Rapid Response Grants

Small rapid grants for grassroots organizing groups responding to unforeseen political shifts or critical campaign moments, including mutual aid, healing justice and bail funds. Decision within two weeks.

Indicative award

$3k (total award)Flat $2,500 for immediate actions; an organization may receive this amount once within a 12-month period.

Timing

Rolling / openNo specific published date recorded. This funder publishes a cycle rather than a date, and this database does not invent one.Rolling; applications accepted at any time through the JustFund portal, with a decision or follow-up within two weeks. North Star Fund's larger New York City, Hudson Valley and Let Us Breathe funds, which use community grantmaking committees, were not accepting new applicants at the time of checking

Who can apply

Community organisation, Practitioner

Eligibility

Group must be located in New York City's five boroughs or listed Hudson Valley and upstate counties (Westchester, Rockland, Putnam, Orange, Dutchess, Ulster, Sullivan, Columbia, Greene, Delaware, Rensselaer, Albany, Schoharie), with an organizational budget under $800,000. Groups without 501(c)(3) status may apply but must secure a fiscal sponsor before an award is finalized.

SSWR clusters

Topics

community organizing · mutual aid · bail funds · rapid response

Apply at

https://northstarfund.org/apply/rapid-response-grants/

This entry

Curated by the working group. Written 2026-08-07. Funder link last confirmed to resolve on 2026-09-25.

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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