning high school students through early-career and established investigators. Suited to building a research pipeline in a school of social work or a partnered community setting.up to $500k per year · Several times a year · Jan, May, Sep
- NIJ FY 2026 State and Local Collection and Reporting of Crime DataFederal grantNational Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of JusticeSupports rigorous research on the accuracy of crime data collection and reporting across state and local jurisdictions, including documented inaccuracies in offender race and ethnicity data, with the goal of scalable best practices for data quality and governance.up to $2M · Periodic calls · Jun, Jul, Aug
- Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic (CCBHC): Planning, Development, and Implementation GrantFederal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Funds organisations to develop and certify new Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics. Recipients must build a sampling methodology and report client-level survey and administrative data into SPARS at intake, six months and closeout.up to $1M per year · Periodic calls · Aug
- NIH Exploratory/Developmental Research Project Grant (Parent R21, Clinical Trial Not Allowed) — PA-25-304Pilot / seed fundingNational Institutes of HealthTwo-year exploratory/developmental grant for early-stage, higher-risk projects: novel ideas, new methods or measures, or feasibility work that would break new ground. Preliminary data are not required. Clinical trials are not accepted under this announcement.up to $275k · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Pastoral Study Project GrantTraining & capacityLouisville InstituteFunds practitioners in pastoral leadership to carry out a focused study project on a question arising from their own practice. Applicable to chaplains, church-based social service staff and other faith-sector practitioners who want protected time and resources to study a practice problem. Grantees attend a mandatory two-day consultation with travel and lodging covered.up to $20k · Annual cycle · Aug
- Advancing the Science of Engagement in Research PCORI Funding Announcement — Cycle 3 2026Foundation grantPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Funds studies that build the evidence base on engagement in research itself: validated measures of engagement context, process and outcomes, and development or testing of engagement techniques and how their effectiveness varies by setting and community.up to $1.5M · Several times a year · Jan, May, Sep
- Social Policy Research Initiative (SPRI) Request for ProposalsPilot / seed fundingJ-PAL North America (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab, MIT)Rolling twice-yearly competition funding randomized evaluations of US social policy in housing, homelessness, labor, education, climate and energy, with separate tiers for pilots, full trials, proposal-development travel, and add-on funding to existing studies.$5k–$400k · Several times a year · Jan, Jun
- Institutional Challenge GrantTraining & capacityWilliam T. Grant FoundationFunds a university research institute, school or center to build a long-term research-practice partnership with a public agency or nonprofit serving youth, including salary for mid-career fellows who lead the partnership research.$650k · Annual cycle · Sep
- Syringe Service Program GrantsFoundation grantComer Family FoundationSmall general operating grants, including money for harm reduction supplies, to syringe services and community harm reduction programs. Organizations led by people who use drugs are listed as the foundation's first funding priority.$3k–$20k · Several times a year · May, Nov
- Community-Partnered Nursing Research Centers (P20 Clinical Trial Optional)Training & capacityNational Institute of Nursing Research (NIH)NINR-led P20 centre grant building infrastructure for nurse-led, community-partnered research on persistent health challenges, including centralised research resources, interdisciplinary teams, and funded pilot projects.up to $500k per year · Annual cycle · Jan
- Research-Practice Partnerships: Collaborative Research for Educational ChangeFoundation grantSpencer FoundationFunds established researcher-practitioner partnerships doing collaborative education research with districts, agencies, or community organisations, with a stated priority on educational inequality.up to $400k · Annual cycle · Jul, Oct
- ESRC React Awards (pilot)Rapid-response fundUK Research and Innovation – Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Six-month awards for time-critical social science that supports UK policymakers or frontline public service practitioners, including rapid evidence reviews, evidence synthesis and urgent data collection.$64k–$127k · Rolling / open · Oct
- Laura Bush 21st Century Librarian ProgramTraining & capacityInstitute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Supports building the library and archival workforce and the capacity of libraries, archives and LIS graduate programs. Includes Early Career Research and Applied Research grant categories of $75,000-$750,000.$25k–$1M · Annual cycle · Nov
- Museum Grants for African American History and CultureTraining & capacityInstitute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Builds the capacity of African American museums and HBCU collecting institutions and develops their professional workforce, including projects that increase access to museum and archival collections.$5k–$500k · Annual cycle · Mar, Nov
- Public Humanities ProjectsFederal grantNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Public ProgramsSupports public-audience humanities programming through exhibitions and historic-site interpretation, at planning (up to $75,000) and implementation (up to $750,000) levels.up to $750k · Annual cycle · Dec
- Nuffield Foundation Main Grants (Research, Development and Analysis Fund)Foundation grantNuffield FoundationFunds research, development and analysis projects addressing the Foundation's five priority questions on a prosperous, fair and inclusive UK society, including social welfare, justice and institutions.up to $635k · Several times a year · Oct
- Partnership Development GrantsFoundation grantSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)One-to-three-year grants to develop partnered research and related activities in the social sciences and humanities, including building the relationships and infrastructure a larger partnership would need.$75k–$250k · Annual cycle · Nov
- National Leadership Grants for LibrariesFederal grantInstitute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Funds projects that develop, test or adapt replicable practices, models and tools to strengthen library and archival services, including a dedicated Applied Research grant category ($75,000-$750,000).$25k–$1M · Annual cycle · Mar, Nov
- Modular R01s in Cancer Control and Population Sciences (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)Federal grantNational Cancer Institute (NIH)A modular-budget R01 for cancer control and population science, explicitly naming cancer survivorship, cancer-related behaviours and behavioural interventions, health care delivery, digital health and implementation science as in-scope.up to $250k per year · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Ford-LASA Special Projects GrantsFoundation grantLatin American Studies AssociationGrants for transregional research initiatives, conferences, working groups, and curriculum or teaching resource development in Latin American and Latino studies. Proposals are limited to five single-spaced pages.up to $13k · Periodic calls · Sep
- Racial Diversity UK FundFoundation grantNuffield FoundationResearch funding on barriers and pathways to a racially just and inclusive UK society; the 2026 priority theme is inter-generational change in a racially diverse UK.$19k–$635k · Annual cycle · Oct
- Partnership GrantsFoundation grantSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)Large multi-year support for new and existing formal partnerships advancing research, research training and knowledge mobilization. Two-stage: a letter-of-intent stage, then a full application.$20k–$2.5M · Annual cycle · Feb, Oct
- Native American Library Services: Enhancement GrantsTraining & capacityInstitute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Supports Federally recognized Native Communities in enhancing library and archival services, including oral history documentation, digitisation, language and cultural materials, and staff training.$50k–$150k · Annual cycle · Apr, Nov
- Partnership Engage GrantsFoundation grantSocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)One-year grants for short-term partnered research between a postsecondary institution and a single non-academic organisation, addressing a challenge that organisation actually faces.$10k–$50k · Several times a year · Mar, Jun, Sep, Dec
- Connection GrantsTraining & capacitySocial Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC)One-year grants for events and outreach activities aimed at short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization: conferences, workshops and dissemination of research to practice and policy audiences.$10k–$50k · Several times a year · Feb, May, Aug, Nov
- Collections Stewardship (Humanities Collections and Reference Resources)Federal grantNational Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), Division of Collections and InfrastructureFunds preservation of and access to humanities collections: archival arrangement and description, cataloguing, digitisation, transcription and indexing of primary sources, and staff training in collections care.up to $500k · Several times a year · May, Dec
- Museums for AmericaFederal grantInstitute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)Project grants for museums in three categories: Lifelong Learning, Community Engagement, and Collections Stewardship and Access. Community Engagement projects can include community-partnered documentation and evaluation work.$5k–$350k · Annual cycle · Nov
- Horizon Europe Cluster 2: Culture, Creativity and Inclusive SocietyFederal grantEuropean Commission – European Research Executive Agency (REA)The social science pillar of the EU's research programme, and by budget the largest single source of European funding for welfare and inequality research. Three destinations structure it: democracy and governance, cultural heritage and the creative industries, and social and economic transformations — the last carrying 2026 topics on strengthening Europe's social model, tackling child poverty and rethinking long-term care policy, all directly commissioning social work evidence. Funding is by multi-country consortium, which makes it a route for a social work faculty to join or lead a cross-natiAmount not published · Annual cycle · Sep, Oct
- Appel à projets générique (AAPG) 2027Federal grantAgence nationale de la recherche (ANR)France's main open competition, and the route by which most French social science research gets funded. The 2027 edition is organised into 57 research axes spanning disciplinary and cross-cutting themes, with the social sciences and humanities explicitly in scope, and keeps five instruments — including JCJC for young researchers without a permanent team, and PRC/PRCE for collaborative projects with academic or non-academic partners, which is the natural vehicle for research done jointly with a social agency. Two-stage process with a short pre-proposal first.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Oct, Mar
- Delta States Rural Development Network ProgramFederal grantHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health PolicyFunds the planning, development and implementation of integrated rural health care networks across the eight Mississippi Delta Region states, to expand access, coordinate care, improve quality and health outcomes, and strengthen the rural health system. Network partners typically include community-based organisations.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Aug
- Community Building and Systems Change Grants (Inquiry Form)Foundation grantPoint32Health FoundationMulti-year general operating support from the health plan foundation formed by the Harvard Pilgrim and Tufts Health Plan foundations, backing equity-focused work on healthy aging, food access and behavioral health across five New England states. Two tracks: organizing, policy, advocacy and systems change affecting older adults; and community building that advances community power. General operating and capacity dollars can carry participatory research and evaluation embedded in an aging-focused organization's work.Amount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Sep
- Competitive Grant Cycle (Letter of Inquiry)Foundation grantEpiscopal Health FoundationA large Southeast Texas health funder making competitive grants around three impact drivers — strengthening comprehensive care, activating community voices, and maximizing connections to health coverage and benefits — with strategic priorities in food and nutrition security, maternal health and diabetes prevention. Community-voice and coverage-navigation work is a natural fit for social work practice partners, though the Foundation is explicit that it generally does not fund standalone research.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul, Sep
- HRC Project Grants (2027 round)Federal grantHealth Research Council of New ZealandThe Health Research Council of New Zealand's main investigator-initiated project funding, open across the full breadth of health research including behavioural, social, public health, kaupapa Maori, Maori health and Pacific health work. Two-stage process: a short expression of interest, then a full application with external peer review and an applicant rebuttal stage. Projects run two to five years, which suits longitudinal or intervention-evaluation designs a social work researcher would run.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Aug, Nov
- NEXT – 'Dual Use' of Ideas and Concepts from the Humanities and Social SciencesFoundation grantVolkswagenStiftung (Volkswagen Foundation)Germany's largest private research funder is asking how concepts generated inside the social sciences get lifted out of context and repurposed for anti-liberal, anti-scientific or anti-democratic ends — the classic example being 'knowledge is socially constructed' flattened into 'all truth is opinion' and used to delegitimise research. For social work this is unusually close to home: trauma, resilience, safeguarding, empowerment and vulnerability are all discipline-born concepts that circulate in politics and media in mutated form. Grants fund small interdisciplinary teams to trace that transfAmount not published · Periodic calls · Oct
- SSH Open Competition XSPilot / seed fundingDutch Research Council (NWO)A deliberately small, deliberately fast grant for testing a promising idea — the Dutch answer to the pilot-study gap. No thematic restriction inside the social sciences and humanities, minimal paperwork, and a distinctive review model in which applicants anonymously peer-review each other's proposals rather than waiting on a standing panel. Useful for a social work researcher who needs to establish feasibility, build a measure, or run a small community study before mounting a full project bid. The 2026 call runs in three rounds across the year.Amount not published · Several times a year · Sep
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program — Study/Research AwardFederal fellowshipU.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (administered by IIE)The Study/Research award lets an applicant design an original project in a chosen country for a full academic year abroad. It is the main pre-doctoral international research route for MSW graduates and early doctoral students in social work, covering fieldwork on migration, global social welfare, or community practice.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Sep, Oct
- Child & Family Well-Being GrantsFoundation grantThe Duke EndowmentGrants to Carolinas nonprofits serving children and families who have experienced or are at risk of abuse and neglect, in three streams: implementing tested programs, advocating for system improvement, and innovation where proven models do not yet exist.Amount not published · Several times a year · Jun, Dec
- Grant Opportunities (Housing Stability, Nonprofit Sector Sustainability, Arts, Neighborhood Fund)Foundation grantCommunity Foundation for Greater AtlantaA rolling roster of competitive funds for metro Atlanta nonprofits, including a Housing Stability Grant for homelessness, eviction prevention and housing policy/advocacy work, plus general operating, arts, and place-based neighborhood funds.Amount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Apr, Jun, Jul, Aug
- FY 2026 Youth Homelessness NOFO (YHDP and YHSI Grants)Federal grantU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and DevelopmentFunds new Youth Homelessness Demonstration Program communities and Youth Homelessness System Improvement grants. Selected communities must assess youth needs, build a coordinated community plan, and may test new approaches.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Aug
- Building Strong Family Relationships: Prevention and Intervention in Child WelfareFoundation grantSauer Family FoundationMinnesota-focused funding for prevention and intervention in child welfare. The foundation explicitly funds direct service, research, field building and systems change, and lists research organizations among eligible applicants.Amount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Sep
- Core Research Grants (Social, Political, and Economic Inequality)Foundation grantRussell Sage FoundationTwo-stage letter-of-inquiry then invited-proposal competition for social science research. Housing affordability and housing instability are fundable within the Social, Political, and Economic Inequality priority rather than as a standalone housing programme.Amount not published · Several times a year · Mar, Jul, Oct
- Interventions to Expand Cancer Screening and Preventive Services to ADVANCE Health in Populations that Experience Health Disparities (R01, Clinical Trial Required)Federal grantNIH Office of Disease Prevention with NIMHD, NCI, NIDCR and ORWHR01 for clinical trials testing interventions that address barriers to uptake of cancer screening and preventive services among populations experiencing health disparities. NIMHD is a participating Institute.Amount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- FY 2026 Continuum of Care Program CompetitionFederal grantU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Community Planning and DevelopmentAnnual competition funding local homeless-response systems. Alongside housing and services, eligible activity categories include HMIS data systems, CoC planning, and evaluation, which is the route a researcher partnered with a CoC can use.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Aug
- Authority to Accept Unsolicited Proposals for Research PartnershipsFederal grantU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)PD&R accepts researcher-initiated (unsolicited) proposals on housing and community development questions, funded through cooperative agreements. Applicants bring their own research question and at least half the money.Amount not published · Rolling / open · Jun
- Open Grant Applications (West Hawaiʻi Fund, Holomua Marine Pāpio Grants, Lānaʻi Community Benefit Fund)Foundation grantHawaiʻi Community FoundationA live listing of Hawaiʻi Community Foundation's currently open competitive funds, several of which support community engagement, organizational capacity and equitable service access rather than direct service alone.Amount not published · Several times a year · Mar, May, Jul, Aug, Nov
- Population Approaches to Reducing Alcohol-related Cancer Risk (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)Federal grantNational Cancer Institute (with NIAAA)Funds population-level work on alcohol and cancer: raising awareness of the alcohol-cancer link, shifting social norms, developing and evaluating alcohol policy, and testing interventions that reduce alcohol-related cancer risk.Not a cash award · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Risk and Protective Factors of Family Health and Family Level Interventions (R01 Clinical Trial Optional)Federal grantNational Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (with NINR, NCI, NIAAA, THRO)Funds basic, clinical, social and behavioural research on family health, well-being and resilience in populations experiencing health disparities, including family-level interventions. NINR and NCI both participate.Not a cash award · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- CASBS FellowshipFellowshipCenter for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford UniversityA residential year at Stanford in a multidisciplinary cohort drawn from anthropology, sociology, psychology, economics, law, education and related fields. Fellows pursue their own project alongside cross-disciplinary exchange.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Aug, Oct
- Program Grants and Requests for ProposalsFoundation grantConnecticut Health FoundationThe Connecticut Health Foundation is the state's largest independent health philanthropy, created in 1999 from ConnectiCare's conversion to for-profit status, and works entirely on health equity in Connecticut. It funds policy and practice change with systems-level potential, and its grantmaking explicitly covers policy advocacy, research and evaluation rather than service delivery alone. Program grants run $25,000 to $150,000 on a quarterly concept-paper cycle, with smaller discretionary grants available on a rolling basis and periodic RFPs in the $25,000 to $50,000 band.$25k–$150k · Several times a year · Feb, May, Aug, Nov
- Community Research Collaboration (CRC) AwardsFoundation grantCalifornia Breast Cancer Research Program (CBCRP), University of CaliforniaCBCRP, funded by a California tobacco tax surtax and administered by the University of California, runs an annual cycle of breast cancer research awards. The Community Research Collaboration award is the mechanism most relevant to social work: it requires a genuine co-principal-investigator partnership between a community organisation and an academic researcher across all phases of the study, from question-setting through interpretation. Pilot awards run up to $200,000 in direct costs for 18 months and full awards up to $600,000 over three years. The same cycle also carries IDEA awards, fellow$25k–$600k · Annual cycle
- Parkinson's Foundation Community GrantsFoundation grantParkinson's FoundationA $1 million annual pool for locally operated programs serving people with Parkinson's disease and their care partners. Two of the three published focus areas are squarely social-work territory: mental health and emotional wellbeing (anxiety, depression, social isolation) and care partner support, training and resources. The Foundation asks that funded programs be impactful, sustainable, scalable and measurable, which is the opening for an evaluation component designed with a researcher. Since 2011 the program has put more than $13.9 million into 1,065 community-based programs.$10k–$25k · Annual cycle · Jan
- Rural Health Research Center (RHRC) ProgramFederal grantHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health PolicyFour-year cooperative agreements supporting university-based centres that conduct policy-oriented rural health services research on how social factors, financing, organisational structures and behaviour affect access, quality and cost. Centres pick enduring topics of concentration and publish plain-language policy briefs on the Rural Health Research Gateway.$700k–$950k per year · Periodic calls · May
- AmeriCorps New Jersey Formula and Competitive Notices of Funding OpportunityFederal grantNew Jersey Department of State, Office of Volunteerism (AmeriCorps New Jersey)New Jersey's service commission runs parallel formula and competitive AmeriCorps rounds covering disaster services, economic opportunity, education, environmental stewardship, healthy futures, and veterans and military families, with priority for organisations serving impoverished communities, addressing youth substance use, supporting veterans, and public safety. Distinctively, the commission publishes both one-year planning grants for organisations building a new AmeriCorps programme and three-year operating grants, so a community organisation can fund the design and measurement groundwork b$85k–$405k · Annual cycle · Feb, Mar, May
- Criminal Justice and Youth Justice grants (General Support, Program/Project Support, Special Opportunities)Foundation grantPublic Welfare FoundationGrants for structural criminal and youth justice reform, community-centred approaches to reducing harm and violence, leadership by people with lived system experience, and narrative and transparency work. General operating and project support, including research and evaluation components of reform work.$120k–$400k · Periodic calls · Sep, Oct, Nov
- Frontiers CTSI Pilot, Community Partnership and Multi-Institutional AwardsPilot / seed fundingFrontiers Clinical and Translational Science Institute, University of Kansas Medical CenterA CTSA hub running a stacked menu of small awards across an eight-institution regional partnership: pilot awards for early and mid-career investigators, an Integrating Special Populations award aimed at health disparities, small Broderick Crawford awards for researcher-community organisation partnerships, methods and biostatistics vouchers, and a multi-state rural CORES pilot. The community partnership and rural tracks are the ones most directly usable by social work researchers.$3k–$50k · Several times a year
- NHLBI Program Project Applications (P01 Clinical Trials Optional) — PAR-24-065Federal grantNational Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI), NIHNHLBI's multi-project program grant, and the institute's main route for assembling a team around a single problem: a minimum of three interrelated research projects plus optional administrative and scientific cores. The NOFO explicitly names implementation science, health disparities and translation research as within scope alongside basic and clinical work, which is where social work fits — a P01 on heart, lung, blood or sleep conditions can carry a behavioural or community-delivered project, an implementation project, and a disparities project under one roof. Budgets are large enough to fund$1.5M–$1.8M per year · Several times a year · Jan, May, Sep
- AmeriCorps Maryland Notices of Funding Opportunity (including Workforce Development Planning Grants)Training & capacityMaryland Department of Service and Civic InnovationMaryland's cabinet-level service department runs three AmeriCorps subgrant lines: competitive operational grants, formula operational grants, and a Workforce Development Planning Grant that funds a six-month design period for a new AmeriCorps programme built around a defined member career pathway. The planning grant is the notable one for research partnerships — it pays for programme design, needs assessment and measurement architecture rather than member positions, which is precisely the work a social work researcher is equipped to do alongside a community agency.up to $240k · Annual cycle · Feb, Apr, May
- Community Grants ProgramFoundation grantThe Research Foundation (Kansas City)A regional health funder distributing roughly $1.7 million a year to organisations with health-centred missions serving Jackson County, Missouri, with a priority on urban Kansas City. The 2026 cycle funds two purpose areas, expanding access to care and promoting health equity. Awards are one-year only and most fall between $25,000 and $50,000, though applicants are told to request what the programme actually needs. This is a practical vehicle for a community agency to fund an intervention with an embedded evaluation designed alongside a social work researcher.$25k–$50k · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul
- Community Impact and Community Capacity GrantsFoundation grantWisconsin Partnership Program, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public HealthThe Wisconsin Partnership Program is an endowed statewide health fund created from the conversion of Blue Cross Blue Shield of Wisconsin and housed at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health. Its community grant stream is unusual in that the community organisation is the grantee rather than the university. Community Capacity grants are aimed at smaller and newer organisations building the infrastructure to do this work; Community Impact grants require substantial and authentic community leadership and target the social determinants of health, making them a natural home for practice-embeddeup to $20k · Annual cycle · May
- Healthy Aging Grant ProgramFoundation grantMichigan Health Endowment FundGrants for projects improving the health of older Michiganders across access to care, aging in place, caregiver support, behavioral health, nutrition and food security, and age-friendly communities. Funded work has included landscape analyses, pilot evaluations and toolkit development.up to $750k · Annual cycle · Mar, Jun
- Jack Shand Research GrantsPilot / seed fundingSociety for the Scientific Study of ReligionSmall seed grants for direct research expenses on the scientific study of religion, judged primarily on intellectual merit. Well suited to social work researchers studying religion's role in health, help-seeking, family life or community organisation. Funds are transferred to the principal investigator's institution and no indirect cost recovery is permitted.up to $5k · Annual cycle · May
- Quality of Life Grants ProgramFoundation grantChristopher & Dana Reeve FoundationTiered grants to nonprofits for projects serving people living with paralysis. Tiers run from open-purpose Direct Effect awards through targeted priority tiers (assistive technology, disaster preparedness, respite and caregiving, rural underserved populations, employment, nursing home transition) to Expanded Impact awards for proven prior grantees.$5k–$100k · Several times a year
- Causal Research on Community Safety and the Criminal Justice System (Request for Proposals)Foundation grantArnold VenturesFunds causal-design studies (RCT, difference-in-differences, regression discontinuity, instrumental variables) of US policies, practices and interventions affecting crime and criminal justice outcomes, measured with real-world behavioural or administrative data.$110k–$500k · Rolling / open
- Community Grants ProgramFoundation grantThe Denver FoundationResponsive grantmaking of roughly $5 million a year across two cycles to charitable organizations in the seven-county Metro Denver region, in economic opportunity, environment and climate, housing, and youth well-being (including youth mental health and K-12 school funding reform).$20k–$50k · Several times a year · Jan, Mar, Jun, Aug
- Clinical and Translational Science Pilot AwardPilot / seed fundingOhio State University Center for Clinical and Translational Science (CTSI)$25,000-$35,000 in direct costs for a 12-month interdisciplinary translational study in chronic disease prevention and management, including implementation science and community-engaged research on behavioral, environmental and social determinants of health.$25k–$35k · Annual cycle · Sep
- Community Food Projects Competitive Grants Program (CFPCGP)Federal grantUSDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)Supports community-based food security projects, including needs assessment and planning work, that are designed to become self-reliant after a one-time federal contribution. Nonprofits and tribal organisations apply directly.$25k–$400k · Annual cycle · Jul
- Institutional Grants (Democratic Governance and Education)Foundation grantTinker FoundationGrants to organisations working in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking Latin America. Eligible activities explicitly include applied research, evaluation, community engagement, workshops, and scaling up promising interventions.$50k–$150k per year · Annual cycle · Jan
- Building Communities of Recovery (BCOR)Federal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Funds recovery community organisations to deliver peer recovery support services led by people with lived experience of substance use and co-occurring disorders, plus housing and employment linkage. Requires client-level SPARS data at intake, 6 months and closeout.up to $350k per year · Periodic calls · Jul
- Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC)Training & capacityCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and ControlFive-year center grants funding academic injury and violence prevention research centers to run core operations, fill evidence gaps, evaluate interventions and train injury control professionals. Eleven centers are funded for 2024-2029.$849k per year · Periodic calls · Jan
- Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program (GusNIP) — Nutrition IncentiveFederal grantUSDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)Funds point-of-sale incentive projects that increase fruit and vegetable purchasing by SNAP participants, with required project-level evaluation and reporting to a national coordinating centre. Government agencies and nonprofits apply, often with academic evaluation partners.$10k–$15M · Annual cycle · May, Jun
- Quick Response Research Award ProgramRapid-response fundNatural Hazards Center, University of Colorado BoulderSmall awards for social science teams to collect perishable data in the immediate aftermath of a disaster. Awardees write a five-page proposal, do fieldwork, and deliver a roughly twenty-page report with findings and actionable recommendations.up to $5k · Rolling / open
- Good Neighbor Grants and Technical Assistance GrantsFoundation grantThe Ford Family FoundationOpen-application grants for projects benefiting rural Oregon and Siskiyou County, California. Good Neighbor grants are under $20,000 and Technical Assistance grants up to $5,000; larger strategic initiatives are by invitation only.up to $20k · Rolling / open
- Assisted Outpatient Treatment (AOT) ProgramFederal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Cooperative agreement to implement court-ordered community-based treatment for adults with serious mental illness, working with civil courts and community partners. Aims to reduce hospitalisation, homelessness and criminal justice contact.up to $750k per year · Periodic calls · Apr
- Tribal Behavioral Health: Suicide Prevention (TBH-SP)Federal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Funds community-wide suicide prevention for American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults through age 24, incorporating Indigenous knowledge and healing methods. Requires quarterly reporting on outreach, screening and linkage.up to $350k per year · Periodic calls · Jul
- Siegel Family Endowment grantmakingFoundation grantSiegel Family EndowmentTech-derived family foundation funding academic research projects, mission-driven programmes and policy institutions across three areas: Learning, Work, and Infrastructure, with an explicitly inquiry-driven grantmaking method.$100–$3M · By invitation
- Research Grants and User Research GrantsFoundation grantMotability FoundationGrants to charities and organisations for accessible transport research, including a User Research strand explicitly created to fund research centred on disabled people's own perspectives where little funding has existed.$50k–$1M · Rolling / open
- Indigenous Knowledge ProgramFoundation grantHenry Luce FoundationGrants to Indigenous knowledge keepers, leaders and organizations advancing community-based, culturally informed Indigenous knowledge systems in US Native communities. The foundation accepts unsolicited inquiries through its online grant portal.$100k–$400k · Rolling / open
- Safety Through Recovery, Engagement, and Evidence-Based Treatment and Support (STREETS)Federal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Cooperative agreement for street-based outreach, treatment and recovery support for people who are homeless and have serious mental illness, substance use disorder or co-occurring disorders. Participation in evaluation and peer learning collaboratives is required.up to $3M per year · Periodic calls · Jul
- Distinguished Scholar AwardsFellowshipHarry Frank Guggenheim FoundationIndividual research awards for work on the causes, manifestations and control of violence, including crime, punishment, family violence, and racial or ethnic conflict. Awards go to the individual scholar rather than the institution.$15k–$75k per year · Annual cycle · Jul, Sep
- Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate FellowshipFellowshipSociety for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP)Two annual fellowships of $15,000 each supporting advanced doctoral students' living costs and dissertation research costs, for dissertations examining any aspect of inequality, injustice and oppression.$15k stipend · Annual cycle · Feb
- ESRC Responsive Mode: Research Grants (Round Two)Federal grantUK Research and Innovation – Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)Researcher-led social science grants for basic, applied or strategic research on any ESRC-remit topic, including social policy, social care and social work. Social science must be more than 50% of the research focus and effort.$445k–$1.3M · Rolling / open
- Disability Justice FundFoundation grantTrust for LondonLong-term funding for Deaf and Disabled People's Organisations in London to run campaigning and advocacy that challenges injustice, including the research and evidence work that campaigns rest on.$10k–$180k · Rolling / open
- National Coastal Resilience FundFoundation grantNational Fish and Wildlife FoundationAnnual competition for nature-based coastal resilience projects, with a dedicated community capacity building category alongside assessment, design and restoration. Prioritizes community-led projects or projects with direct community outreach and engagement.$100k–$7M · Annual cycle · Mar, Jun
- Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH), CDC-RFA-DP-23-0014Federal grantCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and ObesityFive-year awards to 50 organisations in 32 states and DC to run community-based participatory chronic disease prevention work with racial and ethnic populations carrying the highest disease burden. Runs 2023-2028.$522k–$680k per year · Periodic calls
- Native American Library Services: Enhancement GrantsTraining & capacityInstitute of Museum and Library ServicesCompetitive grants to federally recognized Native Communities for library and archival projects, including oral history documentation, digitization, institutional planning, professional training, and language and cultural material development.$50k–$150k · Annual cycle · Apr
- Mental Health Awareness Training Grants (MHAT)Training & capacitySubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Funds mental health awareness and literacy training for school staff, emergency responders, law enforcement, veterans, service members and caregivers. Grantees report quarterly on numbers trained and numbers linked to services.up to $200k per year · Periodic calls · Jul
- SBE Postdoctoral Research Fellowships (SPRF)Federal fellowshipU.S. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic SciencesTwo-year postdoctoral fellowship in the social, behavioral and economic sciences, with a fundamental-research track and a broadening-participation track. The fellow works with a sponsoring scientist at a host organization.$80k per year · Annual cycle · Nov
- Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian PrizePrize or challengeConrad N. Hilton FoundationAn annual unrestricted prize to a nonprofit organisation working to alleviate human suffering. Selected from a worldwide call for nominations, with due diligence on a shortlist and a final decision by an independent international jury.$3M · Annual cycle
- Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research (GIAR)Pilot / seed fundingSigma Xi, The Scientific Research SocietySmall research grants to graduate and undergraduate students across disciplines to cover direct costs of a student-led project, including social and behavioural research. Two cycles per year.$500–$5k · Several times a year · Mar, Oct
- Behavioral Health and Community Safety Partnerships (BH-CSP)Federal grantSubstance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)Supports communities in reducing the behavioral health impacts of crime, violence and disorder and improving outcomes for affected youth and families. Formerly known as ReCAST. Requires quarterly indicator reporting through SPARS.up to $750k per year · Periodic calls · Jul
- Melville Charitable Trust grantmakingFoundation grantMelville Charitable TrustA foundation devoted entirely to ending homelessness, funding systems and policy change, narrative change, and work on the racial wealth gap. Grantees include national policy, fair housing and research-and-advocacy intermediaries.$50k–$1.6M · By invitation
- IASSW International Projects GrantPilot / seed fundingInternational Association of Schools of Social Work (IASSW)Small grants of US $3,500 for collaborative international projects run by IASSW member schools, covering direct research costs such as data collection, analysis, dissemination and partner workshops.$4k · Periodic calls
- Pride Foundation Community Grants and Community Care FundFoundation grantPride FoundationTwo streams of funding for LGBTQ+ organizations in the Northwest: multi-year Community Grants and the responsive Community Care Fund, which reviews requests on a rolling set of due dates.$10k–$70k · Several times a year
- APCF Operating GrantFoundation grantAsian Pacific Community FundGeneral operating support for nonprofits serving low-income or underserved Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander communities, awarded annually at $5,000 to $15,000.$5k–$15k · Annual cycle
- 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grants Program (CBG)Training & capacityUSDA National Institute of Food and AgricultureBuilds teaching, research and extension capacity at the 1890 land-grant HBCUs. Research and integrated projects on food security, childhood obesity prevention, food safety or sustainable bioenergy are eligible.$100k–$750k · Annual cycle
- Community Issues GrantsFoundation grantHorizons FoundationGeneral operating support for grassroots LGBTQ organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area across youth, advocacy and civil rights, arts and culture, community building and leadership, and health and human services.up to $20k · Annual cycle
- Human Networks and Data Science (HNDS)Federal grantU.S. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic SciencesTwo tracks: HNDS-I builds shared data resources and analytic tools for social and behavioral research; HNDS-R applies data and network science methods to advance theory in a core social science discipline.$350k–$800k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Jul, Aug
- US Programs GrantsFoundation grantIslamic Relief USAGrants to small US nonprofits delivering food security, healthcare, livelihood and community development services. The community development category explicitly names domestic violence intervention, at-risk youth programmes, special-needs inclusivity, senior programming and nonprofit capacity building — a viable route for a community agency partnered with a social work researcher to fund service delivery and the capacity to evaluate it.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Opioid-Impacted Family Support Program (OIFSP)Training & capacityHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health WorkforceFunds training programmes that expand the knowledge and expertise of behavioural health paraprofessionals, including peer support specialists and social services aides, who work on interprofessional teams serving families affected by opioid and other substance use disorder, with a focus on children and adolescents who have experienced trauma.Amount not published · Periodic calls · May
- TRDRP Research Awards, including the Community-Partnered Participatory Research AwardFoundation grantTobacco-Related Disease Research Program (TRDRP), University of CaliforniaTRDRP is California's tobacco-excise-tax-funded research programme, spanning social, behavioural and biomedical science on tobacco-related disease, addiction and tobacco control policy. Its current call carries four families of mechanism: core research awards, the Community-Partnered Participatory Research Award for collaborative work with community partners, the Maternal Smoking Cessation Initiative, and the Smoke- and Vape-free Scholars Initiative for early-career researcher development. The participatory and policy strands make it one of the more accessible state-level research funders for Amount not published · Annual cycle
- Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program for ParaprofessionalsTraining & capacityHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Bureau of Health WorkforceFunds community-based experiential training, field placements and internships for students becoming mental health workers, peer support specialists and other behavioural health paraprofessionals, with a focus on children and transitional-age youth who have experienced trauma. Optional second tier supports registered apprenticeships.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Jul
- AmeriCorps Competitive and Formula Grant Opportunities (Florida)Federal grantVolunteer FloridaFlorida's service commission administers AmeriCorps Competitive and Formula subgrants to organisations working on education, economic opportunity, conservation, healthy futures and veteran support, with priority for workforce development, environmental stewardship and community quality of life. The published guidance package includes budget templates and an evaluation plan form, so measurement design is a scored part of the application and a natural point of entry for a university evaluation partner. Applications are submitted through eGrants with supporting documents through Blackbaud GrantmaAmount not published · Annual cycle · Feb
- National Criminal History Improvement Program (NCHIP)Federal grantBureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of JusticeNCHIP funds states, territories and tribes to improve the quality, timeliness and accessibility of criminal history records by integrating data across law enforcement, prosecution, courts and corrections. For social work researchers the value is the administrative-data infrastructure it builds: NCHIP-funded record systems are the backbone for research on protective orders, firearm prohibitors, reentry and justice-involved families, and awards routinely fund analytic and evaluation subcontracts.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- State Justice Statistics (SJS) Program for Statistical Analysis CentersTraining & capacityBureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Department of JusticeSJS builds state analytic capacity by funding Statistical Analysis Centers to coordinate statistical activities, analyze administrative justice data and act as the liaison between BJS and state agencies. Recent cycles offered Core Capacity-Building projects (NIBRS compatibility, performance measurement, data access) and Special Emphasis projects using administrative and criminal history data, which is a direct fit for social work researchers studying reentry, diversion and justice-system contact.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr, May
- AmeriCorps Arkansas State GrantsFederal grantEngage Arkansas (Arkansas Service Commission)Engage Arkansas subgrants AmeriCorps State operational funds to Arkansas organisations and, on the same page, sets out the VISTA, NCCC and AmeriCorps Seniors routes for organisations whose work does not fit the state stream. The scale gate here is unusually low — operational grants support the equivalent of at least five full-time members, against the 10 to 20 members several other commissions require — which makes it one of the more accessible national service doors for a small community agency working with a university research partner.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- AmeriCorps Texas Operating and Planning GrantsTraining & capacityOneStar Foundation / OneStar National Service CommissionOneStar is the Texas service commission and subgrants AmeriCorps State funds on two lines: operating grants for organisations enrolling members, and a planning grant for organisations designing an AmeriCorps programme for the following cycle. The planning grant explicitly cannot pay for AmeriCorps members, meaning the money goes to programme design, partnership building, needs assessment and measurement architecture — the phase where a social work researcher's contribution is the substance of the award rather than an add-on.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Apr
- Community Health Grants, Mid-Atlantic StatesFoundation grantKaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic StatesSeasonal community health grant rounds across Maryland, Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C., funding health equity, affordable care access, socioeconomic opportunity, and healthy policies and environments for populations experiencing disparities. The Mid-Atlantic team explicitly welcomes new and grassroots organizations into its invited pool, which is the practical entry point for a community-partnered research team.Amount not published · Several times a year
- Community Health Grants, Southern CaliforniaFoundation grantKaiser Permanente Southern CaliforniaKaiser Permanente's Southern California community health grantmaking, organized around safety net partnerships, community health initiatives, and knowledge development and dissemination — that last priority is the channel through which evaluation and research-adjacent work is funded. Worth tracking rather than applying to cold, because the pipeline runs through pre-identified partners.Amount not published · By invitation
- Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Doctoral ScholarshipDissertation awardPierre Elliott Trudeau FoundationA three-year doctoral scholarship for humanities and social sciences students, pairing substantial stipend support with a separate annual research and travel allowance and a structured leadership and mentorship program. Research must connect to one of the Foundation's founding themes, which centre on public engagement and pressing social questions, making it a strong fit for social work doctoral work on inequality, rights or community wellbeing. Roughly fifteen scholars are selected each cycle.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Nov
- Soutien aux equipes de recherche (SE), secteur Societe et cultureFederal grantFonds de recherche du Quebec - Societe et culture (FRQSC)Four-year team funding from Quebec's social sciences and humanities research fund, supporting an ongoing scientific program rather than a single project. Built for standing research teams, including teams configured in partnership with practice or community settings, with supplements available for partnership, inter-regionality and college-based research. The multi-year, programmatic structure fits a social work research group sustaining several linked lines of inquiry.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Oct
- Strategic Focus Area GrantsFoundation grantBlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina FoundationStatewide grantmaking on three strategic focus areas: access to care, health through food, and youth mental health, connectedness and resilience. The Foundation states it values initiatives reflecting the voices, perspectives and lived experiences of North Carolinians facing barriers to good health, which opens room for community-based participatory work and evaluation partnerships.Amount not published · By invitation
- CTSC Annual Pilot Award Program (multi-institution requirement)Pilot / seed fundingClinical and Translational Science Collaborative of Northern Ohio, Case Western Reserve UniversityThe CTSA hub's flagship annual pilot competition, notable because every application must span two or more CTSC partner institutions — the award is designed around cross-institutional teams rather than a single lab. Useful for a social work researcher at one partner who can pair with a clinical or health-services collaborator at another.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Oct, Jan
- Frontiers for the Future ProgrammeFederal grantTaighde Eireann - Research IrelandResearch Ireland's flagship investigator-led programme for independent researchers pursuing ambitious, high-risk high-reward projects. Listed as accepting applications on a rolling basis, which makes it unusual among large national schemes. Since the merger of the Irish Research Council and Science Foundation Ireland into Research Ireland, the agency's remit spans all disciplines, so applied social and social care research can be in scope - confirm current disciplinary scope in the live call document before investing effort.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Strategic FundFoundation grantNuffield FoundationLarge research grants for original and ambitious projects that confront the scale and urgency of the UK's biggest social and economic challenges. Projects run two to five years, making this one of the few UK routes to programme-scale funding for applied social research outside the research councils. A two-stage process; applicants may first email a one-page summary to check fit before applying.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar
- Templeton Religion Trust GrantsFoundation grantTempleton Religion TrustFunds work across Covenantal Pluralism, the Program in the Study of Mysticism, the Social Consequences of Religion, and Art, Science and Futures of Religion. The Social Consequences of Religion strand asks whether religions are good or bad for society — directly relevant to social work research on religion, cohesion and wellbeing. Listed here so researchers know the route exists and how it actually works.Not a cash award · By invitation
- 2026 AmeriCorps State Funding Opportunity (California)Federal grantCalifornia Volunteers, Office of the GovernorCalifornia's state service commission subgrants federal AmeriCorps State funds and member positions to California nonprofits and public agencies working in education, climate action, disaster services, environmental stewardship and food security. Applicants must submit performance measure documentation on provided templates, a logic model for each service activity, and an evaluation plan summary — requirements that make an academic evaluation partner a normal part of a competitive application. Members receive a living stipend and a Segal Education Award.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Feb
- AmeriCorps Rhode Island Grant CompetitionFederal grantServeRI (Rhode Island Service Commission)Rhode Island's service commission subgrants AmeriCorps State funds to organisations that design evidence-informed programmes addressing documented community needs, recruit and supervise members, and contribute matching funds. The explicit evidence-informed design requirement is the hook for research partnership — an applicant must justify its model against evidence, which is work a social work researcher can supply. The same page also maps the other national service doors (National Direct, VISTA, NCCC and AmeriCorps Seniors) for organisations whose fit is outside the state stream.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Aug, Sep
- AmeriCorps State Formula Request for Grant Applications and Washington Climate Corps NetworkFederal grantServe Washington (Washington State Commission for National and Community Service)Serve Washington runs AmeriCorps State Formula rounds for new/re-compete and continuation applicants, alongside the Washington Climate Corps Network, a state-funded biennial stream reached through a letter of intent followed by an invited application. Applicants must present evidence-based programme designs and demonstrate organisational competency to manage a complex federal grant, and three-year awards are sustained through annual continuation requests that turn on demonstrated programme and fiscal performance — an ongoing measurement obligation well suited to an academic partner.Amount not published · Annual cycle · May
- FY 2026 Volunteer Generation FundFederal grantAmeriCorps (Corporation for National and Community Service)A federal fund investing in volunteer management practice — recruitment, retention, training and infrastructure for volunteer-engaging organisations — administered through state service commissions, which in turn subgrant to nonprofits in their states. Because the fund is explicitly about improving volunteer management practice, it is one of the few national service streams that routinely supports practice-improvement studies, needs assessments and capacity evaluation of the volunteer workforce, an area of direct interest to social work researchers studying informal helping and organisational Amount not published · Annual cycle · May
- FORE Grants (Request-for-Proposal cycles, including Community-Driven Responses to Opioid Use Disorder and Overdose Mortality)Foundation grantFoundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)FORE funds work on opioid use disorder and overdose mortality across professional education, payer and provider strategies, policy, and public awareness. Its community-driven RFP supports organizational capacity, program development, and community partnerships. Grants are made only in response to a posted RFP.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Jun, Jul, Aug
- Humana Foundation grants (Connected Healthy Lives; Research)Foundation grantThe Humana FoundationCorporate foundation grantmaking on health equity and access, focused on seniors, veterans and school-aged children. The Connected Healthy Lives cycle takes open proposals; separate Research and Health Equity Innovation funds are invitation-only.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Domestic Violence Prevention Initiative (DVPI)Federal grantIndian Health Service, Office of Clinical and Preventive ServicesA congressionally mandated IHS grant program funding domestic and sexual violence prevention and treatment across Indian Country: victim advocacy, intervention, case coordination, policy development, community response teams, sexual assault examiner programs and community and school education. IHS specifies evidence-based and practice-based models that are culturally appropriate and community-driven, so funded projects carry real evaluation and practice-research work.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Research GrantsFederal grantU.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and DevelopmentEPA's main competitive peer-reviewed extramural research programme, funding environmental and public-health research including community exposure, air and water quality, and toxic substances. Solicitations are issued topic by topic rather than on a standing cycle.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Cancer Prevention and Control Clinical Trials Grant Program (R01 Clinical Trial Required)Federal grantNational Cancer Institute (NIH)Funds investigator-initiated clinical trials in cancer prevention and control covering early detection, screening, prevention, healthcare delivery, quality of life and survivorship. Trials of cancer diagnosis or oncologic therapy are explicitly excluded.Not a cash award · Several times a year · Feb, Jun, Oct
- Georgia CTSA Pilot GrantsPilot / seed fundingGeorgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance (Emory, Morehouse School of Medicine, Georgia Tech, University of Georgia)One- to two-year pilot grants for preliminary, preparatory or feasibility studies testing new protocols, data collection instruments or participant recruitment strategies, with an explicit preference for interdisciplinary collaborative teams across the four partner institutions.Amount not published · Several times a year
- Community Development Grant ProgramFoundation grantCatholic Campaign for Human Development, United States Conference of Catholic BishopsThe national anti-poverty grant programme of the US Catholic bishops, supporting community organisations that bring low-income people together to change the structures and policies that sustain poverty. A route for a community organisation to fund organising work whose evaluation a social work researcher can partner on; it is not a route for a university to be the applicant.Not a cash award · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb
- Research GrantsFoundation grantRRF Foundation for AgingApplied research grants for projects with immediate, direct implications for adults aged 60 and older. Priorities are caregiving, economic security, housing, social connection and age equity; interventional trials, translational studies, and health services and policy research are favoured.Amount not published · Several times a year · May, Nov
- Tribal Early Childhood and Family Economic Well-being Research and Evaluation Grants (Tribal Research Center)Federal grantHHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE)Supports a national center leading culturally responsive research, measurement work, secondary data analysis, and training across tribal child care, Head Start/Early Head Start, home visiting, and Tribal TANF and family economic well-being programs.Not a cash award · Periodic calls
- Core State Injury Prevention Program (Core SIPP)Federal grantCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and ControlCooperative agreement building health department injury surveillance, partnership and evaluation capacity, focused on adverse childhood experiences, traumatic brain injury and transportation injury, with an enhanced strand for implementing and evaluating prevention strategies.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood (HMRF) Grants - FORGE Fatherhood, HEART, READY4LifeFederal grantHHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family AssistanceDiscretionary grants plus research and evaluation activities on responsible fatherhood, healthy relationships for adults, and relationship education for youth. Awards carry evaluation and performance-measurement requirements that researchers commonly partner on.Not a cash award · Periodic calls
- Sustainable Environments ProgramFoundation grantSurdna FoundationSupports communities of color and low-wealth communities in shaping infrastructure and land use investments and designing policy solutions, through environmental and climate justice and community control of land. Grants are made by invitation only.Amount not published · By invitation
- Immigrant Rights and Workers' Rights grantmakingFoundation grantRosenberg FoundationCalifornia-focused grantmaking supporting leadership development, policy advocacy and grassroots organising on immigrant rights and workers' rights, including capacity for community organisations working with the state's immigrant residents.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Accelerating Capacity for Transformation (ACT) for AANHPI CommunitiesTraining & capacityAsian Pacific FundCohort capacity-building initiative giving AANHPI-focused Bay Area nonprofits culturally relevant skill-building and mentorship to strengthen systems, fundraising strategy and organisational sustainability.Not a cash award · Periodic calls
- Early Care and Education Research Scholars: Head Start Dissertation GrantsDissertation awardHHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE)Supports dissertation research by graduate students working with a university mentor and a local Head Start or Early Head Start program. Program staff are expected to shape the project from design through interpretation and dissemination.Not a cash award · Periodic calls
- Secondary Analyses of Head Start Data GrantsFederal grantHHS Administration for Children and Families, Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation (OPRE)Funds researchers to analyse existing survey, program evaluation, or administrative data on Head Start, Early Head Start, American Indian/Alaska Native Head Start, and Migrant and Seasonal Head Start, to inform policy and program administration.Not a cash award · Periodic calls
- Disability and Rehabilitation Research Projects (DRRP) ProgramFederal grantNational Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community LivingNIDILRR's main project grant mechanism, funding research, development, demonstration, training, dissemination and technical assistance on employment, independent living and community participation for people with disabilities. Sub-tracks include Knowledge Translation, Model Systems and the ADA Network.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
- Field-Initiated Projects (FIP) ProgramFederal grantNational Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community LivingNIDILRR's investigator-initiated mechanism: the applicant chooses the research question rather than responding to an agency-set topic. Two categories, FIP Research and FIP Development, both smaller in scale than centre grants. Typical award is three years.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
- Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center (RERC) ProgramFederal grantNational Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR), Administration for Community LivingFive-year centre awards for research and development on technologies and environments that remove barriers for people with disabilities. Grantees must also deliver technical assistance to service providers and to disabled consumers, which supports applied and participatory work.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Oct, Nov, Dec, Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr
- Rapid Response Rural Data Analysis and Issue Specific Rural Research StudiesFederal grantHealth Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Federal Office of Rural Health PolicySupports short-turnaround rural health services research and data analysis so that rural stakeholders and policymakers get timely evidence on pressing rural health issues, rather than waiting on multi-year study cycles.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Jul
- Human-Environment and Geographical Sciences (HEGS)Federal grantU.S. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic SciencesFunds fundamental research on how human behavior interacts with environmental and social processes, advancing geographical theory and geospatial methods.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Research Infrastructure in the Social and Behavioral Sciences (RISBS)Training & capacityU.S. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic SciencesFunds computational tools and data resources that support basic social and behavioral research — data collection or assembly that yields a shared resource for a research community, or software platforms that let others collect data.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- National Centers of Excellence in Youth Violence Prevention (Youth Violence Prevention Centers, YVPC)Training & capacityCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Violence PreventionCenter awards to academic institutions partnering with high-violence communities to build surveillance, strengthen community capacity and rigorously evaluate community-level youth violence prevention strategies. Five centers hold the 2021-2026 awards.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Apr
- Overdose Data to Action: Limiting Overdose through Collaborative Actions in Localities (OD2A: LOCAL)Federal grantCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Injury Prevention and ControlCooperative agreement funding 40 city, county and territorial health departments for overdose surveillance and prevention, with required linkage-to-care and harm reduction strands and explicit process and outcome evaluation.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Lead and Healthy Homes Technical Studies (LHHTS) Grant ProgramFederal grantU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy HomesHUD's explicitly research-funding healthy-housing programme. Supports studies on detecting and controlling lead and other housing-related health and safety hazards, and is the one OLHCHH programme open to universities.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Child Well-being Program (unsolicited letter of inquiry)Foundation grantDoris Duke FoundationThe Child Well-being Program funds work to promote healthy child development and prevent abuse and neglect, currently centred on prevention-oriented child welfare. Unsolicited letters of inquiry are accepted from US nonprofits through an open online form.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Child Welfare Grantmaking (Mobilize, Reimagine, Influence, Support)Foundation grantRedlich Horwitz FoundationNew York State child welfare funding across four categories, covering family court advocacy, keeping families together and youth success. Evaluation is built into awards: the foundation and grantee jointly develop evaluation procedures, objectives and metrics after award.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Environmental Education (EE) Grants ProgramTraining & capacityU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyFunds locally-focused environmental education projects that build community and school capacity, with EPA-supplied logic-model, work-plan and evaluation templates. Nonprofits, tribal organisations, education agencies and universities may apply.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Mar
- Homelessness strategic initiativeFoundation grantConrad N. Hilton FoundationFunds work to end long-term homelessness in Los Angeles County: housing and early-response services, person-centered supports including mental health and income, data-backed prevention including predictive modeling, and cross-city knowledge exchange.Amount not published · By invitation
- Ballmer Group — Housing impact areaFoundation grantBallmer GroupMulti-year funding for direct services and for what the funder calls levers of change that transform systems, across impact areas that include Housing, Child Welfare, Behavioral Health, Criminal Justice and Tech & Data.Amount not published · By invitation
- Creating Opportunity & Independence (COI)Foundation grantCraig H. Neilsen FoundationOne- and two-year grants to nonprofits serving people with spinal cord injury, in three categories: Community Activities (peer engagement), Life Transitions (post-injury community integration) and Accessibility For All (barrier removal).Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Apr
- Gill Foundation GrantsFoundation grantGill FoundationGrantmaking in two priority areas: Equal Treatment, a national LGBTQ equality portfolio, and A Prosperous Colorado, a state-focused portfolio. Proposals are accepted by invitation only.Amount not published · By invitation
- Blue Shield of California Foundation grantmaking (Break the cycle of domestic violence)Foundation grantBlue Shield of California FoundationFoundation-led initiatives funding policy and systems change on the root causes of domestic violence - racism, gender inequity and economic inequity - alongside economic security and community-aligned systems work in California.Amount not published · By invitation
- New York Women's Foundation grantmakingFoundation grantThe New York Women's FoundationGrants to organizations serving low- and moderate-income communities facing gender, economic and racial inequity, with safety, health and bodily autonomy among the foundation's stated focus areas.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- W.K. Kellogg Foundation grant applications (letter of inquiry)Foundation grantW.K. Kellogg FoundationOpen, deadline-free letter-of-inquiry process funding work on racial equity, maternal and infant health care access, early care and education, food security, and family economic security.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- New York Health Foundation grantmaking (priority areas and Special Projects Fund)Foundation grantNew York Health FoundationGrants and commissioned policy analyses in three priority areas plus a Special Projects Fund, with an explicit focus on people of color and others historically marginalized in New York State.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Nov
- Michigan Health Endowment Fund grantmaking (Healthy Aging, Healthy Kids, Behavioral Health, Capacity Building)Foundation grantMichigan Health Endowment FundPeriodic RFPs across four 2026 programme areas supporting innovative, evidence-based work to improve the health and wellness of Michigan residents, including behavioral health and healthy aging.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Climate ProgramFoundation grantBarr FoundationFunds clean energy, climate resilience and low-carbon mobility work in Massachusetts and the wider Northeast, with an explicit emphasis on frontline communities and climate justice planning. Organizations submit a short unsolicited inquiry rather than responding to an RFP.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Midwest Climate & Energy ProgramFoundation grantMcKnight FoundationOperating and project grants for emissions reduction and an equitable clean energy transition in the Midwest, with equity and justice as stated priorities. Policy research and community engagement are fundable; construction and deployment costs are not.Amount not published · Rolling / open · Sep
- Rural Healthcare ProgramFoundation grantLeona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable TrustFunds rural healthcare access across three pillars: telemedicine, behavioral health services, and clinical equipment/technology. The page cites a $13M pledge toward an adolescent behavioral health center serving four states.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Health Care program grantsFoundation grantThe Duke EndowmentFunds health care innovation in the Carolinas across five priorities: school-based mental health, population health, access to care for vulnerable populations, maternal and infant health, and the Healthy People Healthy Carolinas initiative.Amount not published · Several times a year · May, Jun, Nov, Dec
- Grantmaking for Native, rural and priority communitiesFoundation grantNorthwest Area FoundationSupports organizations advancing racial, social and economic justice, with stated priority for Native Americans, people of colour, immigrants, refugees and people in rural areas across the foundation's region.Amount not published · By invitation
- Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy GrantsDissertation awardHorowitz Foundation for Social PolicySmall grants to PhD students at the dissertation level for social-policy research across the major fields of the social sciences. 441 grants awarded since 1999; the 2027 cycle is open.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Dec
- NIJ Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramFederal fellowshipNational Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of JusticeSupports doctoral students whose dissertation research advances NIJ's mission, aiming to grow the pool of scholars working on crime and justice challenges in the United States, particularly at state and local levels.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- What We Fund (veteran, service member and military family grants)Foundation grantBob Woodruff FoundationGrants to veteran-serving organisations in three priority areas: health and well-being of service members, veterans, families and caregivers; local community capacity to improve veteran outcomes; and strengthening the military/veteran service sector.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Veterans program area grantmakingFoundation grantMay & Stanley Smith Charitable TrustGrants for direct services and policy/systems-change work on veteran access to benefits and resources, legal services, advocacy, and housing security, focused on non-career enlisted (E-1 to E-6) veterans including Guard and Reserve.Amount not published · By invitation
- Military & Veterans grant programFoundation grantRobert R. McCormick FoundationGrants supporting veterans and their families through legal-aid programmes, job training and social services, with an emphasis on transition to civilian life and employment.Amount not published · By invitation
- Apply for a Grant (responsive grantmaking)Foundation grantThe Cleveland FoundationYear-round responsive grantmaking from one of the oldest and largest US community foundations, with no fixed deadline and no published ceiling; applicants are told to request the amount actually needed to complete the proposed project.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Grants (Coalitions Advancing Economic Mobility - Policy Change; Sponsorships)Foundation grantThe Chicago Community TrustThe Trust's discretionary grantmaking, currently centred on a policy and systems change RFP under its economic mobility strategy, plus event sponsorships. Policy-change work of this kind can carry research and evaluation components.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Grants and Scholarships - Grant OpportunitiesFoundation grantOregon Community FoundationStatewide community foundation running many named funds on staggered application windows, including capacity-building grants for Black-led and Black-serving organizations and housing grants for people with intellectual or developmental disabilities.Amount not published · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Jun, Aug, Oct
- Grantmaking (Housing, Early Childhood, Financial Stability, Emergency Response)Foundation grantSilicon Valley Community FoundationOne of the largest US community foundations by assets, making grants in housing policy, early childhood care and education, financial stability, and emergency response across the Silicon Valley region.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry ProgramFederal grantBureau of Justice Assistance, U.S. Department of JusticeFunds community-based organisations and tribal governments to provide mentoring and transitional services, before and/or after release, for people returning from adult correctional facilities assessed as moderate to high risk for recidivism.up to $1M · Annual cycle · Oct, Nov
- Research Awards: Research Grants in the Arts and NEA Research LabsFederal grantNational Endowment for the ArtsResearch Grants in the Arts fund research studies that investigate the value and/or impact of the arts in American life; NEA Research Labs fund transdisciplinary research teams pursuing a long-term research agenda through multiple empirical studies.$20k–$300k · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr
- From Insight to Action: Health Equity Research That Meets This Moment (Health Equity Research for Action)Foundation grantRobert Wood Johnson FoundationFunding for community-rooted, action-oriented health equity research addressing root causes of structural discrimination and countering health-harming misinformation, co-led with a community-based organization.up to $500k · Periodic calls
- Action concertée – Programme de recherche-action sur le vieillissement actif au QuébecFoundation grantFonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) – Société et cultureAction-research funding on active aging in Quebec that links researchers with municipalities and community organizations serving seniors to test and spread practices supporting older adults.up to $1.2M · Periodic calls
- Sam Fishman Travel GrantFellowshipWalter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs, Wayne State UniversityAwards of up to $1,000, reimbursing actual travel expenses, to support travel to the Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs at Wayne State University to access archival records related to the American labor movement.up to $1k · Annual cycle · Mar
- Student Micro Grant ProgramPilot / seed fundingCenter for Rural Pennsylvania (legislative agency of the Pennsylvania General Assembly)Summer grants of up to $5,000 for students, working with a faculty member, to research the needs and concerns of rural Pennsylvanians through a public-policy lens, including services, health, local government and education.up to $5k · Annual cycle · Mar
- Action concertée – Programme de recherche sur les familles et les milieux de vie favorables à leur épanouissement (2e concours)Foundation grantFonds de recherche du Québec (FRQ) – Société et cultureResearch on access to local services for families with children aged 0–5 in Quebec, to inform family policy and knowledge sharing on family-friendly living environments.up to $419k · Periodic calls
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- Grants for AAPI civic engagement and community powerParticipatory grantmakingAAPI Civic Engagement FundSupports Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander organisations building civic participation and community power, including the community surveys and listening work behind it.$20k–$200k · By invitation
- Grants to end domestic violence and build health equityFoundation grantBlue Shield of California FoundationFunds prevention-oriented work on domestic violence and the economic conditions underneath it, including community-defined evidence that conventional evaluation designs miss.$25k–$300k · Periodic calls
- Grants for veterans, service members and their familiesFoundation grantBob Woodruff FoundationFunds community programmes serving veterans and military families and, unusually, pays for the evaluation capacity those programmes need to show whether they work.$25k–$500k · Annual cycle
- Pooled and participatory fundsParticipatory grantmakingBorealis PhilanthropyA set of pooled funds — including Black-led movement, disability inclusion and racial equity funds — where movement leaders help decide the grants, and where research is funded as a movement tool.$25k–$300k · By invitation
- Finding your regional and community foundations (Candid)In-kind resourceCandidMost community foundations never post a national call, so their money is invisible unless you go looking. Candid's directory and the free Funding Information Network locations are how you find the ones near your study site.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Community and science grant programsFoundation grantChan Zuckerberg InitiativeCorporate-linked philanthropy funding community organisations, education and science infrastructure, with open calls that do not require a university affiliation.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Crowdfunding for research projectsCrowdfundingExperimentAll-or-nothing crowdfunding for discrete research projects. Realistic for pilot data, participant payments or a small community study — and the campaign itself is public engagement.$1k–$25k · Rolling / open
- Grants to Native-led organisationsParticipatory grantmakingFirst Nations Development InstituteGrantmaking and technical assistance to Native-controlled non-profits and tribal programmes, including food sovereignty, financial capability and community-controlled data work.$10k–$100k · Several times a year
- Feedback and listening grantsParticipatory grantmakingFund for Shared InsightA funder collaborative paying non-profits to collect and act on feedback from the people they serve — effectively funding applied measurement inside human service organisations.$10k–$100k · Periodic calls
- Grants to Latino-serving organisationsParticipatory grantmakingHispanic FederationRegranting to Latino-led and Latino-serving community organisations across health, education, immigration and disaster recovery, including capacity for their own evaluation.$5k–$100k · Periodic calls
- Environment and Human Services program grantsFoundation grantThe Kresge FoundationClimate resilience built with low-income urban communities, and a human services portfolio funding the modernisation of the safety-net organisations social workers staff.$75k–$1M · Periodic calls
- Grants to prevent and end homelessnessFoundation grantMelville Charitable TrustThe largest US foundation devoted solely to homelessness, funding housing solutions, systems change, and the research and narrative work that supports them.$50k–$500k · By invitation
- Giving Project GrantsParticipatory grantmakingHeadwaters Foundation for JusticeUnrestricted general operating support decided entirely by a volunteer Giving Project cohort that also raises the money through one-on-one community conversations. Grants go to BIPOC-led Minnesota groups that use community organizing to address root causes of injustice; the 2026-27 cycle is themed on youth organizing (ages 0-24). General operating dollars can underwrite participatory evaluation, documentation and research partnerships when the grantee chooses to use them that way.$50k · Annual cycle · Jul, Aug
- Direct Action Visionary GrantsFoundation grantAmerican Psychological FoundationGrants of up to $60,000 for community interventions delivering an evidence-based psychological intervention or resource in real-world settings, aligned to priorities including serving marginalized communities, ending prejudice and stigma, and preventing violence.up to $60k · Several times a year · Jan, Mar, Apr, Jul, Sep, Oct
- Cultivating Connected Communities Prize ChallengePrize or challengeAdministration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesA two-phase national prize competition for existing community garden projects that expand accessibility, healthy eating and social connection for people with disabilities and older adults, including accessibility upgrades, adaptive tools and inclusive programming.$4k–$8k · Periodic calls · May, Jul, Aug, Oct
- Community-Based Participatory Research GrantsFoundation grantSociological Initiatives FoundationFunds community-based participatory research that connects research to social change, including research on language learning and behaviour and its intersection with policy — a route for work with immigrant and linguistic-minority communities.$15k–$30k · Annual cycle · Aug
- NIHHIS Heat Tabletop Exercise Design Challenge 2026Prize or challengeNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) / National Integrated Heat Health Information SystemA federal prize competition inviting submission of situational manuals for extreme-heat tabletop exercises, aimed at community heat resilience and preparedness. A million-dollar purse for a written deliverable, not a grant proposal.up to $1M · Periodic calls · Jun, Jul, Aug
- CommonSpirit Health Community Grants ProgramParticipatory grantmakingCommonSpirit HealthHospital community benefit grants that must address a significant health need named in the local hospital's Community Health Needs Assessment or implementation strategy, serving underserved populations in that hospital's service area.up to $150k · Annual cycle · Jul, Aug, Sep
- General BKO Funding (Community Advisory Council review)Participatory grantmakingBrooklyn Org (Brooklyn Community Foundation)Multi-year general operating support of up to $45,000 a year for up to three years, with full proposals reviewed by a Community Advisory Council of Brooklyn residents after a site visit. Applications are accepted year-round.up to $45k per year · Several times a year · Apr, Sep
- Native Cultures Fund GrantsParticipatory grantmakingNative Cultures Fund (Humboldt Area Foundation / Wild Rivers Community Foundation)Small grants for California Indian cultural transmission projects, decided by a rotating committee of California Indian culture bearers rather than foundation staff. Individuals, Tribal Nations, nonprofits, and community partnerships may apply.$1k–$10k · Several times a year · Apr, Oct
- Building Disaster-Ready Human Services Systems ChallengePrize or challengeU.S. Administration for Children and Families (ACF), Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and ResponseA federal prize competition, in two tracks, for implementation-ready and scalable solutions that strengthen human services systems' disaster response capability. Cash prizes, no grant application cycle.$200k–$400k · Periodic calls · Jul, Aug, Sep
- RurAL CAP Foundation Small GrantsParticipatory grantmakingRurAL CAP Foundation (Rural Alaska Community Action Program)Small grants for community-driven projects in remote rural Alaska, across culture, community, leadership, food security, and environment, with priorities the foundation describes as flexible to what each community needs.$500–$25k · Several times a year · Apr, Nov
- Truist Foundation Inspire Awards (Year 4)Prize or challengeMIT Solve / Truist FoundationAn open innovation challenge for nonprofits serving adult workers in the age of AI. Fifteen semifinalists get $10,000 capacity-building grants; top awards reach $250,000. A researcher's route in is as an evaluation partner to an applicant.$10k–$250k · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul, Aug
- Engagement Award: Building Capacity for Small Organizations To Engage in Patient-Centered Comparative Clinical Effectiveness Research (CER) — Fall 2026 CycleTraining & capacityPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Two-year awards helping small community organisations prepare to engage in patient-centered comparative clinical effectiveness research. Awardees also receive PCORI technical assistance and join a peer learning network.up to $300k · Several times a year · Mar, Oct
- Engagement Award: Capacity Building — Fall 2026 CycleTraining & capacityPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Builds the capacity and skills of patients, families, caregivers and the broader healthcare community to engage in all phases of patient-centered CER, and strengthens researchers' skills as partners. Does not fund research studies themselves.up to $300k · Several times a year · Mar, Oct
- Engagement Award: Convening Support — Fall 2026 CycleTraining & capacityPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Funds multi-party convenings, meetings and conferences that bring patients, families, caregivers and the healthcare community together around patient-centered CER, or that disseminate PCORI-funded research findings.up to $125k · Several times a year · Mar, Oct
- Wellcome Snakebite Innovation PrizePrize or challengeChallenge Works (prize funded by Wellcome)A challenge prize for innovations that strengthen community response to snakebite, speed access to appropriate care, or improve treatment delivery in high-burden settings. Runs on prize stages, not a grant application.up to $6.3M · Periodic calls · Sep
- Boundless San FranciscoPrize or challengeCrankstart, administered by Lever for ChangeAn open competition awarding up to $150 million total, with up to three awardees receiving up to $50 million each for solutions that make San Francisco a better place to live. Finalists receive $250,000-$500,000 plus technical assistance.$250k–$50M · Periodic calls · Sep, Oct
- Disability Frontlines FundParticipatory grantmakingThird Wave FundMulti-year unrestricted grants to disability justice work, awarded through what the fund describes as a participatory grantmaking process. Funds organizations, fiscally sponsored projects and individuals with projects.$10k–$50k per year · Annual cycle · Jul, Aug
- Disability Rights Fund 2026 Grant RoundParticipatory grantmakingDisability Rights FundGrants direct to organisations of persons with disabilities to advance disability rights advocacy. Decision-making is led by disabled people, and grants support 12 months of organisation-defined work.up to $50k · Annual cycle · Jun, Aug
- Mobilize Power FundRapid-response fundThird Wave FundRapid-response grants for gender justice groups responding to an unanticipated, time-sensitive threat or opportunity within the last six months, including direct action, healing justice, mutual aid and emergency needs.$10k–$20k · Several times a year · Jun, Jul, Sep, Oct
- Youth Fund for Social ChangeParticipatory grantmakingCrossroads FundGrants of $5,000-$15,000 to youth-led social change projects in the Chicago region, decided by a grantmaking committee that includes youth organizers and young people who conduct the site visits.$5k–$15k · Annual cycle · Aug, Sep
- Grow GrantsParticipatory grantmakingNew England Grassroots Environment FundGrants of $1,000-$4,000 to small volunteer-led New England groups deepening local environmental and climate work or expanding who participates in it. No tax status or fiscal sponsor is required, only a bank account in the group's name.$1k–$4k · Several times a year · Mar, Sep
- Fast Forward Accelerator for Tech and AI NonprofitsTraining & capacityFast ForwardAn accelerator for early-stage tech and AI-powered nonprofits, combining unrestricted cash with mentorship, curriculum and a Demo Day. Useful for researchers whose tool or evidence product sits inside a nonprofit.from $25k · Annual cycle · Aug, Sep
- Peg Johnston Innovation FundPilot / seed fundingAbortion Conversation ProjectsSmall seed grants for innovative work on abortion care, support, storytelling and meaning-making, explicitly open to researchers, artists, doulas and community leaders as well as organizations.$5k–$10k · Annual cycle · Sep
- LymeX HealthathonPrize or challengeU.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) LymeX Innovation Accelerator, posted by NIHA $250,000 innovation sprint that pays for lived-experience narratives and community-identified priorities from patients, caregivers, and clinicians, then synthesises them into signals for federal decision-makers.$1k–$100k · Periodic calls · Aug
- Community Resilience FundRapid-response fundCrossroads FundRapid response grants for Chicago-area grassroots organizations responding to evolving policy threats and building community resilience, descended from the post-9/11 Critical Response Fund.$5k–$30k · Rolling / open
- Youth Advisory Council Grants — Northeast MichiganParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Northeast MichiganStudent members of county Youth Advisory Councils allocate grants of up to $2,500 by consensus, with no staff vote, to youth-serving programs in four northeast Michigan counties.up to $3k · Several times a year · Jan, Oct
- Youth Service Capacity-Building GrantsTraining & capacityWilliam T. Grant FoundationStrengthens the organisational infrastructure of small New York City youth-serving nonprofits, including evaluation systems, staff training, board development and strategic planning.$60k · Annual cycle · Sep
- Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian PrizePrize or challengeConrad N. Hilton FoundationA $3 million unrestricted prize to a nonprofit alleviating human suffering. There is no application: a third party who knows the work must nominate the organisation during an open nomination window.$3M · Annual cycle · May, Apr
- Engagement Award: Dissemination Initiative — Fall 2026 CycleTraining & capacityPatient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI)Supports organisations and communities in actively disseminating published PCORI-funded research results to specific audiences so those audiences can use the findings in healthcare decision making.up to $300k · Several times a year · Mar, Oct
- Community Grants (Resident Advancement Committee)Participatory grantmakingSaint Luke's FoundationA resident committee — not foundation staff — decides these grants of up to $6,000 for projects in three Cleveland neighborhoods, on a quarterly cycle with decisions two weeks after each deadline.up to $6k · Several times a year · Mar, May, Jul, Sep
- NNLM Region 4 Professional Development Award (Year 5)Training & capacityNetwork of the National Library of Medicine (National Library of Medicine, NIH)Small award supporting professional development and training for staff of NNLM member organisations, including skills in health information, data and research engagement.$3k · Annual cycle · Jan
- Mulheres que Transformam o Futuro — Apoio a Soluções Comunitárias para a Resiliência Climática e a Justiça SocioambientalParticipatory grantmakingFundo Casa Socioambiental (Casa Fund)An open call from Brazil's Casa Socioambiental Fund supporting women-led community solutions for climate resilience and socio-environmental justice. The call funds up to 35 projects nationwide, with priority for women in traditional communities and for work on climate adaptation and biodiversity conservation. At least three grants are earmarked for women's associations producing agroecological cotton in the Brazilian semiarid. Casa Fund is a participatory grassroots fund: grantees are community associations, so a social work researcher would join as a documentation, evaluation or accompanimentAmount not published · Periodic calls · Jul, Aug
- Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority Grants (Individual Distributions, Cooperative Partnerships, State Agency Awards)Participatory grantmakingVirginia Opioid Abatement AuthorityVirginia's OAA is an independent state authority created to spend the Commonwealth's share of national opioid settlement money, awarding it as grants for efforts to treat, prevent and reduce opioid use disorder and opioid misuse. Three grant lines run on published calendars: Individual Distributions to a single city or county, Cooperative Partnerships that pool two or more localities for a joint project, and State Agency Awards. The locality lines run on a rolling committee calendar — applications are due about two weeks before each OAA Grants Committee meeting — while state agencies apply in Amount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Mar, Jul, Sep, Oct
- El Camino Healthcare District Community Benefit Grant ProgramParticipatory grantmakingEl Camino Healthcare DistrictA public healthcare district re-grants community benefit dollars each year to programs addressing the five health needs selected through the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment, for residents of Mountain View, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Sunnyvale and part of Cupertino.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Dec, Jan, Feb
- MarinHealth Community Benefit Grant ProgramParticipatory grantmakingMarinHealth Medical CenterA single-hospital community benefit fund for programs serving Marin County residents, organised around four health priorities drawn from the hospital's community health needs assessment. Proposals that measure outcomes through evaluation methods are explicitly prioritised.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Aug
- Nexa Funding Opportunity: Africa, Latin America and the Caribbean (climate x health)Prize or challengeGrand Challenges CanadaA challenge-fund call for innovations helping local health actors address climate-driven health risks — mosquito-borne infection, extreme heat, and poor air quality — through early warning systems and climate-responsive patient care.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Aug
- El Camino Health Community Benefit Grant ProgramParticipatory grantmakingEl Camino HealthThe hospital-side companion to the healthcare district fund: annual community benefit grants for programs addressing the five priorities of the 2025 Community Health Needs Assessment in the cities served by El Camino Health's hospitals.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Dec, Jan, Feb
- Point32Health Foundation GrantsParticipatory grantmakingPoint32Health Foundation (Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan foundations)Multi-year general operating support from a New England health plan foundation for community-led work on equitable aging and on communities affected by disinvestment, using a trust-based process built from community listening sessions.Amount not published · Several times a year · Feb, Sep
- Regional Opioid Abatement Council (ROAC) Funding Requests — 60% Regional ShareParticipatory grantmakingColorado's 19 Regional Opioid Abatement Councils, overseen by the Colorado Opioid Abatement CouncilRoughly $547.6 million of Colorado's settlement is controlled by 19 regional councils made up of local government and community representatives, who decide their own region's spending on twice-yearly request deadlines.Amount not published · Several times a year · Mar, Sep
- California Office of Migrant Services Feasibility and Impact Report (RFP)Evaluation contractEnterprise Community PartnersRequest for proposals to produce a feasibility and impact report on California's Office of Migrant Services housing program. A contracted research and analysis engagement rather than an open grant.Not a cash award · Periodic calls · Aug
- Philadelphia Works Procurement and Open RFPsEvaluation contractPhiladelphia Works, Inc. (Philadelphia's local workforce development board)Philadelphia's local workforce board runs an open-competition procurement process and currently has two live RFPs, including one for advisory and strategic development consulting services.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Kluz Prize for PeaceTechPrize or challengeKluz FoundationAn annual prize recognising people and organisations using emerging technology to reduce conflict, build peace and safeguard human dignity. Application is a short structured form, not a grant proposal.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul, Aug
- Emergent Fund Rapid Response GrantsRapid-response fundEmergent FundMonthly, open-access, low-barrier grants with no reporting requirement, decided by grantmakers drawn from directly impacted communities, for rapid response and emergent organizing by US grassroots groups.Amount not published · Several times a year · Apr, May, Jun, Sep, Oct, Nov
- Sparkplug Foundation GrantsFoundation grantSparkplug FoundationSmall foundation making grants to start-up and grassroots organizations for one-year activities, with a two-stage letter-of-inquiry then full-application process opening each September.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Sep, Nov
- Community Grants (Giving Project)Participatory grantmakingChinook FundColorado's grassroots participatory fund. A Giving Project of community activists with direct social justice experience reviews proposals, conducts site visits and makes funding decisions by consensus. Start-up, established and multi-year tiers support small community-organizing groups, the kind of partner a social work researcher needs for community-based participatory work in Colorado.$4k–$10k · Periodic calls · Feb, Sep
- General Fund GrantsParticipatory grantmakingSeeding JusticeOregon's long-running participatory grantmaking fund: applications are reviewed and decided by a committee of social justice organizers from across the state rather than program officers. Offers operating support to smaller 501(c)(3) groups and project support to larger, fiscally sponsored, and unincorporated groups, with an explicit route for groups that have no fiscal sponsor at all.$7k–$15k · Several times a year · Mar, Sep
- Wellspring FundParticipatory grantmakingHeadwaters Foundation for JusticeA four-year commitment to BIPOC-led Minnesota organizations testing multi-year projects and campaigns: organizing models, narrative approaches, coalition structures, campaign strategies and healing practices. The long horizon and the explicit interest in testing organizing models make it one of the few movement funds that can carry a real longitudinal practice-research collaboration.$90k per year · By invitation
- CIVICUS Crisis Response FundRapid-response fundCIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen ParticipationA rolling rapid-response fund for civil society facing sudden restriction, supporting both advocacy responses to unexpected civic-space closures and resiliency or emergency measures for groups under immediate threat. Applications are accepted year-round with no fixed deadline, and funded activities run three to six months. Coalitions of two or more co-applicants can request a larger budget than a single organisation. For social work research this is the instrument that keeps a community research partner operating — security, legal defence, organisational resilience — when a coup, a new NGO law$10k–$20k · Rolling / open
- CIVICUS Solidarity FundParticipatory grantmakingCIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen ParticipationA member-led and member-resourced granting mechanism inside the CIVICUS alliance, designed to move small amounts of money to constituency-led groups that structurally cannot reach institutional donors. Priority goes to organisations of women, youth, people with disabilities, LGBTIQ+ people, labour groups, Indigenous peoples and rural communities, and to applicants in countries the CIVICUS Monitor rates closed, repressed or obstructed — which covers much of francophone West Africa and the Sahel. Eligible costs include core operating costs, legal action, media coverage, safety measures and commu$1k–$10k · Periodic calls
- Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) Grant ProgramParticipatory grantmakingSeattle FoundationSeattle Foundation's community-led, participatory grant program funding grassroots community organizing, resident leadership development and neighborhood-designed projects in Greater Seattle. Running since 1991, the program describes itself as designed by and for community members, and awards flexible early funding to small, emerging groups — a route by which a social work researcher partnered with a grassroots organization can support community-based inquiry, documentation and evaluation of local organizing.$10k · Several times a year
- Rapid Response FundRapid-response fundHeadwaters Foundation for JusticeFast, unrestricted general operating grants for Minnesota organizing groups facing an urgent threat or a time-sensitive opportunity. Eight cycles a year with rolling deadlines and money out within 30 days of the application deadline, which makes it usable for documenting or responding to a fast-moving policy or community crisis alongside a research partner.$15k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Nonprofit Finance Fund Financing (Term Loans, Bridge Loans and Lines of Credit)Training & capacityNonprofit Finance FundA CDFI lender that supplies working capital, bridge loans against committed grants and contracts, lines of credit and term loans to mission-driven nonprofits, paired with financial-management consulting. For social work research it is most relevant as reimbursement-gap financing: agencies delivering the intervention under study can borrow against a signed contract so service delivery and data collection do not pause between payments, and NFF's advisory arm builds the financial-management capacity that a multi-site evaluation depends on.$250k–$8M · Rolling / open
- Open Road Impact Fund Bridge LoansRapid-response fundOpen Road Impact (formerly Open Road Alliance)Fast, flexible short-term debt for impact-first organizations facing a temporary cash-flow gap ahead of a committed but delayed inflow — a delayed government contract, a signed but unpaid grant, or a slipped philanthropic tranche. For a research or evaluation shop, this is the instrument that keeps a funded study staffed while the money is in transit rather than forcing a stop-work. Loans are underwritten on the certainty of the future receipt, not on collateral or endowment.$250k–$1.5M · Rolling / open
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF)Training & capacityHispanic Federation, with Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, New York Urban League, Asian American Federation and Black Agency ExecutivesA capacity-building fund run by Latino, Black and Asian umbrella organisations for NYC nonprofits of colour. Evaluation systems and management information systems are named eligible project areas, so it can pay for building an organisation's own data and evaluation capacity.$35k–$45k · Annual cycle · Sep, Oct
- Opportunity FundRapid-response fundBread & Roses Community FundA rapid-response fund with monthly deadlines for special projects or emergencies falling outside a group's ongoing work — demonstrations, coalition efforts, conferences and forums responding to emerging issues. Because grant decisions across Bread & Roses sit with community members rather than staff or professional program officers, this is a genuinely participatory small-grant route, useful for convening costs, community forums and quick-turn documentation alongside a research partner.up to $1k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- AARP Community ChallengePrize or challengeAARPAnnual competitive quick-action grants making communities more livable for people aged 50 and older. Three tracks: Flagship grants, Capacity-Building Microgrants paired with coaching and cohort learning, and Demonstration grants funding replicable local efforts.$3k–$25k · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Proposal Development AwardTraining & capacityBlue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan FoundationA rolling capacity award that pays for the grant-writing itself: technical assistance, freelance proposal writers and related proposal development costs for Michigan nonprofits that lack in-house grant writing capacity. Useful for a community agency preparing a research or evaluation proposal to the Foundation, the Michigan Health Endowment Fund or a federal agency.up to $4k · Rolling / open
- Youth Participatory Grantmaking ProgramParticipatory grantmakingCarlson Family FoundationA cohort of 4-8 young people aged 13-24 is trained in philanthropy, then individually scores applications and decides by group discussion which Twin Cities youth-serving nonprofits receive microgrants, with staff facilitating rather than directing.up to $5k · Annual cycle · Apr
- NC Collaboratory Opioid Remediation Research AwardsPilot / seed fundingNorth Carolina Collaboratory (opioid settlement funds appropriated by the NC General Assembly)One of the few places where opioid settlement money is spent directly on research: competitive awards to North Carolina public-university teams for research and evaluation done in partnership with local governments implementing remediation.$129k–$200k · Periodic calls
- Urgent Action GrantsParticipatory grantmakingHawaiʻi People's FundRapid grants for grassroots Hawaiʻi organizations responding to an unforeseen crisis or a critical organizing moment. Decisions are made by a grantmaking committee of fellow social-justice organizers, not professional program officers.up to $8k · Rolling / open
- LGBTIQ+ Emergency Support Fund (Small Grants for Community-Led Rapid Response and Advocacy in Asia-Pacific)Rapid-response fundAPCOMSmall, fast grants for LGBTIQ+ community-led groups across Asia and the Pacific responding to human rights violations, shrinking civic space and other urgent threats. Documentation and monitoring of violations are explicitly eligible.up to $5k · Periodic calls · Jun
- Community Engagement Pilot Grant Program (CE-Pilot)Pilot / seed fundingColorado Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute (CCTSI), University of Colorado AnschutzTwo-tier pilot funding for community-academic research partnerships: $8,000 Partnership Development Projects for new partners, and $30,000 Joint Pilot Projects for established partnerships doing T3/T4 translational work in real-world community settings.$8k–$30k · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb
- Connecting Talent to Opportunity ChallengePrize or challengeU.S. Department of EducationA large federal ideation prize competition to develop integrated state 'Talent Marketplaces' linking people's skills and credentials to education and job opportunities. Relevant to workforce and employment-services research.up to $15M · Periodic calls · Jan
- The Center Fellowship (formerly Right of Return)FellowshipCenter for Art & AdvocacyAn annual fellowship for formerly incarcerated artists, founded by formerly incarcerated artists, funding projects that document and challenge the criminal legal system. Money comes with a retreat, mentorship and a peer network.$20k · Annual cycle
- Community Power-Building for Birth and Parenting Justice Grant ProgramParticipatory grantmakingSisterSong Women of Color Reproductive Justice CollectiveParticipatory grant program that reserves a share of its pool for BIPOC researchers and BIPOC creatives alongside grassroots groups, funding research and arts that advance birth and parenting justice.$25k–$50k · Periodic calls · May, Jun
- Capacity Building GrantsTraining & capacityArchstone FoundationGrants to strengthen California nonprofits serving older adults at a structural level — building organizational ability to deliver on mission over time, rather than covering routine operating or ongoing programme costs.up to $50k · Periodic calls
- Opportunity FundRapid-response fundBread & Roses Community FundVery small monthly grants for an emerging issue or situation outside a group's ongoing work. Bread & Roses distributes through a community funding model in which people doing the work and affected by injustice make the decisions.up to $1k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Black Future Co-Op Fund — "We See You" GrantsParticipatory grantmakingBlack Future Co-Op Fund (Washington State)A Black-led, trust-based fund for Black-led organizations across Washington State, urban and rural. There is no application: organizations are surfaced by community nomination and relationship, and no reports are required.$10k–$50k · By invitation
- Colorado Opioid Abatement Council — Infrastructure ShareTraining & capacityColorado Opioid Abatement Council / Colorado Department of LawThe 10% Infrastructure Share of Colorado's opioid settlement, awarded competitively in rounds for capital and operational capacity — including data systems and outcome-tracking dashboards, not just bricks and mortar.$130k–$530k · Periodic calls · Jan
- The David PrizePrize or challengeThe David Prize (Walentas Family Foundation)An unrestricted prize to individual New Yorkers with an ambitious plan to improve New York City, across fields including homelessness, youth development, workforce development, immigrant rights and civic engagement.$200k · Annual cycle · Sep, Oct, Nov
- Protection GrantsRapid-response fundFront Line DefendersEmergency protection grants for human rights defenders at risk — physical and digital security, legal fees under judicial harassment, medical costs after attack — sustaining the capacity to keep documenting abuses.up to $8k · Rolling / open
- Echoing Green FellowshipFellowshipEchoing GreenA competitive fellowship for founders at the earliest stage of a social-change organization, giving $100,000 in seed funding over 18 months plus leadership support. Useful for building the capacity to document and evaluate your own work.$100k stipend · Annual cycle
- Twilio.org Impact Access ProgramIn-kind resourceTwilio (Twilio.org)Product credits and ongoing discounts on Twilio's SMS and voice platform for nonprofits and social enterprises. Practical for text-based data collection, EMA/diary studies, reminder trials and participant follow-up.$100 · Rolling / open
- Community Power Grantmaking ProgramParticipatory grantmakingiF, A Foundation for Radical PossibilityMulti-year general operating grants in the Washington DC region decided by a committee of community members with lived experience of racial inequities, including people organising around criminalisation and safety.$75k per year · Periodic calls · Apr, May, Jun
- Crisis Response FundRapid-response fundCIVICUSRolling grants for civil society groups hit by new or escalating restrictions on assembly, association or expression — funding advocacy campaigns, counter-narrative work, digital security and collective care.up to $20k · Rolling / open
- West Coast Poverty Center Mini-GrantsPilot / seed fundingWest Coast Poverty Center, University of WashingtonSeed funding for research collaborations between university researchers and nonprofit community organizations in the Seattle area, covering research assistant time, partner staff wages, travel, data access and statistical consulting.up to $12k · Annual cycle · Jul
- Asian Community Fund general grantsParticipatory grantmakingAsian Community Fund at the Boston FoundationAn AAPI-community-built fund inside the Boston Foundation making general operating grants to Massachusetts organizations serving AAPI communities, with explicit priority for very small and first-time applicants.$5k–$25k · Annual cycle · Apr
- ISDAO Regional Call for Grant ProposalsParticipatory grantmakingInitiative Sankofa d'Afrique de l'Ouest (ISDAO)An activist-led West African fund whose volunteer Activists Grant Making Panel decides all grants. Three tiers of flexible support for LGBTQI-led groups, including advocacy, capacity building and knowledge work.$5k–$90k · Periodic calls · Sep, Oct
- Asian Women Giving Circle project grantsParticipatory grantmakingAsian Women Giving CircleAn all-volunteer circle of Asian American women in New York City pools its own money to fund arts-and-culture projects led by Asian American women and gender-expansive people that advance social justice.up to $8k · Annual cycle · Feb
- ARISE-HIV LAUNCH ChallengePrize or challengeNIH Office of AIDS Research (OAR)A $1 million two-phase implementation-science prize on access, delivery, engagement, and retention for long-acting HIV prevention and treatment. Phase 1 rewards the idea; Phase 2 pays for the implementation and evaluation plan.up to $1M · By invitation · Aug
- Housing Affordability Breakthrough Challenge — National Grant CompetitionPrize or challengeEnterprise Community Partners (with Wells Fargo Foundation)Open competition awarding five $2 million grants to scale tested innovations in housing design and construction, housing finance, or service delivery and programs. Applicants must show proof-of-concept or pilot outcomes and a pathway to scale.$2M · Periodic calls · Apr, May, Aug, Sep
- Immigrant-Led Organizations (ILO) FundParticipatory grantmakingMaine InitiativesMulti-year unrestricted general operating support for immigrant-led community organizations in Maine, with immigrant community members shaping strategy and selection through an Immigrant-Led Community Advisory Committee.$45k · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb
- Immigrant Rapid Response FundRapid-response fundWomen's Foundation of MinnesotaA Minnesota fund governed by a coalition of 33 philanthropic leaders from immigration-affected communities, moving money quickly for emergency basic needs, urgent legal services, and community organizing and safety planning.$25k–$600k · By invitation
- Rapid Response GrantsRapid-response fundNorth Star FundSmall rapid grants for grassroots organizing groups responding to unforeseen political shifts or critical campaign moments, including mutual aid, healing justice and bail funds. Decision within two weeks.$3k · Rolling / open
- DC Oral History Collaborative Grants (Beyond the Archives; Continuing Oral History Projects)Participatory grantmakingHumanitiesDCCommunity-directed grants for oral history work in Washington, DC: Beyond the Archives ($12,000) funds public-facing projects built on existing oral history collections; Continuing Oral History Projects ($8,000-$13,000) funds adding interviews to an existing collection.$8k–$25k · Several times a year · Feb, Mar, May
- Karibu New Realities Grant (Africa Grantmaking Programme)Participatory grantmakingKaribu Foundation (Norway)An African-led participatory programme in which a Core Group of African activists sets its own eligibility rules and makes the funding decisions, backing 'constructive troublemaking' ideas that disrupt structural injustice.$5k–$15k · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul, Aug
- Urgent Action Fund (rapid response grant cycle)Rapid-response fundResistMonthly $5,000 grants to small U.S. grassroots organising groups for urgent, time-sensitive work including events, direct actions, accessibility costs and mutual aid. Decisions are announced within a week of the monthly close.$5k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- The Elevate PrizePrize or challengeThe Elevate Prize FoundationAn annual prize to ten social-impact leaders, giving unrestricted funding plus a two-year visibility, growth-strategy and leadership programme. Winners are surfaced by nomination and then invited to apply.$300k · Annual cycle · Apr, May, Jun
- PICAN Climate Justice FundRapid-response fundPacific Islands Climate Action Network (PICAN)A community-driven re-granting model that moves climate and disaster money directly to Pacific frontline communities on the vouching of a trusted local node partner, with no formal proposal required.$2k–$7k · Rolling / open
- Unlocked Futures (Catalyze cohort)Training & capacityNew ProfitA year-long cohort for nonprofits led by formerly incarcerated and directly impacted social entrepreneurs, combining unrestricted money with convenings, strategic advising and leadership development.$110k · Annual cycle · Feb
- Asian Community Fund Narrative Change GrantsParticipatory grantmakingAsian Community Fund at the Boston Foundation (AAPI Arts and Culture Collaborative)Grants for artist-led projects that elevate AANHPI narratives in Massachusetts. Individual artists may apply directly, and the fund's pilot round was selected by a panel of community reviewers.$5k–$15k · Annual cycle · Feb
- HEAL Capacity GrantParticipatory grantmakingLatino Community Fund of WashingtonA Latinx-led organisation regrants Washington Healthy Environment for All Act funds to frontline groups, with a community review committee choosing projects from a three-question first-stage application.$1k–$30k · Periodic calls · Nov
- SozialMarie Prize for Social InnovationPrize or challengeUnruhe Privatstiftung (SozialMarie)Fifteen annual prizes totalling EUR 50,000 for implemented, currently running social innovation projects in Central and Eastern Europe. Unusually open: individuals, companies, NGOs, and public administration may all submit.$2k–$15k · Annual cycle · Jan
- Asian Pacific Community Giving Circle and Firecracker FundParticipatory grantmakingAsian Pacific Community Fund (APCF)Member-funded giving circles hosted by APCF. The Asian Pacific Community Giving Circle sets its own priorities each year and its members vote to select grantees serving AANHPI communities in Greater Los Angeles.$5k · Annual cycle
- Opus PrizePrize or challengeOpus Prize FoundationA $1 million award to one faith-motivated social entrepreneur solving a persistent social problem, with two $100,000 finalist awards. Winners are surfaced through a partner Catholic university that hosts that year's award.$100k–$1M · Annual cycle · Nov
- With Youth For Youth (WYFY) — Western New YorkParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Greater BuffaloA 24-member youth advisory board aged 13-17 directly awards over $2 million in grants of $25,000-$150,000 to out-of-school-time and youth sports programs across nine Western New York counties.$25k–$150k · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb
- Movement Fund Open CallParticipatory grantmakingNative MovementAn Alaska Native-led regranting fund making one-time awards to Alaska Native individuals and organizations; the 2026 open call prioritised Alaska Native food sovereignty, including documenting traditional foodways and recipes.$1k–$20k · Annual cycle
- inroads FellowshipsIn-kind resourceinroads (International Network for the Reduction of Abortion Discrimination and Stigma)Themed cohort fellowships for network members who produce a personal or collective resource on abortion stigma, combining a stipend with structured collective learning and global dissemination.$2k stipend · Periodic calls
- Hubert E. Sapp Regular Grant CycleParticipatory grantmakingSouthern Partners FundGrants for rural grassroots organizing in a 12-state Southern region, decided by a grants committee of SPF members who are themselves rural community leaders and current or former grantees.up to $5k · Annual cycle · Apr, May
- Immigrants Belong Fund (I-Belong Fund)Participatory grantmakingTides FoundationA narrative-change fund for immigrant-led and proximate-led organizations countering xenophobic messaging, paired with a Community of Practice that provides shared curriculum and network events alongside the grant.$100k · By invitation
- Seed FundParticipatory grantmakingCrossroads FundGeneral operating, start-up, or project grants of up to $15,000 for Chicago-area social change organizations, decided by a Grantmaking Committee that includes Giving Project participants alongside board and staff.up to $15k · Annual cycle · Feb
- Seed GrantsPilot / seed fundingNew England Grassroots Environment FundSmall rolling grants of $500-$1,000 for brand-new local environmental efforts in the six New England states, including groups with no legal entity. Useful as start-up money for community-led environmental or climate projects under a year old.$500–$1k · Rolling / open
- Small Grant Opportunities (Growing Advocacy, Conference Access, Language Translation, Inclusive Transportation)Training & capacityNew York State Council on Developmental DisabilitiesA recurring set of small state-agency grants, including Growing Advocacy for organisations run and led by people with developmental disabilities, that can fund advocacy capacity, access costs and translation.$1k–$10k · Periodic calls
- Black Philanthropy Circle FundParticipatory grantmakingBaltimore Community FoundationA donor-advised giving circle of Black philanthropists in Baltimore that pools contributions and awards $25,000 grants to Black-led organizations and organizations rooted in Black communities.$25k · Annual cycle
- Awesome Foundation micro-grantsParticipatory grantmakingThe Awesome FoundationNo-strings $1,000 grants awarded monthly by autonomous local chapters of roughly ten micro-trustees each, for community, social innovation, accessibility and public-interest projects. Useful for small pilot documentation or community data work that cannot wait for a grant cycle.$1k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Latino Equity FundParticipatory grantmakingThe Boston FoundationA Massachusetts Latino-led fund guided by a community and nonprofit Advisory Committee that runs an open RFP and also commissions its own research on Latino communities in the Commonwealth.$25k · Annual cycle · Dec
- Racial & Economic Justice FundParticipatory grantmakingBread & Roses Community Fund$10,000 grants to Philadelphia-area groups organizing for racial and economic justice, where the members of the year's Racial & Economic Justice Giving Project both raise the money and decide the awards.$10k · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- A4 Arts FundParticipatory grantmakingAsian American Arts Alliance (A4)A national regranting fund run by an AAPI arts service organization, giving unrestricted general operating support to small AAPI arts and culture organizations selected by a review panel.$10k–$15k · Periodic calls · May, Jun, Jul
- AWS Imagine GrantPilot / seed fundingAmazon Web ServicesAnnual competitive corporate grant giving registered nonprofits unrestricted cash plus AWS credits to build or modernise technology for mission delivery, including data and AI projects that support evaluation and measurement.up to $200k · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr, May, Jun
- Community GrantsParticipatory grantmakingLatino Community Fund of WashingtonA Latinx-led Washington State fund whose awards are decided by a committee of Latinx/e community leaders reviewing nominations, including self-nominations, from the community rather than a conventional open RFP.$1k–$15k · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul
- Black Philanthropy FundParticipatory grantmakingThe Cleveland FoundationAn endowed affinity fund seeded at $3 million whose grantmaking priorities and awards are set by an advisory committee of Greater Cleveland Black community leaders. First round ran in 2026.$10k–$25k · Annual cycle · Apr, May
- Sex Worker Giving CircleParticipatory grantmakingThird Wave FundGrantmaking fellows with current or past sex trade experience make all funding recommendations and decisions. Awards unrestricted general operating support, explicitly including research alongside advocacy and direct services.$35k per year · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr
- Baobab Community FundParticipatory grantmakingBaobab Foundation (United Kingdom)Long-term unrestricted funding for Black and Global Majority led groups across the UK, designed with members rather than for them, at GBP 5,000-30,000 a year for up to five years.$5k–$30k per year · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb
- Microsoft nonprofit Azure credit grantIn-kind resourceMicrosoftAnnual in-kind cloud grant giving eligible nonprofits Azure services credits, usable for hosting, data storage and analytics work that underpins programme evaluation and administrative-data research.$2k per year · Rolling / open
- Disability Inclusion Fund — Collaborative GrantsParticipatory grantmakingBorealis Philanthropy (Disability Inclusion Fund)Two-year support for joint projects between two or more disability-led, disability-justice organisations in the US. Grantees are chosen by a committee made up mostly of disability advocates.$75k–$150k · Annual cycle · May, Jun
- Black Community Fund grantsFoundation grantBlack Community Fund (Greater Kansas City Community Foundation)A Black-led fund established in 1983 that has invested in the African American community of Greater Kansas City for over 30 years. Small grants are open now through the foundation's online portal.$2k–$10k · Rolling / open
- Hispanic Impact Fund GrantPrize or challengeAustin Community FoundationA Central Texas Latino-focused fund that awards unrestricted general operating support in a tiered winner, runner-up and semifinalist structure across four strategy areas.$22k–$56k · Annual cycle · Jun, Jul
- Seed FundParticipatory grantmakingCrossroads FundCrossroads Fund's largest grantmaking programme, decided by a Grantmaking Committee that includes community participants from the fund's Giving Project alongside board and staff.up to $15k · Annual cycle · Feb
- Youth Leadership GrantsParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganTwice-yearly grants of $2,500-$20,000 for youth-led projects in seven southeast Michigan counties, reviewed and recommended by a Youth Advisory Committee of young people.$3k–$20k · Several times a year
- Arts and Community GrantsFoundation grantBlack Belt Community FoundationSmall annual grants from a Black-led community foundation covering 12 rural counties in Alabama's Black Belt. Genuinely local money that rarely circulates outside the region.$500–$5k · Annual cycle · Jan
- Sector Transformation Initiative — Rapid Response Technical Assistance (Level 3: Intensive TA plus Micro-Grant)Rapid-response fundAIDS UnitedRapid-response support for HIV service organizations facing funding contraction: a $15,000 micro-grant plus a dedicated technical assistance liaison and customized training. Relevant to syringe services and harm reduction programmes housed within HIV service organizations.$15k · Rolling / open
- Michigan Justice Fund Rapid Response Grant ProgramRapid-response fundCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganSmall rolling grants from a statewide justice fund for Michigan organisations working with justice-impacted people, aimed at moments that cannot wait for a grant cycle.$2k–$10k · Rolling / open
- Native Voices Rising General Support GrantsParticipatory grantmakingNative Voices Rising (Common Counsel Foundation and Native Americans in Philanthropy)General support grants of $30,000 to Native-led grassroots organizations, reviewed and recommended by Native community reviewers over a multi-month participatory process.$30k · Annual cycle · May, Jun, Jul
- Resident Engagement GrantsParticipatory grantmakingRaymond John Wean FoundationSmall grants of $500 to $5,000 for grassroots efforts that expand resident participation in Warren and Youngstown, Ohio. Attending a Resident Engagement workshop is a prerequisite to applying.$500–$5k · Annual cycle
- Farm Aid grant programFoundation grantFarm AidGrants to organizations serving family farmers, explicitly including farm advocates, legal support, mental health services, hotlines, and emergency assistance — a rare direct source for rural agricultural behavioural health work.$5k–$10k · By invitation · Nov, Dec
- Nuestra Herencia GrantsFoundation grantLatinos in Heritage ConservationA Latinx-led regranting programme for grassroots Latinx heritage and historic preservation, including oral histories, historic context surveys and documentation tied to a place.$5k–$100k · Annual cycle · Nov, Feb
- Local- and State-Level Policy Work GrantsPilot / seed fundingSociety for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI)Funds teams of social scientists to influence local and state policy through applied research, covering research costs, participant incentives, student support and meeting expenses.up to $2k · Annual cycle · Sep
- Sex Worker Giving CircleParticipatory grantmakingThird Wave FundA participatory giving circle in which sex worker community members serve as fellows and make the grant decisions themselves, resourcing sex worker-led organizing and community building.$15k–$25k · Periodic calls
- AAPI Community Development Fund (AAPI CDF)Participatory grantmakingCoalition for Asian American Children and Families (CACF)New York State money regranted by an AAPI-led coalition to community-based organizations working holistically on anti-Asian hate and bias, in sub-awards of up to $30,000.up to $30k · Annual cycle · Mar
- Awesome Foundation micro-grantsParticipatory grantmakingThe Awesome Foundation (independent chapters)A network of independent local chapters where ten trustees each put in $100 a month and pick one project to fund outright, with no strings attached and no institutional paperwork.$1k · Rolling / open · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Disability Futures FellowsPrize or challengeFord Foundation (with the Mellon Foundation, administered by United States Artists)An unrestricted award to disabled artists, journalists and documentary filmmakers, designed with disabled practitioners. Fellows are nominated rather than self-applying.$50k · By invitation
- Action for Racial Justice and Equity Fund (ARJEF)Participatory grantmakingSociety for Community Research and Action (SCRA), Division 27 of the American Psychological AssociationSmall grants to grassroots and community-focused organizations advancing racial justice and equity, covering organizing, advocacy, prevention, and human service work.up to $3k · Periodic calls · Nov
- SPARC (Social work with groups: Practice, Advocacy, Research and Community) GrantsPilot / seed fundingInternational Association for Social Work with Groups (IASWG)Small seed grants and formal endorsement for innovative group-work projects in practice, education, training or research. Since 2013, 49 of 71 endorsed projects received funding totalling about $40,000.$400–$1k · Several times a year · Jun, Nov
- Rapid Response Technical Assistance Program (Sector Transformation Initiative)Training & capacityAIDS UnitedTiered technical assistance for HIV service organizations navigating funding contraction, from open-access courses through hours of one-to-one TA up to intensive support paired with a micro-grant.$15k · Rolling / open
- AARP Purpose PrizePrize or challengeAARPAn annual prize for people aged 50 and over who founded nonprofits serving the needs of Americans 50+, giving cash plus a year of organisational support to grow the nonprofit's impact.$75k · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr, May
- Seed FundParticipatory grantmakingCrossroads FundGrants of up to $15,000 for general operating, start-up or project costs to small social change groups working in the Chicago metropolitan area. Decisions are made through a community grantmaking process.up to $15k · Annual cycle · Feb
- Projects for PeacePrize or challengeProjects for Peace (administered by Middlebury College)A competitive student award giving $10,000 to design and carry out a peacebuilding project, usually over the summer. Winners run the project themselves, including any documentation or assessment of it.$10k · Annual cycle
- UIHI Community Grants — Sweetgrass and SagePilot / seed fundingUrban Indian Health Institute (Seattle Indian Health Board)A Native-led institute regrants to urban Indian organizations for chronic disease prevention work built on culturally adapted Indigenous methods, frameworks and evaluation approaches.$10k–$62k · Annual cycle · Jan, Jun
- Awesome Foundation Micro-GrantsPilot / seed fundingThe Awesome FoundationNo-strings $1,000 grants awarded monthly by autonomous local chapters for projects with community benefit. Application is a short form with no reporting requirement and no equity or IP claim.$1k · Several times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec
- Daily Seed GrantsPilot / seed fundingThe Pollination ProjectSeed grants of up to $500 to individuals, informal groups and small nonprofits worldwide for community-change projects already underway. Reviewed monthly on a rolling basis.$500 · Rolling / open · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Freedom Scholar AwardPrize or challengeMarguerite Casey FoundationA one-time unrestricted award to scholars whose research supports social movements, explicitly including movements led by Black people, Indigenous people, migrants, queer people and communities of colour.$250k · By invitation
- Community Interest FundsParticipatory grantmakingOmaha Community FoundationFive resident-led funds — Omaha Neighborhood Grants, African American Unity Fund, Futuro Latino Fund, LGBTQIA2S+ Equality Fund, and Refugee Community Grant Fund — where committees of people from the served communities set the process and make the funding decisions.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Apoyos de Respuesta Rápida (rapid response grants)Rapid-response fundFondo de Acción Urgente de América Latina y el Caribe (FAU-LAC)FAU-LAC is a feminist rapid-response fund working across 21 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It offers three funding modalities, of which the Apoyo de Respuesta Rápida (ARRS) is the flagship: grants for the protection, integral security and collective care of movements in the region facing risks and threats, and for groups building transformations against systems of oppression and injustice. Requests are made through a dedicated intake portal rather than a fixed-date competition, which makes it a viable channel for urgent security, protection and accompaniment needs arising in theAmount not published · Rolling / open
- AWDF Grants (Call for Proposals)Participatory grantmakingAfrican Women's Development FundAWDF is a pan-African feminist fund based in Accra that resources women's rights and feminist organisations, collectives and movement actors across Africa, with deliberate emphasis on groups historically excluded from funding — nascent and grassroots organisations, unregistered groups and movements that mainstream donors treat as too risky. Its last cycle offered five distinct grant types aimed at those actors. Grants can carry organisational strengthening, knowledge production and learning/networking work, so a community organisation partnered with a social work researcher can use AWDF money Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Boston Impact Initiative Integrated CapitalParticipatory grantmakingBoston Impact InitiativeA place-based integrated-capital fund investing in small businesses, cooperatives, worker-owned enterprises, Black- and Latino-owned enterprises, and community-owned or governed real estate across New England. It is a leading practical example of the integrated-capital approach that blends debt, equity and grant-like instruments in a single package, and thus both a capital source for community partners and a live case for research on reparative and place-based finance.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- FemFund Poland — MiniGrants, Multi-year and Intervention GrantsParticipatory grantmakingFundusz Feministyczny (FemFund)A Polish feminist fund built on participatory grantmaking in its strict sense: the fund states that the people who take part in a call decide who the money goes to. Three streams run — MiniGrants for informal groups, collectives and NGOs, multi-year grants for sustained work, and intervention grants for urgent needs. Money is deliberately routed to villages and small towns as well as cities, which makes it a route for locally-grounded participatory research and community documentation that a mainstream Polish research council would not reach.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Fund of the Sacred CircleParticipatory grantmakingHeadwaters Foundation for JusticeA Native-led participatory fund whose decisions are made by the FSC Native Community Grantmaking Circle, an assembly of Native leaders, activists and community members from many Nations. Funds work on sovereignty and treaty rights, language and cultural revitalization, land restoration and environmental justice, and self-determination and human rights, all of which are live areas for Indigenous-led community research.Amount not published · By invitation
- Kosovo Women's FundParticipatory grantmakingKosovo Women's NetworkA small-grants fund run by the Kosovo Women's Network for women's organisations in Kosovo and the surrounding region, weighted toward groups serving rural and marginalised women and girls. Grants are small and flexible, and every grant is paired with tailored capacity development — grant writing, project management, financial management and advocacy — so the fund is as much a capacity-building instrument as a money instrument. That pairing is what lets a small rural organisation become a credible research or evaluation partner.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Kresge Foundation Social Investment PracticeFoundation grantThe Kresge FoundationKresge's balance-sheet arm, deploying program-related investments and loans, equity, strategic deposits and unfunded guarantees across all seven of the foundation's programme areas — including Health and Human Services, the two most directly aligned with social work. The guarantee instrument is the distinctive one: Kresge absorbs first-loss risk so other investors will fund a community project, which makes it a route to capitalizing demonstration projects whose outcomes a research partner can then study.Amount not published · By invitation
- Nia Tero Programs (Policy, Organizational Strengthening, Biocultural Monitoring)In-kind resourceNia TeroNia Tero describes itself as the leading funder advancing Indigenous peoples' guardianship, reporting more than USD 125 million in direct funding to 274 distinct Indigenous peoples covering over 130 million hectares of lands and waters. It works through three programmes: Policy, which builds Indigenous representation and access in policy spaces; Organizational Strengthening, which resources the self-determined institutional needs of Indigenous peoples; and Biocultural Monitoring, which is explicitly Indigenous-led data sovereignty — community-controlled monitoring and evidence about territorieAmount not published · By invitation
- North Carolina Opioid Settlement Funds — Local Government Spending RouteIn-kind resourceNorth Carolina opioid settlement (NC Department of Justice / NC Association of County Commissioners Memorandum of Agreement)North Carolina is receiving $1.6 billion in national opioid settlement funds, and the state's Memorandum of Agreement routes the overwhelming majority directly to counties and municipalities rather than to a statewide competitive grant program. There is no central research or evaluation solicitation to apply to: local governments choose strategies from the MOA's allowed-uses lists, then report annually through the state's Local Government Reporting Hub and Annual Reporting Portals, which are open at the time of writing. For a social work researcher this is a county-by-county access route — funAmount not published · Rolling / open
- OneOhio Recovery Foundation Regional Grant Cycle #2Participatory grantmakingOneOhio Recovery FoundationOhio's statewide opioid settlement foundation distributes 55% of the state's national opioid settlement dollars through regionally-governed competitive cycles. Regional Grant Cycle #2 makes $45,780,885 available across 19 Ohio regions, allocated by the settlement formula plus Cycle 1 carryover. Awards support prevention, treatment, recovery and community-resilience work for people with substance use disorder (including co-occurring mental health conditions) and family members affected by another person's SUD. The RFP released 2025-12-10; a required Funding Inquiry stage opened 2026-01-14 and cAmount not published · Periodic calls · Dec, Jan, Feb
- Podáali — Fundo Indígena da Amazônia Brasileira, calls for proposals (Editais)Participatory grantmakingPodáali — Fundo Indígena da Amazônia BrasileiraPodáali is an Indigenous-led fund that regranteds to Indigenous peoples, organisations and communities across Brazil's Legal Amazon through periodic public calls. Its published calls have included the "Guardiãs da Amazônia" call for Indigenous women defending life and climate justice, the Prêmio Ciências Indígenas for ancestral climate solutions, and "Amazônia Indígena Resiste". Funding priorities span eight thematic areas including Indigenous territorial and environmental management and sustainable economy and food sovereignty. The fund is a route for participatory and community-controlled reAmount not published · Periodic calls · Jan, Feb
- Renewed Women's Voice and Leadership – Bangladesh (RWVL-B)Participatory grantmakingManusher Jonno FoundationA national intermediary fund in Bangladesh that re-grants multi-year core funding to grassroots women's rights, feminist and community-based organisations and to networks led and managed by women and gender-diverse groups. The support is deliberately institutional rather than project-bound — institutional strengthening, grassroots implementation and movement-building — and applications open with a short Expression of Interest accepted in Bangla or English, which lowers the barrier for organisations that could never assemble a donor-standard English proposal. Manusher Jonno works across 53 distAmount not published · Periodic calls · Sep
- Seed Commons Non-Extractive LoansTraining & capacitySeed Commons: A Community Wealth CooperativeA national network of locally rooted loan funds making explicitly non-extractive loans — repayment is structured so it never exceeds the wealth the borrower's enterprise actually generates, and no personal collateral is at risk. This is the participatory-finance end of impact investing and a direct object of study for social work research on community wealth building, as well as a capital source for the worker cooperatives and community organizations that such research is conducted with.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Trag Foundation Open Calls — Fund for Young Feminists, Green Ideas, Active CommunitiesParticipatory grantmakingTrag Foundation (Serbia)Serbia's main community-philanthropy foundation, running a standing set of open calls rather than a single programme: a Fund for Young Feminists, Green Ideas for solidarity-economy and environmental initiatives, Active Communities for local civic action, and a strategic grant for good governance. The Active Communities line is explicitly aimed at community-based groups initiating change in their own localities, which is the natural home for a community-partnered study or local evaluation in the Western Balkans. Trag reports 2,400+ projects supported across 250 communities over 26 years.Amount not published · Several times a year
- TrustAfrica GrantmakingFoundation grantTrustAfricaAn African-led foundation headquartered in Dakar that has moved over USD 80 million through more than 600 grants to civil society organisations in 34 African countries since 2006, currently distributing roughly USD 2 million a year in partnership with other philanthropies. Its three initiative areas are democratic governance (social movements, youth leadership, rights work), equitable development (illicit financial flows, smallholder farmer policy, higher education reform) and African philanthropy, where it funds research on the field itself. Its Senegal base and francophone working capacity mAmount not published · Periodic calls
- Pontiac Funders Collaborative GrantsFoundation grantCommunity Foundation for Southeast MichiganA place-based funder collaborative for Pontiac in the Detroit metro area, focused on economic stability for youth and families, thriving neighborhoods, and community resilience. Concept papers are reviewed by three separate bodies — a Funder Advisory Committee, a Community Advisory Committee, and a City-County Advisory Committee — so residents and local government sit inside the decision process alongside funders. Awarded projects have included data mapping and cash-assistance implementation, both of which carry evaluation and research partnership potential.Amount not published · By invitation
- Tenure Facility Partner ProjectsIn-kind resourceInternational Land and Forest Tenure FacilityThe Tenure Facility provides grants and technical assistance directly to Indigenous peoples, Afro-descendant peoples and local communities and their partner organisations to secure legal recognition of collective land and forest rights. It works across Africa, Asia and Latin America, with African projects including the Republic of Congo, and it is deliberately structured to be flexible and direct so communities can move at the speed the threat demands rather than the speed a donor cycle allows. Funded work routinely includes participatory mapping, documentation of customary tenure, legal and aAmount not published · By invitation
- Community-Reviewed Grant Programs (Seed Fund, Community Resilience Fund, Youth Fund for Social Change)Participatory grantmakingCrossroads FundA Chicago-area public foundation that funds small, community-based groups working for racial, social and economic justice through several funds — a Seed Fund for emerging initiatives, a Community Resilience Fund, and a Youth Fund for Social Change — plus pooled collaboratives including the Chicago Racial Justice Pooled Fund. The very small budget ceiling makes this a route for grassroots partners of social work researchers rather than institutions, supporting organizing, community documentation and locally driven evaluation.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Community Vision Lending and Real Estate AdvisingTraining & capacityCommunity Vision Capital & ConsultingA certified CDFI pairing flexible loans with culturally centred real estate and financial-management consulting for mission-driven organizations in California, aimed particularly at helping community organizations secure and preserve the physical space they operate from. Space stability is an underrated precondition for longitudinal community-based research: an agency displaced mid-study takes the cohort with it, and the advising side builds the financial-management capacity that grant-funded research administration requires.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- James Irvine Foundation Grantmaking (Better Careers, Fair Work, Just Prosperity)Foundation grantThe James Irvine FoundationA California funder whose entire goal statement is a California where all low-income workers have the power to advance economically. Its initiatives are Better Careers, connecting Californians to jobs with family-sustaining wages, and Fair Work, advancing fairness, dignity, and respect for California workers, alongside Just Prosperity and place-based Priority Communities grantmaking.Amount not published · By invitation
- Massachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging FundsParticipatory grantmakingMassachusetts Community Health and Healthy Aging Funds (MA DPH / Health Resources in Action, fiscal agent)A statewide pool built from hospital Determination of Need community benefit contributions that re-distributes money to communities historically left out of health investment, funding policy/systems/environmental change, healthy aging work and Community Health Improvement Plans.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Boston Children's Hospital Collaboration for Community HealthParticipatory grantmakingBoston Children's HospitalA multi-year community investment stream tied to the Massachusetts Determination of Need / Community Health Initiative, funding partner-led work on mental and behavioral health workforce, youth engagement, food access and housing, with published evaluation reports on each area.Amount not published · By invitation
- Ukrainian Women's Fund — Calls for ProposalsParticipatory grantmakingUkrainian Women's FundA Ukrainian women's fund operating since 2000 that has run hundreds of grant competitions for women's and feminist NGOs and is currently reshaping its support around wartime needs. Its recent, now-closed calls show the shape of what it funds and are a fair guide to what returns: implementation of regional National Action Plan 1325 commitments by coalitions, pilot projects addressing conflict-related sexual violence, travel grants for activists, and support for women entrepreneurs creating jobs. The 1325 and CRSV lines are directly research- and evaluation-adjacent for social work scholars workAmount not published · Periodic calls
- Community GrantsFoundation grantThe Miami FoundationThe Miami Foundation's core nonprofit grant program, which invests in an organization's mission with two years of general operating support rather than project-restricted funding. The Foundation runs Community Grants Engagement Sessions with nonprofit leaders as part of the process. Multi-year unrestricted support is one of the few grant forms that lets a Greater Miami agency build the internal data and evaluation capacity a research partnership depends on.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Hogg Foundation for Mental Health grant programsParticipatory grantmakingHogg Foundation for Mental Health (University of Texas at Austin)A Texas mental health funder running competitive RFPs on community-driven themes: rural and border community mental health, libraries as mental health infrastructure, flexible funding for under-resourced organisations, policy fellows, and arts-and-humanities research grants for early career faculty.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Massachusetts Determination of Need Community Health Initiative planning toolsIn-kind resourceMassachusetts Department of Public Health, Determination of Need ProgramFree state-issued instruments for community-engaged health planning: Community Engagement Guidelines for Community Health Planning, a CHNA/CHIP self-assessment, a Community Engagement Plan template and an online Community Engagement Partner Assessment that collects partners' own ratings of engagement quality.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- City of Philadelphia Professional Services Contracting (eContract Philly / PHLContracts)Evaluation contractCity of Philadelphia Procurement DepartmentPhiladelphia posts professional-services opportunities on eContract Philly and other procurement opportunities on PHLContracts, with a Contracts Hub that searches multiple city procurement sites at once. Professional services is the route municipal research and evaluation work travels.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Health at Home ChallengePrize or challengeAdministration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesA three-phase prize competition to scale advanced community care networks led by community care hubs that integrate health care and community services for people dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid, with measurable implementation progress required at each phase.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Apr, May, Jul, Aug
- Los Angeles County Open Solicitations (WebVen / Vendor Self Service)Evaluation contractCounty of Los AngelesLA County's standing procurement portal, where every county department — including Public Health, Mental Health, Children and Family Services and Public Social Services — posts open solicitations, including RFPs for evaluation, analysis and professional services.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Colorado Hospital Community Benefit Accountability program materialsIn-kind resourceColorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF)Colorado requires reporting hospitals to file needs assessments, community benefit implementation plans, 340B figures and full public-meeting records, and publishes a Best Practices in Community Engagement Guide and resource repository developed with the Colorado Health Institute.Not a cash award · Annual cycle · Jul
- Supplies, Access, Facilitation and Education (SAFE) harm reduction fundingEvaluation contractIllinois Department of Human Services (opioid settlement funds)Illinois opioid-settlement money awarded to established harm reduction providers across the state's seven health regions, with notices of funding opportunity posted through the state's opioid settlements initiative portal rather than on any research listserv.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Feb
- DHCF Procurement OpportunitiesEvaluation contractDistrict of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance (DC Medicaid)DC's Medicaid agency directs prospective bidders to the District's central contracting portal for all open DHCF solicitations, including analytic and evaluation work. This page is the agency's standing entry point and names the contract compliance contact.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- NIJ Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science (LEADS) Scholars Program for AcademicsIn-kind resourceNational Institute of Justice, U.S. Department of JusticeA three-year non-monetary scholars programme for early-career academics who do research with law enforcement agencies. NIJ covers domestic travel, accommodation and per diem for LEADS events, and provides networking, peer review and funding-notification access.Not a cash award · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr, May
- California Grants PortalEvaluation contractCalifornia State Library (State of California)Statewide catalogue of competitive and first-come grants and loans offered by every California state agency, searchable by category and by time remaining until deadline. Includes health, housing, education and human services funding that can carry evaluation components.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Quest for Democracy Fund (Q4D)Participatory grantmakingFormerly Incarcerated, Convicted People and Families Movement (FICPFM)A regranting fund created and governed by the national network of formerly incarcerated and convicted people, moving money to small organizations led by people who have been inside. Grants come paired with capacity building and technical assistance.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- The Way Home CoC Funding OpportunitiesEvaluation contractCoalition for the Homeless of Houston/Harris County (CoC lead agency)The Houston/Harris County CoC lead agency's funding page, carrying local HUD competitions (CoC NOFO, YHDP, CoC Builds), its own intervention funding, and regional HOPWA and HOME-ARP solicitations that rarely circulate outside the local system.Amount not published · Several times a year
- Cultivating Connected Communities ChallengePrize or challengeAdministration for Community Living (ACL), U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesA phased national challenge funding community-garden initiatives that improve accessibility and food access for older adults and people with disabilities, including accessibility upgrades, adaptive tools and inclusive programming aimed at reducing social isolation.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Jul, Aug, Oct
- KCRHA Funding OpportunitiesEvaluation contractKing County Regional Homelessness AuthorityThe Seattle/King County CoC lead agency's competitive funding portal, listing open and anticipated procurements — CoC NOFO local competitions, youth homelessness demonstration funds, and re-procurements of rapid re-housing and supportive housing.Amount not published · Several times a year
- Abortion Bridge Collaborative (ABC) FundParticipatory grantmakingWomen Donors NetworkPost-Dobbs participatory fund that moves unrestricted money to community-rooted abortion access and reproductive justice groups, with grantmaking decisions made by an advisory council of movement leaders, providers and organizers.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Fund for ChangeParticipatory grantmakingLiberty Hill FoundationLiberty Hill's participatory grantmaking program for Los Angeles County grassroots organizing, where a Community Funding Board of community members and activists interviews applicants, conducts site visits, and guides who is funded and at what level.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Nov, Dec, Jan
- Community Fund for Immigrant WellnessParticipatory grantmakingScattergood Foundation (with the Philadelphia Foundation, City of Philadelphia DBHIDS, and Paul D. Schurgot Foundation)A participatory fund for immigrant and refugee behavioral health in Greater Philadelphia, where a Community Advisory Board of immigrant-serving organizations writes the strategy and RFP and nominates the Decision Making Group that selects awardees.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr
- eMMA — eMaryland Marketplace AdvantageEvaluation contractState of Maryland, Department of General ServicesMaryland's online procurement platform connecting vendors with contracting opportunities from state, county and local government entities, including health and human services solicitations. Registered vendors get bid notices and submit responses online.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Sponsored Projects ProgramIn-kind resourceAllied Media ProjectsAMP fiscally sponsors projects making media for liberation, providing financial stewardship and administrative capacity so a project without its own nonprofit status can receive funding for community documentation and participatory media research.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Government of the Virgin Islands Procurement Opportunities (GVIBUY)Evaluation contractU.S. Virgin Islands Department of Property and ProcurementThe USVI's central procurement office posts all territorial government solicitations, including professional-services and evaluation work, through GVIBUY. Registration in the system is the route to bidding on territory-funded social research.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Partnering with DHCF (Health Reform and Innovation Partnerships)In-kind resourceDistrict of Columbia Department of Health Care Finance (DC Medicaid)A standing, rolling route for outside researchers and organizations to bring DHCF in as a partner on health reform and innovation projects. What DHCF supplies is staff effort, agency role and Medicaid data access under a DUA rather than cash.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Current Grant Opportunities (Neighbor to Neighbor, Whitehorse Foundation, Medical Funds, Benjamin N. Phillips Memorial Fund)Participatory grantmakingSeattle FoundationSeattle Foundation's live listing of open funds, including Neighbor to Neighbor, which funds small-budget grassroots groups to increase the engagement, power and influence of community members affected by poverty and racial disparities.Amount not published · Several times a year · Jan, Apr, Jul, Oct
- LAHSA Funding Opportunities (RFPs, RFQs and Statements of Qualifications)Evaluation contractLos Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA)The Los Angeles CoC lead agency's standing solicitation page, where it posts RFPs, RFQs and a pre-qualification RFSQ — including professional-services contracts for statistical and demographic surveying, not only service delivery.Amount not published · Several times a year
- COMMBUYSEvaluation contractCommonwealth of Massachusetts, Operational Services DivisionThe Commonwealth of Massachusetts e-procurement platform. Posts open bid solicitations, statewide contracts and blanket agreements from state agencies, including professional-services solicitations that can cover programme evaluation.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Good Ancestor Program - Spiral Braid Language InitiativeParticipatory grantmakingSeventh Generation Fund for Indigenous PeoplesAn Indigenous-controlled fund's request for proposals supporting language revitalization, community-based healing rooted in traditional practice, traditional foodways, and cultural knowledge sharing across the greater Southwest.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Jul, Aug
- Emergency Assistance ProgramRapid-response fundFreedom HouseStanding emergency assistance for human rights defenders and civil society organisations under threat, including rapid response advocacy and opportunity grants and resiliency grants for security training and threat mitigation.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- SHARE Initiative (Supporting Health for All through REinvestment)Participatory grantmakingOregon Health Authority — Medicaid Coordinated Care OrganizationsOregon requires its Medicaid coordinated care organizations to reinvest a share of net income or reserves into community-chosen work on social determinants of health and equity, with community advisory councils involved in the spending decisions.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jun, Dec
- CalOptima Health community sponsorships and letters of supportIn-kind resourceCalOptima Health (Orange County, California Medi-Cal health plan)A county Medi-Cal plan that does not run a grants programme but does provide event sponsorships, letters of support for eligible projects, use of its logo, and free presentations on Medi-Cal — practical assets for a study needing a plan partner.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Court Improvement Program Grants (Mediation, Technology, Court Navigator Pilot)Training & capacitySupreme Court of Ohio, Office of the Chief Financial OfficerOhio's high court re-grants federal Court Improvement Program money to local courts for mediation in abuse, neglect and dependency cases, juvenile and probate court technology, and a court navigator pilot — each with stated outcome expectations.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jul, Aug
- Catalog of State Financial Assistance (CSFA) and weekly Notice of Funding Opportunity feedEvaluation contractIllinois Grant Accountability and Transparency Unit, Governor's Office of Management and BudgetIllinois' single authoritative statewide source of state financial assistance programme information, listing active grant programmes and open funding opportunities. Free email subscription delivers weekly notices of funding opportunities.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Fairfax County Department of Procurement and Material ManagementEvaluation contractFairfax County, VirginiaFairfax County's central procurement department handles purchasing and contracting for all county agencies, and operates a Vendor Pitch Portal that lets a firm present its services to county agencies and the school system at once.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- LISC Community Development Lending, Grants and Capacity BuildingTraining & capacityLocal Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC)One of the largest U.S. community development intermediaries, combining flexible lending to under-resourced borrowers with grantmaking, capacity-building services, a public resource library and its own policy research and impact assessment through the LISC Institute for Community Power. The dual role matters here — LISC both capitalizes community organizations and publishes research on them, so it is a plausible funder, data partner and dissemination route for social work research on housing, safety and justice, health, and income and wealth building.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Denver General Services Purchasing — Bidding OpportunitiesEvaluation contractCity and County of DenverDenver procures goods and related services for all city and county agencies through competitive bidding, posting solicitations to the Rocky Mountain E-Purchasing System, and runs regular small and minority business onboarding sessions.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- DOL Community-Rooted Opioid Response GrantParticipatory grantmakingColorado Department of Law (Office of the Attorney General) — State Share of Opioid Settlement FundsOpioid settlement State Share money routed specifically to small 'By and For' community organizations for prevention, early intervention, and recovery-oriented work in disproportionately affected Colorado communities.Amount not published · Periodic calls · Jul
- Foundation For Black Philanthropy grantsParticipatory grantmakingFoundation For The CarolinasFounded in 1993 as the African American Community Foundation, this Charlotte-region fund runs a competitive annual grant cycle whose decisions are made by a Board of Advisors of Black civic, business and community leaders.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- Global Genes RARE Patient Impact GrantsParticipatory grantmakingGlobal GenesA grant stream that puts money directly into rare disease patient advocacy organizations rather than into universities. Past cycles funded educational tools and resources to improve health equity in underserved and underrepresented rare disease populations, in-person convenings and community building, and programs addressing the health and mental wellbeing of the rare disease community, naming children, siblings, caregivers and care partners, and people who are grieving. That sibling-and-bereavement framing is rare in condition-foundation funding and maps directly onto family-systems social woAmount not published · Varies by programme
- OEWD Bid and Funding OpportunitiesEvaluation contractSan Francisco Office of Economic and Workforce Development (City and County of San Francisco)San Francisco's workforce and economic development office posts its RFPs and RFQs here; two solicitations were live when checked. It is a city-agency route into workforce contracting rather than a grant competition.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Black Legacy FundParticipatory grantmakingGrand Rapids Community FoundationA Black community endowment at the Grand Rapids Community Foundation. A Black Legacy Fund Advisory Committee reviews every application and decides awards, and community feedback sessions shape future grantmaking priorities.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Workforce Solutions for Tarrant County Procurement and Bidders ListEvaluation contractWorkforce Solutions for Tarrant County (local workforce development board, Texas)A local Texas workforce board that contracts out community service delivery and posts procurements here. Its standing bidders list is the practical way to hear about solicitations that never circulate more widely.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- GFCF Small Grants for Community Philanthropy OrganisationsTraining & capacityGlobal Fund for Community Foundations (South Africa)Small grants to build the capacity of community philanthropy organisations worldwide, explicitly including those piloting participatory grantmaking — one of the few sources that funds the infrastructure of community-led funding itself.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Mother Cabrini Health Foundation grants - Mental and Behavioral HealthFoundation grantMother Cabrini Health FoundationLarge New York State health funder with a standing Mental and Behavioral Health funding area, including access to mental health counselling, alongside healthcare access, workforce, and basic needs. Two-stage LOI then invited full proposal.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar, Apr
- SAFE Housing NetworkIn-kind resourceA New Way of Life Reentry ProjectA national network of formerly incarcerated people that gives organisations the model, training, technical assistance and mentorship to open safe reentry homes and build the leadership of the women who live in them.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Social Justice Fund NW community grantmaking (including Immigration Justice cycles)Participatory grantmakingSocial Justice Fund NWA regional fund whose grant decisions are made democratically by trained volunteer community grantmakers in Giving Projects and Grant Panels rather than by staff, with cycles that have included Immigration Justice.Amount not published · Several times a year
- Climate Justice GrantmakingParticipatory grantmakingThe Solutions ProjectFunds neighborhood-level climate justice organizations governed by residents of communities most affected by climate impacts, with resources targeted to BIPOC-led and women- or nonbinary-led groups. Access is by invitation or referral, not open application.Amount not published · By invitation
- General Operating Fund and LGBTQ FundParticipatory grantmakingAppalachian Community FundOpen funds for community organizing in Central Appalachia from a fund governed by a regional board of community leaders and residents of the four states it grants in, with grantees and allies guiding the process.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- North Carolina electronic Vendor Portal (eVP)Evaluation contractState of North Carolina, Division of Purchase & ContractNorth Carolina's system connecting vendors with state government organizations that purchase goods and services, including health and human services evaluation and analytic contracts. Self-service vendor registration.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS)Evaluation contractU.S. General Services Administration (GSA)GSA's Federal Supply Schedule, through which federal, state, local and tribal governments buy commercial services at pre-negotiated prices, including consulting, auditing and research and analysis services.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- First Nations Development Institute Funding for OrganizationsParticipatory grantmakingFirst Nations Development InstituteThe standing portal where a Native-controlled national regranter posts its rotating RFPs for tribes, Native nonprofits, and Native individuals, covering topics from food sovereignty to land access and Native-led capacity building.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Fiscal Sponsorship (Model A and Model C)In-kind resourceSocial Good FundA low-barrier fiscal sponsor with no minimum balance and no sign-up cost, offering both Model A (project inside the sponsor) and Model C (pre-approved grant relationship) so small or new projects can receive research and documentation funding.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Prague Civil Society Centre Grants — Eastern Europe, South Caucasus and Central AsiaFoundation grantPrague Civil Society CentreOne of the few grantmakers that treats Eastern Europe, the South Caucasus and Central Asia as a single working region, awarding institutional core support, project support, emergency support and small follow-up grants across 12 countries. The follow-up grants are unusual and useful: participants in the Centre's events and workshops can get small grants to carry an idea forward, a low-friction route into funded work for groups with no grant history. Selection is competitive and uses external experts, and some calls are invitation-based rather than open.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Empower! Black Futures Community FundParticipatory grantmakingSanta Fe Community FoundationAn identity-based giving circle for Black life, arts and culture in New Mexico. A named volunteer advisory committee of people who identify with New Mexico's Black communities leads the grantmaking decisions.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- Omaha Neighborhood GrantsParticipatory grantmakingOmaha Community FoundationA twelve-member committee of residents from across Omaha decides these grants to neighborhood associations, averaging about $2,500 from an annual pool of up to $80,000, with an explicit aim of building resident leadership skills.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Jan, Feb, Mar
- Editais / Calls for ProposalsParticipatory grantmakingFundo Casa Socioambiental (Casa Socio-Environmental Fund, Brazil)A Brazilian grassroots fund whose rotating thematic calls send small grants directly to community, Indigenous and quilombola organisations with no intermediaries, across the Amazon, Cerrado, Atlantic Forest, Caatinga and Pampa.Amount not published · Several times a year
- FundActionParticipatory grantmakingFundActionActivist-led participatory fund for Europe that shifts funding decisions from funders to activists. Members apply for grants and are required to review each other's applications and vote on what gets funded.Amount not published · Several times a year
- Naloxone Supply Accounts (bulk naloxone at or below cost, including free tier)In-kind resourceRemedy Alliance / For The PeopleCommunity harm reduction programs and mutual aid collectives apply for a supply account to receive generic injectable and nasal naloxone at tiered pricing running from below-market to free, shipped directly to the program.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Capital Impact Partners Mission-Driven Financing and Capacity ProgramsTraining & capacityCapital Impact PartnersA CDFI providing flexible, affordable capital to nonprofits and community organizations alongside a set of named capacity-building programmes — among them Co-op Innovation Awards, the Housing Accelerator Fellowship, Equitable Development Initiative training for community-rooted developers, and the Nourish DC food-access collaborative. The fellowship and award programmes are the research-relevant openings: they fund structured learning and model development, not only bricks and mortar.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Fiscal Sponsorship (fees and minimums)In-kind resourceCommunity InitiativesCommunity Initiatives acts as the legal and financial home for projects that are not their own nonprofit, handling grants management, payroll, HR, insurance, and tax compliance so a project team can hold research or evaluation funding.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Tewa Grantmaking to Nepali Women's GroupsParticipatory grantmakingTewa — Nepal Women's FundNepal's own women's fund, built on locally raised money and volunteer grant committees rather than on a foreign donor's programme cycle — the model that made Tewa a reference case for community philanthropy in South Asia. It raises funds that go directly to diverse Nepali women's organisations and groups, including groups in districts that international funders rarely reach. For a social work researcher this is a route to community-embedded partners and to the kind of local, small-group grantee that participatory and community-based research depends on.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- California Hospital Community Benefits Plans and Needs Assessments (public data)In-kind resourceCalifornia Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)HCAI collects and publishes every California private not-for-profit hospital's community benefit plan and triennial community needs assessment, free to download, giving community-based researchers a full statewide corpus of hospital-identified needs and spending.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- ACCESS: Advancing Cross-Cutting Engagement and Service Strategies for People Who Use DrugsEvaluation contractMaryland Department of Health, Office of Overdose Prevention and EducationMaryland's community overdose prevention grant stream, currently supporting 50 organizations for naloxone distribution, syringe services, overdose response programs, and training. New applications are closed between cycles.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- CareSource Foundation Signature and Community GrantsFoundation grantCareSource Foundation (CareSource, a Medicaid managed care organisation)The philanthropic arm of a Medicaid managed care plan, funding nonprofits on poverty, healthy communities and services to low- and moderate-income families. As of July 31, 2026 it moved to invitation-only grantmaking.Amount not published · By invitation
- HIPGiveCrowdfundingHispanics in PhilanthropyA bilingual crowdfunding platform built for Latino nonprofits in the US and Latin America, with sponsor matching funds and fundraising training attached, usable to raise money for documentation and community research projects.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Fiscal Sponsorship ProgramIn-kind resourceTSNE (Third Sector New England)TSNE provides a legal and employment home for mission-aligned charitable projects, including contract and grant management, legal, HR, payroll and benefits, so a project without its own 501(c)(3) can hold research or evaluation awards.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Fund for Frontline PowerParticipatory grantmakingFund for Frontline Power (housed at The Solutions Project)A 100% grassroots-governed fund created in 2021 by thirteen state, regional and national alliances, with thirteen grassroots leaders holding the governing positions and making the funding decisions. Supports grassroots-led climate solutions in frontline communities, an area where community-based participatory research on environmental and climate justice is routinely part of the work.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Pawanka FundParticipatory grantmakingPawanka FundAn Indigenous-led global fund that supports Indigenous peoples' own initiatives on traditional knowledge, wellbeing, rights and self-determined development. Its method, which it calls LAN Pawanka, is explicitly learning-by-doing and step-by-step, and it describes the Indigenous peoples it funds as local partners rather than grantees — the participatory-grantmaking posture where the constituency governs the money. It is one of the few funds whose remit directly names traditional knowledge, which is the ground on which Indigenous-led evaluation, intergenerational knowledge transmission and commuAmount not published · Varies by programme
- AISP Learning CommunityTraining & capacityActionable Intelligence for Social Policy, University of PennsylvaniaA cohort-based learning community and technical assistance network for organizations building integrated data systems, drawing on AISP's framework and its partnerships with 70 data sharing efforts.Not a cash award · Annual cycle
- The Consultant Connection — City of Seattle Consultant OpportunitiesEvaluation contractCity of Seattle — Finance and Administrative Services, Purchasing and ContractingSeattle announces its consultant RFPs and RFQs — including work tagged as evaluation, management and auditing — through a dedicated Consultant Connection feed run by the city's purchasing division.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Native American Agriculture Fund Request for ApplicationsParticipatory grantmakingNative American Agriculture FundAn annual RFA from the Native-controlled trust created by the Keepseagle settlement, funding business assistance, agricultural education, technical support, and advocacy services for Native farmers and ranchers.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- Oregon Immigrant and Refugee Funders CollaborativeParticipatory grantmakingOregon Community Foundation, The Collins Foundation, and Meyer Memorial TrustA pooled, rolling fund from three Oregon funders with a "no wrong door" application, supporting legal services, movement building and advocacy, and basic and wraparound services for immigrant and refugee communities.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Enhanced Research Environment and Data RequestsIn-kind resourceIndiana Management Performance Hub (MPH)Indiana's state performance and analytics office runs a secure Enhanced Research Environment that brings research teams, code, and state data together, and accepts data requests from outside parties.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Immigration Frontlines FundRapid-response fundFour Freedoms Fund (NEO Philanthropy)A national, large-scale rapid response fund defending immigrant communities, supporting organizing, mobilization and defense work across 38 states and prioritizing groups led by immigrant, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ leaders.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Mayors for a Guaranteed Income coalition supportIn-kind resourceMayors for a Guaranteed IncomeA mayoral coalition that offers technical assistance and funding support for new guaranteed income pilots in member cities, and runs the Center for Guaranteed Income Research with the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Policy and Practice.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Black Radiance Network — Justice & Liberation FundParticipatory grantmakingHeadwaters Foundation for JusticeUnrestricted general operating support to strengthen the Black movement ecosystem in Minnesota, relaunched in 2025 within the broader Black Radiance Network. Successor to the Black Movement Ecosystem fund. Unrestricted support of this size can carry the organizational capacity a Black-led group needs to sustain its own evaluation and documentation work with a research partner.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Disability Inclusion FundParticipatory grantmakingBorealis PhilanthropyA pooled fund for disability justice work — policy advocacy, community organising, art and narrative change — with collaborative grants, joy grants and capacity-building support alongside project money.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Justice Fund for Disaster Relief and Renewal (JFDRR)Rapid-response fundSouthern Partners FundRapid disaster-response funding for rural Southern grassroots groups, moved through the same member-governed structure as SPF's regular cycle. Useful for documenting and responding to disaster impacts in place.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Documentary Heritage Program (DHP) GrantsTraining & capacityNew York State Archives (NYSED)State grants for projects that document under-represented communities and preserve and provide public access to historical records held by New York not-for-profit archives, libraries and historical societies.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- eVA — Virginia's eProcurement MarketplaceEvaluation contractVirginia Department of General Services, Division of Purchases and SupplyVirginia's centralised eProcurement marketplace. Hosts Virginia Business Opportunities postings, construction and government-to-government contracts, plus public spend reports and a searchable contract database.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- New York State Grants Management (Grants Gateway / Statewide Financial System)Evaluation contractNew York State Grants ManagementCentral New York State system for finding state grant opportunities, managing awarded contracts and requesting payments. Search for open grants runs through the Statewide Financial System.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Registro Único de Licitadores / Registro Único de Subastas (RUS)Evaluation contractAdministración de Servicios Generales de Puerto Rico (ASG)Puerto Rico's central procurement agency runs the island's single bidder registry and posts government solicitations through the Registro Único de Subastas, the standing route to territory-funded evaluation and social research contracts.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Community-Partnered Participatory Research Award (CPPRA), 2027 Call for ApplicationsParticipatory grantmakingTobacco-Related Disease Research Program, University of California Office of the PresidentAward mechanism within the University of California's TRDRP for research questions originating in community needs, requiring an equitable community-academic partnership rather than a community advisory role.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- PA eMarketplaceEvaluation contractPennsylvania Department of General ServicesPennsylvania's official bidding and contract information portal. Posts general solicitations, sole-source and emergency procurements, upcoming procurements and the debarment list for Commonwealth agencies.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Business Women's Giving CircleParticipatory grantmakingCommunity Foundation for Northern VirginiaA donor giving circle at a community foundation whose members pool funds and choose grantees supporting business innovation, entrepreneurship and inventive opportunities for women and girls in Northern Virginia.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Sep
- General Grants (Namaqualand Daisy, Inyosi, Hungwe, Mosu)Foundation grantThe Other FoundationA Southern African LGBTI community foundation with four grant streams, including one that funds individual activists, artists and researchers directly rather than through an institution.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Fiscal Sponsorship (Become a Project)In-kind resourceMultiplierMultiplier houses unincorporated projects under its 501(c)(3) so they can receive grants, run payroll, and manage contracts without forming a nonprofit. Onboarding runs about six weeks.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Multnomah County Bids and ProposalsEvaluation contractMultnomah County, Oregon — Purchasing (Department of County Management)Multnomah County procures services for its health clinics, jails, libraries and animal and human services through a central purchasing office, with solicitations posted to a public bids-and-proposals portal.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- DataKind PartnershipIn-kind resourceDataKindDataKind matches mission-driven organisations with volunteer data scientists to scope and build data and AI projects. The resource is analytic capacity and volunteer labour rather than a cash award.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Fisher Service Awards (formerly the Newman's Own Award)Prize or challengeFisher House Foundation (with Military Times Foundation)An annual competition recognising innovative nonprofit programmes that improve quality of life for active duty, Reserve, National Guard members, veterans and their families. Winners must file 6-month and 1-year evaluation reports.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Mar
- Slovak-Czech Women's Fund GrantsParticipatory grantmakingSlovak-Czech Women's FundA binational women's fund covering Slovakia and Czechia — a corner of Central Europe that lost most of its dedicated gender funding when the large post-accession donor programmes wound down. The fund lists grants alongside its own programmes and projects, supporting women and girls to pursue their ambitions. It is included here as a live regional funder for community-partnered work in the two countries, with the caveat below about how little it publishes in English.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- The Workers Lab Innovation FundPilot / seed fundingThe Workers LabAn early-stage investment fund for worker-centered innovations. The page lists research initiatives alongside technology products, worker cooperatives, organizing efforts, legal protections, job training, and policy advocacy as the kinds of ideas it backs, making it one of the few worker-movement funds that will consider a research or evidence-building project as the innovation itself.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Low-Cost Naloxone Access for Community ProgramsIn-kind resourceRemedy Alliance / For The PeopleSupplies naloxone and related harm reduction supplies at low cost to community-based organizations that distribute them, plus drug-checking technical assistance. This is a materials and TA pipeline, not a cash research grant, but it underwrites the distribution infrastructure an evaluation would study.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Montgomery County Office of Procurement — Solicitations and ContractsEvaluation contractMontgomery County, Maryland — Office of ProcurementMontgomery County buys goods, services and construction through a central procurement office with an explicit inclusion mandate and a vendor registration database, and posts its solicitations publicly.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD)Evaluation contractTexas Comptroller of Public Accounts, Statewide Procurement DivisionSearchable public listing of Texas state agency procurement solicitations, including service contracts. Searchable by agency, commodity code, keyword and date range, and usable to find agency evaluation and analysis contracts.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Higher Education in Prison programme grantsFoundation grantLaughing Gull FoundationFunds college-in-prison access and quality in the US South, including an explicit priority for research, evaluation and awareness building on higher education in prison as a strategy for reducing mass incarceration, plus reentry transition support to community colleges.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Open Collective Fiscal Hosting and Transparent BudgetsIn-kind resourceOpen CollectivePlatform that lets unincorporated community groups raise, hold and spend money transparently under a fiscal host, without incorporating or opening a bank account — a route for community-partnered research funds.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Dana Nusantara Direct FundingParticipatory grantmakingDana Nusantara (Nusantara Fund) — AMAN, KPA and WALHI, IndonesiaIndonesia's first direct funding mechanism moving money straight to Indigenous communities, farmers, fishers, women and youth, with a deliberately simple four-form application in Indonesian.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Peg's Foundation mental health grantsFoundation grantPeg's FoundationAn Ohio family foundation whose primary grantmaking area is mental health, awarded to tax-exempt organisations through an open-call application session managed via its online portal.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Training and Technical Assistance for Harm Reduction ProgramsIn-kind resourceNational Harm Reduction CoalitionLearning, development and technical assistance for community-based organizations implementing harm reduction strategies, including training on evidence-based practice. In-kind capacity support rather than a grant.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Trans Justice Funding Project GrantsParticipatory grantmakingTrans Justice Funding ProjectUnrestricted general-support grants to grassroots trans justice groups, awarded by a panel of six trans justice activists who read every application. No reporting or site visits required.Amount not published · Several times a year · Jan, Feb
- COMPASS Initiative FundingTraining & capacityGilead Sciences (COMPASS Initiative)Corporate social-impact funding for community organizations addressing HIV in the Southern United States, supporting organizational structure, wellness, and stigma-reduction capacity.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Women's Foundation California grantmaking (Community Power Fund, Culture Change Fund, HOME Cohort)Participatory grantmakingWomen's Foundation CaliforniaTrust-based, largely general-operating and multi-year grants to California organizations led by and serving women of color and gender expansive communities. The HOME Cohort specifically funds safety and economic security for women made homeless by domestic violence.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (CCNSF)Training & capacityCommunities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund (Hispanic Federation, Coalition for Asian American Children and Families, New York Urban League, Asian AmericaCity Council-funded alliance providing capacity-building support to Black, Latino and Asian-led community-based organisations across New York City's five boroughs; has supported 464 capacity-building projects to date.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- AAPI Civic Engagement Fund grantsFoundation grantAAPI Civic Engagement FundGeneral 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.Amount not published · By invitation
- Quick Response Research Award ProgramRapid-response fundNatural Hazards Center, University of Colorado BoulderFunds and trains researchers to collect perishable data in the field immediately after an extreme event, with an explicit social science and interdisciplinary focus. Awardees receive editorial support to publish preliminary findings as reports and briefs.Amount not published · Periodic calls
- Small Communities GrantsTraining & capacityBlandin FoundationSupports rural Minnesota's smallest communities with planning, implementation, and capacity-building grants — strategic planning, consulting, and leadership development are named as fundable activities alongside physical projects.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Apr, May
- Community-driven quality-of-life fundingParticipatory grantmakingLOR FoundationFunds resident-originated ideas that improve quality of life in a small set of named rural towns. Applicants start by submitting an idea through a form rather than a formal proposal.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Headwaters Foundation for Justice grants (Giving Project, Rapid Response and related funds)Participatory grantmakingHeadwaters Foundation for JusticeMinnesota funder whose grant decisions are made by trained community members: staff train people to fundraise, review proposals, lead site visits and make final grant decisions. Multiple funds including Giving Project grants and a Rapid Response Fund.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Community Foundation LocatorIn-kind resourceCouncil on FoundationsFree searchable map of US community foundations by state, with an optional filter to show only foundations accredited under the Community Foundations National Standards. The practical way to find the local funder for a place-based study or an agency partner.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Hispanic Federation Nonprofit Network GrantmakingTraining & capacityHispanic FederationRegrants and capacity-building funding for Latino-serving and community-of-colour nonprofits, including the NYC Communities of Color Nonprofit Stabilization Fund and a Connecticut financial-education subgrant line.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- NNAF Member Fund Grants (Count On It, Power Up, Collective Power Fund, TA Mini Grants, Emergent Gathering Grants)Participatory grantmakingNational Network of Abortion FundsA suite of regrants moving money to member abortion funds, including rolling technical-assistance mini grants for special projects and gathering grants for convenings across funds.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Community-Led GrantmakingParticipatory grantmakingEvanston Community FoundationGrant committees of 10-12 community members decide these general operating grants for grassroots groups and emerging nonprofits working on racial equity in Evanston. Two cycles a year, fall and spring.Amount not published · Several times a year
- Asian Women Giving CircleParticipatory grantmakingAsian Women Giving Circle (a donor-advised fund of the Ms. Foundation for Women)An all-volunteer New York City giving circle of Asian American women that pools member contributions and funds projects led by Asian American women and gender-expansive artists and community groups.Amount not published · Annual cycle
- Advisor-Nominated Grassroots GrantsParticipatory grantmakingGlobal Greengrants FundSmall grants to grassroots environmental justice groups, chosen by volunteer advisors from the affected regions rather than by staff. The fund describes this as participatory grantmaking.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Harris County Bonfire Procurement PortalEvaluation contractHarris County, Texas — Purchasing DepartmentHarris County posts all of its solicitations through a free Bonfire vendor portal, including service contracts for the county's public health, community services and justice departments.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- HSH Procurement OpportunitiesEvaluation contractSan Francisco Department of Homelessness and Supportive Housing (HSH)San Francisco's homelessness department posts its RFPs and RFQs here, including consulting contracts explicitly for programme evaluation and for standing up and facilitating an advisory group of people with lived experience.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Native Voices RisingParticipatory grantmakingNative Voices Rising (Native Americans in Philanthropy / Common Counsel Foundation)A participatory grantmaking fund whose awards are decided by all-Native grant recommendation committees, providing general operating support to Native-led organizing, advocacy and civic engagement groups.Not a cash award · Annual cycle
- Lever for Change Open CallsPrize or challengeLever for ChangeThe standing portal where Lever for Change's large-scale philanthropic competitions post. Past rounds include Action for Women's Health ($250M), the Trust in American Institutions Challenge ($10M), Racial Equity 2030, and 100&Change.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Global Innovation FundPilot / seed fundingGlobal Innovation FundAn impact-first fund deploying grants, equity, and debt to early-stage innovations serving underserved communities in Africa and Asia, with an explicit commitment to generating evidence and learning alongside the money.Amount not published · Varies by programme
- Zooniverse Project BuilderIn-kind resourceZooniverse (Citizen Science Alliance)Free software and hosting for researchers to build crowdsourced data-classification projects — a way to get transcription, coding or image/document classification done at scale without a data-processing budget.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Chuffed.org Crowdfunding for Social CausesCrowdfundingChuffed.orgA social-enterprise crowdfunding platform built for non-profits, charities and social enterprises running campaigns in health, education, environment, social welfare and community work.Amount not published · Rolling / open
- Administrative Data Research Facility (ADRF) and Applied Data Analytics TrainingIn-kind resourceColeridge InitiativeA FedRAMP-authorized secure cloud platform where government agencies link confidential longitudinal data across states and agencies, paired with an Applied Data Analytics training program that builds analytic capacity in agency staff.Not a cash award · Varies by programme
- Fiscal Sponsorship PartnershipIn-kind resourcePlayers Philanthropy FundPPF opens a named charitable fund for a project or cause under its own 501(c)(3), letting an unincorporated effort accept tax-deductible gifts and grants without incorporating. Onboarding is a six-step process ending in a DocuSigned agreement.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Community Partnership Seed GrantParticipatory grantmakingUniversity of Minnesota Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)Grants of up to $5,000, plus coaching and skill-building, to start new research collaborations between Minnesota community organizations and University of Minnesota researchers on community-identified health issues and disparities.up to $5k · Several times a year · Apr, Sep
- Equality FundParticipatory grantmakingThe Boston Foundation (Equality Fund)Fund guided by a community advisory committee that advances equitable treatment of LGBTQ+ people and families through research, forums, partnerships and grants of $10,000 to $25,000 to LGBTQ+-serving and LGBTQ+-led nonprofits working on legal rights, social isolation, safe schools, health care access, housing and economic stability.$10k–$25k · Annual cycle
- Community Partnership Development Seed GrantsParticipatory grantmakingUniversity at Buffalo Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)Seed grants of $2,500 to $10,000 to plan community-based participatory research partnerships in Western New York, co-led by a community organization and a university researcher, each with an essential role on the team.$3k–$10k · Annual cycle
- Allegheny County DHS Research and Data Requests (Data Warehouse)In-kind resourceAllegheny County Department of Human Services (Pennsylvania)Researchers can request de-identified, limited or (with IRB approval) identified client and service data from the Allegheny County Data Warehouse for human services research that builds knowledge, improves practice or informs policy.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Community Health Grants, WashingtonFoundation grantKaiser Permanente WashingtonHealth-system community benefit grants to organisations addressing needs found in Kaiser Permanente Washington's three-yearly community health needs assessment: access to care, mental and behavioural health, housing, dismantling structural racism, income and employment, and food security.Amount not published · By invitation
- Community & Academic Partnership Pilot (CAPP) ProgramParticipatory grantmakingUtah Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), University of UtahPilot funding for collaborations between community organizations in Utah and neighbouring states and CTSI-affiliated academic partners on translational research, innovation and health equity projects, with joint community and academic PIs.Amount not published · Annual cycle · Aug, Oct
- HUD Data License for Access to Restricted DataIn-kind resourceU.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R)Data License Agreements give research organizations household- and member-level administrative records from public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers, multifamily assisted housing and LIHTC for policy-relevant research that needs HUD's identifiable data.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Cook County Department of Public Health Data Request ServiceIn-kind resourceCook County Department of Public Health (Illinois), Epidemiology UnitThe suburban Cook County health department's Epidemiology Unit takes data requests for uses including research and academic studies, on topics such as mental and behavioral health, substance use, maternal and child health, mortality and adolescent health.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Fiscal Sponsorship at PHI (bring your program to PHI)In-kind resourcePublic Health Institute (PHI)Fiscal sponsorship and full-scale operational support for public health programs, letting a principal investigator or public health leader bring an existing, funded program under PHI's nonprofit status and systems.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Public Health - Seattle & King County Data Request ServiceIn-kind resourcePublic Health - Seattle & King County (King County, Washington)Custom data analyses from Seattle and King County's public health department for researchers and community groups; the first two hours of staff time per requester each year are free, with larger analyses done under contract.Not a cash award · Rolling / open
- Data Science for Social Good (DSSG) FellowshipTraining & capacityCarnegie Mellon University and the Data Science for Social Good FoundationFull-time summer fellowship in which student teams build machine learning and data science projects with government and nonprofit partners on real social problems; agencies and nonprofits can also propose projects as partners.Not a cash award · Annual cycle · Mar
- Engaged Scholarship Research/Creative Activities Grants Program for Faculty and StaffParticipatory grantmakingEngagement Scholarship ConsortiumOne-year grants for scholarship that is mutually beneficial for university scholars and communities, with stakeholder inclusion and community partner roles expected; collaborative projects across disciplines and institutions are encouraged.up to $5k · Annual cycle · Oct
- Community Partnerships in Research ProgramParticipatory grantmakingPolicyLab, Children's Hospital of PhiladelphiaSeed funding for community-academic research partnerships focused on children and families in Greater Philadelphia, building capacity at CHOP for community-engaged research: Partnership Development Awards for new or emerging partnerships, and Joint Pilot Project Awards for established partnerships with a well-defined research project that may produce preliminary data for future grant applications.up to $40k · Varies by programme
Other clusters
- Adolescent and Youth Development
- Aging Services and Gerontology
- American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian and Global Indigenous Populations (Indigenous Cluster)
- Asian and Asian-Pacific Islander Focused-Research
- Black and African Diaspora Focused-Research
- Child Welfare
- Crime and Criminal Justice
- Disability
- Gender
- Gender-Based Violence
- Health
- History
- Inequality, Poverty, and Social Welfare Policy
- International Social Work and Global Issues
- Immigrants and Refugees
- LatinX Focused-Research
- Mental Health
- Military Service Members, Veterans and Their Families
- Organizations and Management
- Race and Ethnicity
- Research Design and Measurement
- Research on Social Work Education
- School Social Work
- Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- Social Work Practice
- Substance Misuse and Addictive Behaviors
- Sustainable Development, Environmental and Climate Justice
- Work and Work-Life Policies and Programs