Grant Funding Opportunities For Social Justice And Victim Support Services

Scroll down to explore this week's grants. Deadlines are always approaching, so take a look and see which ones might be the right fit for your nonprofit.

Happy grant writing!

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A J Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice

The Foundation’s Social Justice Fund supports grassroots activist projects, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to more mainstream funding sources. The Fund is interested in confronting institutionalized violence against racial, ethnic, gender-based, and LGBTQ communities.

Deadline: October 20, 2025

https://ajmuste.org/apply/sjf

Third Wave Fund

Applications are open for the Mobilize Power Fund, a rapid response fund for gender justice organizations. Potential projects include healing justice work, conflict mediation/resolution, legal or bail fees, marches or rallies, leadership training and skills building, and more.

Deadlines: August 5 and October 7, 2025

https://www.thirdwavefund.org/mobilize-power-fund

The Impact Fund

The Fund provide recoverable grants to legal services nonprofits who seek to confront social, economic, and environmental injustice that affect marginalized groups. Focus areas include human and civil rights, prisoners’ rights, voting rights, juvenile justice reform, gender equity, disability rights, immigrants’ rights, LGBT rights, combatting racism, fair housing, and more.

Deadline: October 7, 2025

https://www.impactfund.org/legal-grants/application-requirements

Department of Justice (DOJ)

The DOJ's Office for Victims of Crime is supporting the development, expansion and strengthening of victim service programs for all victims of crime throughout the U.S., including services to child and youth victims, and services to elder abuse, fraud, and exploitation, among other programs.

Deadline: August 15, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360096

Nathan Cummings Foundation

The Foundation supports U.S. nonprofits working to advance racial, economic, and environmental justice. Submit Letter of Inquiry.

Deadline: October 2025 (check website)

https://nathancummings.org/apply-for-funding/

Office on Violence Against Women

The Addressing Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Initiative will support programs to help Hispanic, Black, and Tribal institutions in strengthening their institutional response to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

Deadline: September 9, 2025

https://grants.gov/search-results-detail/360060

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