The Pollination Project provides very early-stage seed funding and occasional follow-on capacity grants to grassroots changemakers worldwide, prioritizing small, compassionate projects in areas like human rights, animal welfare, environmental regeneration, community health, and education. They favor individual leaders and nascent organizations testing ideas or launching pilot projects, with special initiative tracks (e.g., animal welfare, education, emergency relief) and larger invited capacity awards for proven grantees.
Primarily small, rolling seed grants (typical $500–$1,000; Daily Grant program awards $1,000 each day) with invite-only capacity or follow-on grants up to $10,000 for prior grantees or prioritized sectors (farm animal advocates can access larger initial and follow-on awards). Grants are awarded year-round with specific initiative streams and an emergency fund for rapid-response needs.
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Apply via the foundation's online rolling application—Daily Grants are accepted year-round (365 days) for $1,000 seed awards; indicate clear, time-bound pilot goals and grassroots/community impact. If you're a past grantee, note outcomes and metrics to be considered for invite-only capacity grants (up to $10,000). Farm animal advocacy projects should highlight scalability and may be eligible for larger initial or follow-on funding; emergency requests can be submitted as they arise.
Current and upcoming funding from Pollination Project Foundation that your nonprofit may be able to apply for.
Who can apply: Projects responding to immediate emergencies; applicants otherwise align with general eligibility (individuals, non-profits, social businesses).
Deadline: Rolling / ad hoc in response to emergencies
Who can apply: Primary purpose must be to help reduce suffering for farmed animals. The broader Pollination Project guidelines also apply to its seed grant programs, including grassroots orientation and alignment with compassionate, non-discriminatory, legally compliant work.
Deadline: Rolling / not specified on the scraped page.
Who can apply: Individuals, non-profits, and social businesses working on environmental conservation/regeneration projects.
Deadline: Rolling
Who can apply: General eligibility aligns with Pollination Project (individuals, non-profits, social businesses); specifics on which applicants receive the $500 level versus $1,000 seed grants were not fully detailed.
Deadline: Rolling
Who can apply: Individuals, nonprofits, and social businesses working on health, sustainable agriculture, or related initiatives; project budgets must be under $10,000.
Deadline: Rolling
Who can apply: Individuals, nonprofits, and social businesses responding to urgent needs following emergencies; project budget must be less than $10,000.
Deadline: Rolling / as emergencies arise
Who can apply: General applicants under this reported model; project budgets must be less than $10,000. Note: this appears to be a reported variant and may apply to particular calls or cohorts rather than the core daily $1,000 seed model.
Deadline: Rolling (as reported)
Who can apply: Individuals, nonprofits, and social businesses delivering education or training programs; project budgets must be under $10,000.
Deadline: Rolling
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