The first thing you need to do before you contact us is determine if your organization is eligible to apply for a grant (if you’re a recently returning grantee, you’re already eligible). We fund in five different focus areas and specific geographic locations. Please carefully review the LOI guidelines before applying and note that in 2026 we are not accepting LOIs for the areas of Environmental Conservation and Immigration and Human Rights. Please refer to the eligibility guidelines and focus areas for more details.

Once you’ve determined that you’re eligible, you can send us a Letter of Inquiry (LOI) during the eligible dates. Please note that inquiries from new applicants are restricted to the first quarter of the year. Returning grantees may submit a renewal request at any time. Please note we have transitioned to an online application portal. Please contact your program officer for more information on submitting your renewal request.

Within about three months, we will decide whether or not to request a proposal from your LOI submission. If we request a proposal from you, it means we’re interested in your project, but it doesn’t necessarily mean we’re going to give you a grant. You can expect to find out within three months of a proposal submission if your organization will receive funding from us.