A.J. Muste Memorial Institute is offering grants to nonprofit organizations for grassroots efforts that promote social justice. Priority will be given to projects with small budgets that lack access to mainstream sources of funding.
School Violence Prevention Grant [$2 Million]
The U.S Bureau of Justice Assistance is offering grants of up to $2,000,000 to support nonprofit programs designed to improve school security by providing students and teachers with the tools they need to recognize, respond quickly to, and help prevent acts of violence.
Rural Opioid Abuse Reduction Grant [$1 Million]
US Department of Health and Human Services – Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) – Federal Office of Rural Health Policy (FORHP) is offering grants of $1,000,000 to for-profit and nonprofit organizations for programs to reduce substance abuse in rural counties.
Ex-Offender Entrepreneur Support Grants [$300k]
U.S. Department of Commerce – Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is offering grants of $300,000 to USA nonprofit and for-profit organizations for programs to provide assistance to minority business owners who have previously been incarcerated.
Minority Entrepreneur Support Grant [$500k]
U.S. Department of Commerce – Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is offering grants of $500,000 to USA nonprofit and for-profit entities to provide support services to minority owned businesses. Funding is intended to promote minority entrepreneurs, with a focus on women entrepreneurs, to become engines of economic growth in their communities.
Indigenous Entrepreneur Grant [$5,000]
The NDN Collective is offering grants of up to $5,000 to Indigenous artists and small businesses for support during the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) health crisis. Funding is intended to assist artists, entrepreneurs, and small businesses that face economic hardship and stresses related to their daily business operations, solvency, and future growth due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Youth Mini Grant [$250]
Peace First Foundation is offering $250 mini grants to youth and young adults to address the effects of Coronavirus (COVID-19). Funding is intended to support projects in areas including education, economic insecurity, mental health, food insecurity, and supply shortages. Eligible applicants are young people between the ages of 13-25.
Youth Music Grant [$50,000]
The Lewis Prize for Music is offering grants of up to $50,000 to nonprofit music organizations for support during the Coronavirus (COVID-19) health crisis. Funding is intended to assist youth music programs that show responsive and adaptive leadership during the pandemic, and that support their communities and young people. Grants are unrestricted and may be used as the recipient sees fit.