The Grow grant program is geared towards groups who have some experience implementing a project in their community.
Donor Name: Grassroots Fund
State: Selected States
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/18/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Grassroots Fund is both a funder and a learning community that is centered around Environmental Justice (EJ). They believe that in order to seek Environmental Justice, they must invest in the power of grassroots organizers who are directly shifting resources into their communities, addressing the effects of systemic inequalities, and developing strategies to create just and safe communities.
Funding Information
$1,000 – $4,000.
Eligibility Criteria
The Grow grant program is focused on community-based, local initiatives. For the Grassroots Fund that means that:
- Grassroots Fund 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
- Grassroots Fund 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
- Grassroots Fund 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 Grassroots Fund.
