Grow Grants
New England Grassroots Environment Fund
Grants of $1,000-$4,000 to small volunteer-led New England groups deepening local environmental and climate work or expanding who participates in it. No tax status or fiscal sponsor is required, only a bank account in the group's name.
- Indicative award
- $1k–$4k (total award)Published range is $1,000-$4,000; the fund recommends groups request the full $4,000 if they can use it.
- Timing
- Several times a yearSeveral times a year · Mar, SepPublished deadline: 2026-09-15 — 27 days awayTwo rounds a year, closing the third Tuesday in March and September. For 2026 the page names March 17 (spring) and September 15 (fall). Decisions are announced end of June and beginning of January respectively.
- Who can apply
- Community organisation, Practitioner
- Eligibility
- Groups doing local grassroots work in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island or Vermont, with three or more organizers in decision-making and an annual operating budget under $100,000 (up to $150,000 in specific cases). No 501(c)(3) or fiscal sponsor required.
- SSWR clusters
- Topics
- community organizing · environmental justice · civic engagement · local climate action
- Apply at
- https://grassrootsfund.org/grant-programs/grow-grants
- This entry
- Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. The funder link has not yet been machine-checked.
Amounts and dates on this page are indicative and are maintained by people rather than scraped. Funders change ceilings, windows and eligibility without notice; confirm all details at the source above before applying.
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