Rolling
Community-Led Progress Programme
A programme for community groups addressing a shared local challenge.
- Geography
- Global
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Award
- USD 5,000 – 25,000
Communities· Community Group, Nonprofit
Communities & Social Impact
Community-led work that addresses shared challenges with local knowledge.
Why it matters
The Case for This Work
Communities frequently understand their own challenges precisely. What is missing is often support structured in a way they can actually use.
Areas of interest
- Community-led initiatives
- Civic participation
- Local organizations
- Social cohesion
- Neighbourhood resilience
Possible work
- Readiness support for small community groups
- Simplified pathways for first-time applicants
- Learning shared between community organizations
Related opportunities
Pathways in This Area
Opportunities currently linked to this focus area.
Open
Small Organisation Core Cost Grant
Unrestricted core funding for small organisations that keep being funded for projects and never for existing.
- Geography
- Global
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Award
- USD 50,000 – 200,000 per year, up to two years
Communities· Nonprofit, Community Group
Open
Regional Systems Change Initiative
Multi-year funding for organisations reshaping how a region learns, works or accesses essential services.
- Geography
- Regional partnerships across Africa, Asia or the Americas
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Award
- USD 250,000 – 750,000 over 36 months
Communities· Organization, Nonprofit
Open
Anchor Institutions & Infrastructure Fund
Capital and core funding for community anchor institutions that make other local work possible.
- Geography
- Global
- Deadline
- Rolling
- Award
- USD 500,000 – 2,000,000 over 3 years
Communities· Organization, Nonprofit
Stories
Stories From This Focus Area
A Community Group Addressing a Challenge
A group with deep local knowledge and no experience of formal application processes.
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Other Focus Areas
Education & Learning
Access to learning at every stage of life.
Entrepreneurship & Economic Opportunity
Ideas that become livelihoods.
Innovation & Technology
New approaches to long-standing problems.
Research & Knowledge
Questions worth pursuing.
Creativity & Culture
Culture as a form of progress.
Climate & Sustainability
Practical responses to a shared challenge.