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Courage Through Community

A Great Idea is
awarding $1,000 microgrants
to ten community impact innovators

In celebration of our 10 years supporting justice-driven movements, we will be granting seed money to idealistic individuals or organizations who want to help their community thrive with creative and innovative approaches. We invite all of those eligible to apply for A Great Idealist Microgrant so we can help realize your great idea!
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Why Are We Doing This?
We have only made it 10 years because we have remained true to our values. These microgrants continue our commitment to uplift changemakers who dedicate themselves to transforming the world one great idea at a time. Moreover, the current funding climate for social justice programs and cultural productions that center multiply-marginalized people threatens the sustainability and visibility of such work. Learn more about our ten year anniversary and join the celebration.

We hope A Great Idealist Microgrants will give our most challenged advocates, organizers, researchers, thought leaders, etc. a fighting chance to bring their projects’ to light. In doing so, we are:

  • Prioritizing BIPOC, trans, and/or disabled-led projects in underrepresented/underresourced communities in the South, particularly in North Carolina and Louisiana.
  • Enlisting grant reviewers who hold (multiple) marginalized identities, insight, and experience in grant reviewing to make sure it’s equitable.
  • Creating a low stakes application! We want to minimize barriers and not demand a heavy lift to apply. Accommodations will be made for those who need an alternative method of submission.

We are incredibly excited to help visionaries make the impact they seek real.

Eligibility
1

Applicants must reside in and their proposed projects must occur within the United States and its legal territories and jurisdiction. (Must be able to sign a 1099?)

2

Applicants must able to deliver their project within a year of the microgrant award.

3

Applicants must be willing to document and share project outcomes for internal and external purposes.

4

Applicants under 18 years old must have legal guardian involvement.

5

Applicants must identify themselves as part of either minoritized or underresourced communities.

Timeline
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Evaluation Matrix

Applications will be evaluated by the following criteria:

Criteria
Description
Weight
Alignment with AGI’s values
How well does your project align with AGI’s values?
10%
Priority areas
AGI is prioritizing project proposals in:
  • community care/resilience
  • cultural work
  • disability justice
  • direct action/campaigns
  • communal resources
25%
Project participants
We especially encourage individuals from minoritized, underrepresented, and underresourced communities to apply

Funding priorities:

  • Black, Indigenous, people of color–led work
  • LGBTQ-led work
  • Groups led by disabled, Deaf, ill, and Mad people and work with a disability justice praxis
  • Sex worker–led
  • projects in the South or under-resourced and/or rural areas (North Carolina and Louisiana especially)
25%
Advocate impact
How will your project affect the work of your advocates? What are the (accessible) opportunities to engage?
15%
Project definition
What is the scope, timeline, accessibility, and resources needed to successfully complete your project?
15%
Funding alignment
How achievable is your project based on your estimated budget?
Do you have access to other funding?
10%
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Fill out the below fields. If you require an alternative method of submission, please email us at social@agreatidea.com to make another arrangement. Click here to view FAQs.

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