Deadline: 18-Feb-24
Groundswell Fund is currently accepting applications for its annual grant program to increase the capacity of organizations struggling for social change that challenges the dominant, oppressive infra/structures of their political, social, and economic systems.
Grants are directed towards member-driven, grassroots initiatives or organizations that face difficulty raising funds needed for their work. This year Groundswell will particularly want to encourage groups doing Palestinian solidarity and liberation organizing to apply. At least 50% of funding to will go to organizations led by Black and/or Indigenous organizers.
Their focus is on initiatives that increase the long-term capacity of organizations, such as projects to develop useful infrastructure.
Priorities
- The fund prioritizes the following things:
- Groups led by the communities they are organizing; specifically, folks who are most directly affected by oppression.
- Transformative work that seeks to confront the root causes of oppression and work toward lasting change.
- Work that actively confronts power imbalances and seeks to build community power.
- They are committed to giving a minimum 50% of total funding to organizations led by Black and/or Indigenous organizers.
- Work that increases organizational infrastructure, allowing groups to do their work on a long-term basis.
- Work that can not get adequate funding from other sources.
- Work taking place across the expanse of Turtle Island, now called Canada (Given their commitment to decolonization, they do not define their work according to colonial borders but instead engage applicants with some flexibility around their geographies).
Funding Information
- Grants are for up to $5,000.
Criteria
- Groundswell annual grants will go to towards member-driven, grassroots initiatives or organizations that face difficulty raising funds needed for their work.
- Their goal is to increase the capacity of organizations that are struggling for social change that challenge the dominant, oppressive structures in their political, social, and economic system. This year they also particularly encourage groups doing Palestinian solidarity and liberation organizing to apply.
- While they recognize how important it is to counter the criminalization of dissent, applications for legal defence costs are not typically eligible for funding.
- They also do not provide core funding for any organizations funded by a settler government agency (e.g., federal, provincial and municipal governments, including government-funded agencies), extractive industries (e.g., mining companies), energy corporations, or banks. They may consider funding projects housed by such organizations. If your organization falls within this exception, please ensure that both your application forms and budget clearly explain that the funding sought is for a project that is not also funded by settler government agencies, extractive industries, energy corporations, or banks.
- Applications on behalf of individuals will not be considered.
- Important: Applications for legal defence costs are not typically eligible for funding. Organizations funded by a funded by a settler government agency (e.g., federal, provincial and municipal governments, including government-funded agencies), extractive industries (e.g., mining companies), energy corporations, or banks will not be funded. They may consider funding projects housed by such organizations. Applications on behalf of individuals will not be considered.
For more information, visit Groundswell Community Justice Trust Fund.