Urgent Action Fund (rapid response grant cycle)

Monthly $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.

Indicative award

$5k (total award)Flat $5,000 award. A separate invite-only Movement's Bank cycle awards $10,000.

Timing

Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov, DecNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Applications open the first Monday of each month and close the last Friday at midnight EST, first-come first-served until funds are depleted. Decisions announced within a week of close; e-checks arrive in 3-7 business days.

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Organisation must have an annual budget under $150,000, be based in the U.S. or U.S. territories, and be a 501(c)(3), a federally recognised American Indian tribal government, or fiscally sponsored by an eligible organisation. Social services, legal defence, material aid and capital campaigns are not funded.

SSWR clusters

Topics

grassroots organising · rapid response · movement funding

Apply at

https://resist.org/grants/

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.

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Urgent Action Fund (rapid response grant cycle)

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