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digitalundivided: BIG Pre-Accelerator

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
8/5/2025
Application Deadline:
9/22/2025
Accelerator

A fast-paced pre-accelerator program for high-potential, women-led startups.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2025
Location:
Remote
Under $10K
digitalundivided
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Boettcher Foundation: Rural Catalyst Grants (Fall)

Total Funding:
$1,000 - $10,000
Application Opens:
9/1/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Grant

The Rural Catalyst Grant Program strengthens the internal capacity of organizations as they work to achieve goals.

Funding Period:
Notified October 30
Funding Type:
Grant
Duration:
Location:
Colorado
Notified October 30
Grant
Under $10K
Boettcher Foundation
Stage 2
Stage 3
Social Impact
Education
past
opportunity
Fellowship

Boettcher Foundation: Doers & Difference Makers Fellowship

Total Funding:
Up to $10,000
Application Opens:
9/1/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Fellowship

The fellowship is a nine-month program designed with the belief that leadership is an activity, not a position or title, and everyone can lead.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Nine Months
Location:
Colorado
Under $10K
Boettcher Foundation
Stage 2
Stage 3
Social Impact
past
opportunity
Grant

Chinook Fund: Grant

Total Funding:
$4,000 - $10,000
Application Opens:
9/1/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Grant

Grants range from $4,000 to $10,000 and are selected from community members in The Giving Project.

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Location:
Colorado
Under $10K
Chinook Fund
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Stage 2
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past
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Accelerator

JHTV: Social Innovation Lab

Total Funding:
$5,000 - $20,000
Application Opens:
8/11/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Accelerator

A 6-month program open to any applicant from the greater Baltimore area.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
December 2025 - June 2026
Location:
Hybrid in Baltimore, MD
Under $10K
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
Stage 1
Stage 2
Social Impact
Technology
past
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Accelerator

JHTV: I-Corps - Fall

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
8/14/2025
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Accelerator

A free, 4-week program developed by the National Science Foundation for researchers, faculty, students, and community entrepreneurs. Participants will engage in customer discover research to inform how to take their innovation from idea to market.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
October - November 2025
Location:
Hybrid in Baltimore, MD
Under $10K
Johns Hopkins Technology Ventures
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Stage 2
Technology
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Fast Forward Accelerator 2026

Total Funding:
$25,000
Application Opens:
Application Deadline:
9/30/2025
Fellowship

The Accelerator is Fast Forward’s longest-standing program for early-stage tech nonprofits. Through the program, tech nonprofits get a $25K grant, mentorship, community, and more. It bridges the gap between the tech and nonprofit sectors, providing training tailored to the challenges entrepreneurs face.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
February 2026 - June 2026
Location:
Hybrid
$10K - $49,999
Fast Forward
Stage 3
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Education
Technology
past
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Accelerator

Tulane Changemaker Institute

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
10/1/2025
Application Deadline:
10/15/2025
Accelerator

The Changemaker Institute (CI) supports budding social entrepreneurs who are graduate students or undergrads at Tulane university who are interested in building a business or program with social or environmental impact.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Spring 2026
Location:
New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
Tulane Changemaker Institute
Stage 1
Stage 2
Social Impact
Education
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Grant

NDN Community Action Fund

Total Funding:
$20,000
Application Opens:
1/29/2025
Application Deadline:
10/16/2025
Grant

This grant supports Indigenous frontline, grassroots, community-based groups and organizations, Tribes, communities and villages, and individuals leading direct action or movement-building work in their effort to DEFEND Indigenous People’s rights, and protect their land, air, water, and natural resources.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
Location:
Virtual
$10K - $49,999
NDN Collective
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Stage 3
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Education
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Community Health Matching Grant Program (Michigan)

Total Funding:
$25,000 Over 2 Years
Application Opens:
8/15/2025
Application Deadline:
10/29/2025
Grant

We offer up to $25,000 for two years to Michigan-based nonprofits. We want to develop population-led, community-inspired programs or implement evidence-based programs to address community-identified needs, and evaluate measurable programmatic and health outcomes.

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Location:
Michigan
$10K - $49,999
BCBSM Foundation - Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
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Fellowship

Obama Foundation Scholars: Columbia University

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opens:
8/1/2025
Application Deadline:
10/31/2025
Fellowship

The Obama Foundation offers a robust curriculum of leadership development, training, networking activities, and customized support throughout the academic year to help the Obama Scholars gain the real-world skills, tools, and experiences they need to expand the impact of their work.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Fall 2026 - Summer 2027
Location:
New York, NY
Under $10K
Obama Foundation
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Accelerator

Idea Village: VILLAGEx

Total Funding:
Funds Available
Application Opens:
9/15/2025
Application Deadline:
11/1/2025
Accelerator

VILLAGEx is our industry-leading, mentor-driven accelerator program for venture-scale startups on the path to raise at least $1M in the next 24 months in the Gulf South.

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January - May 2026
Location:
Hybrid: New Orleans, LA
Under $10K
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gener8tor Cox Cleantech Accelerator Fall 2025

Total Funding:
$100,000
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/11/2025
Accelerator

gener8tor invests $100k into your high-growth startup. Gain specific business knowledge via a nationally ranked system and a 12-week investment for-equity program.

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Duration:
July 31 - October 31, 2025
Location:
Hybrid
$75K and above
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Rally SEA Winter 2024 Cohort
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Rally SEA Summer 2025 Cohort

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
2/25/2025
Application Deadline:
5/9/2025
Accelerator

Rally’s 16-week accelerator helps early-stage entrepreneurs build ventures with measurable impact. Fellows receive mentorship, launch real-world pilots in Central Florida, and develop business and impact models—all at no cost. Open to global changemakers.

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Jul 2025 - Nov 2025
Location:
Hybrid
Under $10K
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Accelerator

Thriving Communities: Climate Resilience US (Village Capital)

Total Funding:
25,000
Application Opened:
4/22/2025
Application Deadline:
5/9/2025
Accelerator

Village Capital's Thriving Communities: Climate Resilience will support 10 place-based climate startups to drive a more sustainable economy and address gaps across the US.

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Duration:
June 2025 - September 2025
Location:
Virtual, 1 in person workshop in Chicago
$10K - $49,999
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Accelerator

The Rally Accelerator Program

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
2/17/2025
Application Deadline:
5/9/2025
Accelerator

Rally's social enterprise 4-month, no-cost accelerator aims to help people transform their early-stage work into sustainable ventures that have positive and measurable social or environmental impact.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
Accelerator
Location:
Remote with an in-person Orlando summit
Under $10K
Rally SEA
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The Opportunity Trust: Reinvention by Community (St. Louis)

Total Funding:
Varies
Application Opened:
4/3/2025
Application Deadline:
5/3/2025
Grant

Historically, those most directly impacted by racial and education inequality have little to no voice. The RBC Fund was established to give grant-making power to members of our community.

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Location:
Missouri
$10K - $49,999
The Opportunity Trust
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National Center for Civil and Human Rights - Civil Rights Teaching Fellowship
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Dobbs Foundation: Summer 2025 Grant Cycle

Total Funding:
$50,000+
Application Opened:
4/4/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Grant

The Dobbs Foundation is now accepting Letters of Inquiry (LOIs) for our Summer 2025 grantmaking cycle, with a streamlined process designed to meet the urgency of this moment.

Funding Period:
June 20th
Funding Type:
Unrestricted
Duration:
Location:
United States
June 20th
Unrestricted
$50K - $74,999
The R. Howard Dobbs, Jr. Foundation
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Blue Ridge Labs: Launch Fellowship

Total Funding:
$18,000 Stipend
Application Opened:
4/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Fellowship

This 13-week program is designed to support early-stage tech founders who are committed to launching a venture-scale company.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
2025 - Details TBD
Location:
NYC for length of program
$10K - $49,999
Robin Hood
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Technology
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Fellowship

The Residency: HSR House (Generalist)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Fellowship

the house invites successful founders as mentors every week to get feedback on work that builds their startup. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
June - Sept 2025
Location:
Bangalore, India
Under $10K
The Residency
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Fellowship

The Residency: V2 (Creative Tech)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Fellowship

a collaborative space in vancouver that brings together the best of both worlds. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
July - December 2025
Location:
Vancouver, Canada
Under $10K
The Residency
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Fellowship

The Residency: Arcadia (Generalist)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Fellowship

big ideas are discussed here with a love for mankind. it is our biggest home w/ 14 bedrooms. vibes are at the intersection of startup and academia with college vibes at its core.

Funding Period:
Funding Type:
Duration:
July - December 2025
Location:
Berkeley, CA
Under $10K
The Residency
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Social Impact
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Fellowship

The Residency: Londinium (AI)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Fellowship

londinium is the home for those locking in on ai. from researchers to startup founders, the house exudes innovation. home to a tight-knit group, this 5 bedroom home is connected to the heart of london.

Funding Period:
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Duration:
July - December 2025
Location:
London, England
Under $10K
The Residency
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Social Impact
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Fellowship

The Residency: Homebrew (Generalist)

Total Funding:
$0
Application Opened:
1/1/2025
Application Deadline:
5/1/2025
Fellowship

homebrew is a home and experimental college for scientists, engineers, and technologists. we provide housing and co-working space so you can live and work with equally ambitious peers. you can think of us as “college” meets “accelerator”.

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Duration:
July - December 2025
Location:
New York, NY
Under $10K
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