SPLC Grants to strengthen Democracy across the Deep South

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) announced the launch of its 2026 Vote Your Voice grant cycle, opening applications for three funding opportunities designed to advance full voter participation and fair representation across the Deep South.

Donor Name: Southern Poverty Law Center

State: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 04/10/2026

Size of the Grant: Not Available

Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned

Details:

The SPLC’s Vote Your Voice initiative aims to support nonprofit organizations committed to voter education, civic engagement and voting access, with a particular focus on historically excluded and underrepresented communities. nonprofit organizations committed to voter education, civic engagement and voting access, with a particular focus on historically excluded and underrepresented communities.

The Vote Your Voice grant has been transformational for the Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable,” said Cassandra Welchlin, Mississippi Black Women’s Roundtable, a previous grant recipient. “This funding expanded our capacity statewide—deepening voter education and participation among Black women and their families through trusted, community‑based engagement; strengthening youth civic leadership through the Black Youth Vote program; mobilizing communities alongside statewide partners for strong turnout in key elections; educating voters on critical voting rights issues like redistricting and the issues that matter to their kitchen tables; and building long‑term civic infrastructure through leadership programs such as Power of the Sister Vote and Mississippi Women in the Lead. Vote Your Voice has helped us grow a stronger, more informed, and more empowered electorate across Mississippi.

The three grant opportunities include:

Voter Mobilization & Civic Innovation Grant: This grant supports organizations working to build community-based power, activate disengaged voters and use culture, storytelling or trusted messengers to drive civic participation. Priority is given to efforts led by those most impacted by the issues, those operating in hard-to-reach areas and those combining organizing with direct voter engagement.
Multi-Year Accelerator Grant: The Vote Your Voice Accelerator Infrastructure Fund is a multi-year investment in trusted, high-capacity and deeply networked civic-engagement organizations. This grant is designed to stabilize organizations carrying the long-term weight of democracy protection, strengthen regional ecosystems, and ensure front-line communities remain centered in voter engagement and systems change.
Neighborhood Power Grant: This grant is a rapid-response, short-cycle investment for neighborhood based organizations and leaders who mobilize civic participation locally. Awards are tiered to match an organization’s size and scope. Funded activities may include voter outreach, community organizing, partnership-building and more.

Grant Information and Period

Grant 1: Voter Mobilization & Civic Innovation
- Grant Term: 1 Year – 36 Months
Grant 2: Multi-Year Accelerator
- Grant Term: 3-5 Years
Grant 3: Neighborhood Power Grant
- Tier 1: Surgical Focus ($2,500 – $5,000)
- Tier 2: Emergent Opportunity Areas A ($5,000 – $10,000)
- Tier 3: Emergent Opportunity Areas B ($10,000 – $25,000).

Eligibility Criteria

Applications are currently open to any eligible organizations that plan to engage in 501(c)(3) permissible activity. Organizations must be 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) (or have a fiscal sponsor) and be headquartered or deeply rooted within one of the five Southern states: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana or Mississippi. National organizations may apply if their services are grounded in the stated communities.

Deadlines