Casa Fluminense is a Rio de Janeiro–based civic intermediary that funds and convenes grassroots groups to shape public policy in the metropolitan region, with a strong emphasis on reducing inequality, strengthening democracy, and advancing sustainable local development. Its grantmaking tends to support community mobilization, citizen oversight, rights defense, popular education, and small-scale solutions led by movements, collectives, and neighborhood organizations. The organization also appears to back network-building and specific local initiatives that amplify marginalized voices, especially in favelas, the Baixada Fluminense, and other underrepresented areas.
Primarily small, place-based grants through periodic calls for proposals and a permanent microgrants fund; the microactions fund provides very small awards (up to R$500 each) for meetings, workshops, campaigns, interventions, and dissemination activities. Funding is decentralized and network-oriented, with support aimed at short-term, practical community initiatives rather than large institutional grants.
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Watch for edital-based application cycles on the Casa Fluminense website and apply within the posted deadline; eligibility is generally limited to movements, collectives, and community organizations in the Rio de Janeiro metropolitan region. Proposals should clearly show community participation, public-interest impact, and alignment with Casa Fluminense’s agenda on rights, democracy, and sustainable local development, and microgrant requests should stay small and practical.
Current and upcoming funding from Casa Fluminense that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Membros e integrantes da rede da Casa Fluminense; qualquer membro da sociedade civil da metrópole pode solicitar apoio para financiamento, organização e divulgação de atividades (conforme página do fundo).
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