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My grassroots organization is well appreciated for delivering great work, can you suggest some open grant opportunities to me?  

Here are some Open Grants for Smaller and Grassroots Organizations delivering great work:

2021 Gender Just Climate Solutions Award (2000 Euros Seed Grant)
Deadline: 31 July 2021
The Women and Gender Constituency (WGC) is one of the nine stakeholder groups of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Established in 2009, the WGC now consists of 33 women’s and environmental civil society organizations…[more]

Jewish Helping Hands: Tikkun Olam Grant Program
Deadline: 14 September 2021
Their goal is to help vulnerable populations in the United States and abroad through a variety of programs focused on economic development and social empowerment, with a particular focus on those demographics that have been overlooked and/or marginalized…[more]

Call for Proposals: Vegan Society Grant Program
Deadline: 30 June 2021
The Vegan Society Grant (previously the Engaging New Audiences Grants Programme) originated in 2013. It is aimed at small to medium-sized grassroots not-for-profit projects that encourage people to go vegan and stay vegan. They are particularly looking to fund new or innovative projects…[more]

2021 GCSP Prize for Innovation in Global Security (CHF 10’000)
Deadline: 23 September 2021
Applications may come from any country, but the projects should go beyond national borders in their reach or thinking and must seek to address global security in innovative ways or through new ideas. A broad range of projects could qualify for consideration, including, but not limited to, technological and conceptual innovations, original research or grassroots initiatives…[more]

Japan Water Forum Fund 2021
Deadline: 10 July 2021
The Japan Water Form Fund (JWF Fund) aims to contribute to solving local water-related issues in developing countries by assisting the implementation of sustainable solutions led by grass-roots organizations…[more]

Call for Proposals: Community Radio Transmitters
Deadline: 2 July 2021
This call for proposals seeks to strengthen the communication capacity of community radio stations in the regions where Cultural Survival works, including Latin America, Africa, and Asia…[more]

Call for Proposals: Promotion of Sustainable Livelihoods in Vulnerable Communities
Deadline: 22 June 2021
The Caribbean Policy Development Centre (CPDC), with support from the European Union (EU) and Inter American Foundation (IAF)…[more]

Grants to Achieve Economic Empowerment and Gender Equality
Deadline: 7 July 2021
FREE is envisioned as a pooled funding mechanism designed to support the needs of adolescent girls and young women. With foundational investment from Standard Chartered, FREE will accelerate progress towards SDG 5 and SDG 8 by increasing the economic opportunities available to girls and women…[more]

Japan Foundation: Small Grants Program
Deadline: 10 August 2021
To support cultural and social connections to remain continually in this crisis The Jfan Foundation Bangkok has thus launched a small grant for projects organized online by this mini-grant program…[more]

UNDP announces Global Environment Facility Microfinance Program – Haiti
Deadline: 25 June 2021
UNDP is calling for proposals for the Global Environment Facility Microfinance Program to achieve the objectives of Sustainable Development related to poverty reduction and local capacity building as part of the environmental protection…[more]

Micro-Community Investment Fund – UK
Deadline: Ongoing
The fund will provide valuable investment for community initiatives making a difference in towns and villages across Northern Ireland…[more]