Rapid Response Grants

About Rapid Response Grants

Our Rapid Response grants provide mission aligned organizations with quickly deployed small grants to respond to emergencies and opportunities. Currently, grants of up to $5,000 are available.

Funding can be used for immediate and critical needs. For example, organizing community gatherings/meetings in response to events; unexpected challenges within the organization, or unique and timely opportunities. No part of these funds may be used to support or oppose any political party or candidate for public office. Funds must be used for charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes.

Eligibility

In order to be eligible for Rapid Response funding, groups must:

  • Be a mission-aligned organization whose work benefit those who call Oregon home; and
  • Have 501(c)(3) tax exemption, be a Tribal Nation or have a 501(c)(3) fiscal sponsor.


Funding can be used for immediate and critical needs. For example, organizing community gatherings/meetings in response to events; unexpected challenges within the organization, or unique and timely opportunities. 

No part of these funds may be used to support or oppose any political party or candidate for public office. Funds must be used for charitable, scientific, literary, or educational purposes. 

Open Applications

Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis. ​

Go to Submittable

Frequently Asked Questions

When funding is available, you can apply for our grants via our online platform, Submittable. The first time you apply, you will need to create an account with your email address and a password.

 

Seeding Justice will not fund: 

  • Individuals or businesses (unless they’re fiscally sponsored)
  • Animal welfare organizations 
  • Capital campaigns (i.e. construction projects, building purchase or renovation, land acquisitions, etc.)
  • Cooperatives, health clinics, or schools 
  • Direct services (i.e. social services, food pantries, wraparound services, health services, etc.)
  • Organizations that require participants in their programs to be faith or religiously affiliated 
  • Personal hobby, mutual benefit, and for-profit groups 
  • Previously funded groups that have overdue grant reports 
  • Scholarships 
  • Unions or direct labor organizing 
  • Work prohibited by the IRS, including: 
    • Illegal activities 
    • Partisan activity that supports or opposes specific political parties and/or candidates for public office 
    • Work that has already happened or will be completed before the grant would be received

After we receive applications, a few of our General Fund grantmakers are assigned to read and vote on whether we should fund the group. 

If you can’t find an answer to your questions in the FAQ, please contact us.