The Seed grant program is geared towards groups launching new projects or starting to significantly change the direction of an existing project.
Donor Name: Grassroots Fund
States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): Ongoing
Size of the Grant: $500 – $1,000
Details:
Most often, groups have been working on the project less than a year and usually don’t yet have much direct experience with implementing the idea.
Seed grants prioritize support for community groups who represent a broad range of voices in their community and who are not being reached by other funders. The Grassroots Fund interprets the word ‘environment‘ broadly and provides funding for a wide range of activities.
Funding Information
Grant size $500 – $1,000
Eligibility Criteria
The Seed grant program is focused on community-based, local initiatives. For the Grassroots Fund that means that:
They only fund
- groups doing local, grassroots work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont
- Note that groups do NOT need to have formal tax status or a fiscal sponsor. A group only needs a bank account in the group’s name.
They prioritize
- groups that are volunteer-driven or have no more than 2 full-time paid staff (80 hrs/week)
- groups that have an approximate annual operating budget under $100,000
They don’t fund
- Individuals
- National or international work
- Lobbying or partisan political activity
- Acquisition of land and/or buildings
- Studies with no follow-up action
- Publication of books or reports
- Micro-, mini-, re-granting programs
- Retroactive (pre-dating application submission) expenses
For more information, visit Seed Grant Program.
