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Up to $500 Daily Seed Grant

  • Organization: The Pollination Project
  • Type: Grant
  • Location: Global
  • Funding: Fully Funded

The Pollination Project, a US nonprofit, gives one seed grant of up to $500 every day of the year to a volunteer or grassroots group starting a project for a kinder, fairer or more sustainable world. It funds work anywhere in the world and in almost any issue area, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis by volunteer grant advisors, most of them past grantees. **What you get:** - One-time seed funding of up to $500 USD for your project - Membership of a global community of 6,000+ changemakers, with capacity-building support and connections to other grantees - The chance to apply for other one-time funding TPP offers existing grantees - Your work showcased to the TPP community through articles, social media or video - Help connecting with other funders and donors once your grant reporting is complete **What you'll do:** - Take the short pre-screen through TPP's guideline pages, then apply through the online application form - Name a referee who knows your work; they are contacted only if you reach the final review stage - If funded, carry out the project as proposed, track expenses and keep receipts - Submit a final report with what you achieved, what you learned, how you spent the money, and photos or video of the project **Key dates:** - Applications accepted on a rolling basis, with a brief closure at the end of the year - Told within 6 weeks whether you move to the next round, and within 12 weeks of a final decision **More information:** - Funding guidelines: https://thepollinationproject.org/funding-eligibility/ - FAQ: https://thepollinationproject.org/frequently-asked-questions-about-our-grants/ - Questions: applications@thepollinationproject.org

Apply for Up to $500 Daily Seed Grant

The Pollination ProjectGrant

Up to $500 Daily Seed Grant

Rolling
Opportunity type
Grant
Funding
Fully Funded
Location
Global
Deadline
Rolling

About this opportunity

The Pollination Project, a US nonprofit, gives one seed grant of up to $500 every day of the year to a volunteer or grassroots group starting a project for a kinder, fairer or more sustainable world. It funds work anywhere in the world and in almost any issue area, and applications are reviewed on a rolling basis by volunteer grant advisors, most of them past grantees.

What you get:

  • One-time seed funding of up to $500 USD for your project
  • Membership of a global community of 6,000+ changemakers, with capacity-building support and connections to other grantees
  • The chance to apply for other one-time funding TPP offers existing grantees
  • Your work showcased to the TPP community through articles, social media or video
  • Help connecting with other funders and donors once your grant reporting is complete

What you'll do:

  • Take the short pre-screen through TPP's guideline pages, then apply through the online application form
  • Name a referee who knows your work; they are contacted only if you reach the final review stage
  • If funded, carry out the project as proposed, track expenses and keep receipts
  • Submit a final report with what you achieved, what you learned, how you spent the money, and photos or video of the project

Key dates:

  • Applications accepted on a rolling basis, with a brief closure at the end of the year
  • Told within 6 weeks whether you move to the next round, and within 12 weeks of a final decision

More information:

  • Funding guidelines: https://thepollinationproject.org/funding-eligibility/
  • FAQ: https://thepollinationproject.org/frequently-asked-questions-about-our-grants/
  • Questions: applications@thepollinationproject.org

Who can apply

  • Open to individuals, informal groups and not-for-profit organisations based anywhere in the world
  • The work must be volunteer-led and serve a charitable community purpose, not personal gain
  • Total project budget under $10,000 USD; request up to $500 USD
  • Organisations: no paid staff (occasional professional services such as web design or accounting are allowed) and an annual budget no higher than $50,000
  • You must already have started some work on the project
  • You, your group or your organisation must not have received TPP funding before, and only one application per piece of work is accepted
  • Must be able to receive a wire transfer in US dollars (the Apply page also mentions PayPal)
  • Applications in English only, with a referee's name and email
  • Not funded: animal farming or animal products, academic and research projects, one-time donations, political campaigns, projects that discriminate or evangelise, and payments to the grantee or their family for their time
  • No person or organisation that promotes or advocates for animal agriculture, even outside the proposal

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Good to know

  • +The Pollination Project gives one grant every day of the year, and has done since 2013
  • +Open to individuals and small groups anywhere in the world, with rolling applications
  • +Grantees join a global community of 6,000+ changemakers

Worth checking yourself

  • !Up to $500, once only, for a volunteer-led project with a total budget under $10,000 that you have already started
  • !The grant cannot pay you for your own time, and it is not youth-specific, so you compete with adults
  • !Strictly plant-based: no animal products, and no applicants who promote animal agriculture
  • !Applications must be in English with a referee, and the organisation's own pages disagree on how long decisions take

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Up to $500 Daily Seed Grant
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