Are you a changemaker, nonprofit leader, social entrepreneur, or grassroots advocate looking for funding to scale your impact? We’ve curated a fresh list of 20 global grant opportunities currently open as of May 27, 2025. These opportunities span sectors like education, gender equality, health, climate action, and youth empowerment. Whether you’re seeking support for your project, organization, or personal development, there’s something here for you. Don’t miss the deadlines, explore and apply today!
1. EUNIC Spaces of Culture 2025 – Call for Proposals (Up to EUR 50,000)
European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC) launches Spaces of Culture call for proposals, supporting seven new cultural relations projects in Sub-Saharan Africa. Spaces of Culture is a new programme focused specifically on Sub-Saharan Africa and modelled on the European Spaces of Culture programme. It prioritises collaboration, dialogue, and mutual learning between European and local partners in Sub-Saharan Africa.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 8
2. Honeycomb Celebration Small Business Grant 2025.
The Honeycomb Celebration Grant is offering $2,500 in funding to entrepreneurs ready to take a meaningful next step in their business. This is your opportunity to access real capital to support real growth. Whether you’re launching something new, investing in marketing, or simply making your operations more sustainable, this grant is designed to help you move forward.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 25
3. Cécred x BeyGOOD Salon & Barbershop Business Grant Program 2025.
The Cécred x BeyGOOD Fund is proud to offer $370,000 of the $500,000 commitment to award $10,000 business grants to 37 salon and barbershop business owners who have demonstrated financial hardship?
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 13
4. Backing International Small Restaurants Grant Program 2025.
With support from American Express, the International Downtown Association (IDA) Foundation is now accepting applications for its Backing International Small Restaurants grant program. This initiative seeks to support independent restaurants that positively impact their community and are owned/operated by or serve individuals experiencing economic hardship.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 30
5. Amex Canadian Small Businesses Grant Program 2025.
Funded by American Express Canada and administered by DMZ at Toronto Metropolitan University, 100 Canadian small businesses with community significance, owned by individuals experiencing economic hardship, will be selected to receive a $10,000 CAD grant and mentoring support from DMZ.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 9
6. Alterna Community Granting Programs 2025.
Alterna is proud to offer the granting program annually to provide funding opportunities for registered charities, incorporated nonprofits, cooperatives without share capital, and unincorporated associations that positively impact communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 30
7. Alterna Financial Inclusion Granting Program 2025.
Alterna is proud to offer the granting program annually to provide funding opportunities for registered charities, incorporated nonprofits, cooperatives without share capital, and unincorporated associations that positively impact communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 30
8. Are you a young Black woman entrepreneur with a passion for marketing and business growth? The Rising Star Grants Program 2025 is your opportunity to shine! The Canadian Black Standard, in partnership with RBC, is excited to support three outstanding Black women-owned businesses or entrepreneurs in Canada with financial support and community recognition.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 4
9. Beauty Hut x Paystack Grant Program 2025 for Female Entrepreneurs.
Are you a female beauty entrepreneur in Nigeria with big dreams and the passion to grow your business? The Beauty Hut x Paystack Grant Program is here to help you elevate your beauty business with funding, mentorship, and Paystack credits to scale your impact.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 31
10. Asia Gender Equality Fund 3.0.
The Asia Gender Equality Fund, aims to raise and deploy USD 25 million within the next five years to support transformative initiatives and solutions by nonprofit organisations, focusing on improving economic outcomes for women and girls in Asia.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 8
11. Water Desk Journalism Fund 2025.
The Water Desk will support journalism that focuses on water issues involving the seven states of the Colorado River Basin- Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming-as well as the borderlands of Northwest Mexico.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 16, 2025
12. Cassels Black-Owned Small Business Grant for Canadian Businesses 2025.
Cassels is pleased to accept applications from Black-owned or operated small businesses for their annual Cassels Black-Owned Small Business Grant, supported by Wheaton Precious Metals.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 20
13. Broadcaster Envelope Program – Diverse Languages 2025.
This program is designed to support productions that reflect Canadian diversity by funding projects in languages other than English, French, or Indigenous-Canadian languages.
Click here to apply | Deadline: October 16
14. Spring Well360 Health Equity Grant 2025.
The Spring Well360 Health Equity Grant is a funding opportunity designed to support individuals and projects that are committed to advancing health equity. With a grant amount of $1,000, this program is open to students and professionals alike who are working to address health disparities and improve health outcomes in underserved communities.
Click here to apply | Deadline: August 1
15. Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation Local Grant 2025.
The Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation is proud to support leading mental health initiatives whose scale and technology bring access to care, awareness and education to communities nationwide. They also recognize that local, community-based organizations are critical in offering support to the health and wellbeing of those they serve.
Click here to apply | Deadline: July 1
16. Pluralistic Media for Democracy Program 2025.
The Media Pluralism Fund will allocate €1,400,000 financial support to local and regional outlets, community media, investigative journalism, and public interest news organisations that operate in “news deserts” or areas experiencing strained media pluralism. The fund will be directly channeled to around 40 eligible local, regions, community, and investigative news media or initiatives.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 1
17. Université Paris Cité – University of Toronto Call for Joint Research Proposals 2025.
Université Paris Cité (UPCité) and the University of Toronto (U of T) are contributing matching funds to support collaborative research initiatives through a joint call for proposals.
Click here to apply | Deadline: June 2, 2025
18. Tarbell Grants 2025.
As artificial intelligence grows more advanced, the technology and the people building it grow increasingly consequential. Tarbell believes journalism plays a crucial role in helping the public understand Al – and in holding companies and policymakers to account. Tarbell offers grants to support original reporting published in established outlets, whether from freelancers or staff. They primarily focus on written journalism, but they also fund journalism in other formats.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 31
19. Creative Economy Development Fund (CEDF) 2025.
The CEDF is designed to catalyze growth, innovation, and sustainable financing for Nigeria’s creative and cultural industries, in line with the government’s commitment to creating jobs, stimulating economic diversification, and boosting Nigeria’s global cultural footprint. This Fund represents a significant national investment in the creative sector, recognizing its potential as a driver of economic growth and cultural diplomacy.
Click here to apply | Deadline: May 30
20. Black Artists Grant 2025.
The Black Artists Grant (BAG) offered by Creative Debuts as a no-strings attached financial support to help Black artists. They can spend the grant on whatever they want – be that make new work, buy equipment or materials, travel, research, visit exhibitions or conferences, or to even just cover some life expenses.
Click here to apply | Deadline: Rolling Basis
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