Crisis Response Fund

Rolling 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.

Indicative award

up to $20k (total award)Approximately US$10,000 maximum for a single organisation; approximately US$20,000 where two or more organisations co-apply. Grants cover 3–6 month project periods.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Applications received at any time throughout the year and reviewed on a rolling basis; no fixed deadlines. The page does not publish a decision turnaround.

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Open to formal or informal civil society organisations, groups and social movements — registration is not required — that face urgent or escalating threats to civic freedoms and whose participants are at high risk. Excludes individual assistance, medical treatment, stipends and relocation. A university would not be a natural applicant; partner with a civil society grantee.

SSWR clusters

Topics

civic space · advocacy · organisational resilience · freedom of assembly · digital security

Apply at

https://www.civicus.org/index.php/what-we-do/defend/crisis-response-fund

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.

Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.

← Back to the database

Crisis Response Fund

Also on the International Social Work and Global Issues shelf