Deadline: September 29, 2025
Applications are open for the Legal Empowerment Fund (LEF) Grants 2025. The Legal Empowerment Fund (LEF) is announcing a new funding opportunity for grassroots groups working at the intersection of legal empowerment and land and environmental justice in the Caribbean.
This call seeks to support grassroots justice advocates who use legal empowerment to pursue land and environmental justice. LEF is focusing on this issue because they know grassroots justice advocates play a vital role in combating the climate crisis by protecting their land from pollution, securing communities’ right to land, and supporting community-driven solutions.
Grants
- Grants of USD $10,000–$30,000 are available to support efforts that use legal empowerment to address the climate crisis, secure land rights, and protect communities from environmental harm.
Eligibility
- Open to grassroots organizations in Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago.
They are looking for groups that:
- Use legal empowerment strategies to support land and environmental justice
- Are rooted in the communities they serve
- Intentionally center historically excluded communities, such as Afro-descendant, Indigenous, rural, or LGBTQ+ communities
- Have an annual organizational budget of less than USD $200,000
- Are requesting funding between USD $10,000 and $30,000
Application
- Applications will be evaluated by a Grants Selection Committee made up of Caribbean legal empowerment practitioners.
- They will reach out to at least two of the references you provide.
- You can expect to hear a response around November 2025.
- If your application is successful, you will receive funds around January 2026.
- The grant term will begin on February 1, 2026.
Applications can be completed in English, French or Spanish
For more information, visit LEF Grants.
