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Participatory Grantmaking

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An organisation based in United States

In context

This call is open to non-profits, community groups and social enterprises. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: Latin America, Brazil and Colombia and 24 others. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.

Summary

A US foundation funds organizations led by Afro-descendant women across Latin America and the Caribbean working to address gender-based violence, challenge oppressive structures, and support survivor healing. The programme supports community-based organizations through participatory grantmaking.

Summary by Raise Lens from the official notice · 9 Sept 2026Accurate?

About this grant

VidaAfrolatina operates a participatory grantmaking programme where collective funding decisions are made by the organizations that apply for grants, rather than by foundation staff alone. Afro-descendant women-led groups read each other's proposals and score them using a rubric based on selection criteria they co-created. This approach recognizes that grassroots organizations addressing issues in local communities understand better than anyone the problems they face, the social and political context in which those problems exist, and the solutions that work. …

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Frequently asked questions

Who can apply for Participatory Grantmaking?
Eligibility covers organisations in LATAM, BR, CO, MX, AR, CL and 21 more countries; nonprofit, community-group, social-enterprise. The full eligibility conditions are part of the Pro detail.

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Quick facts

EligibilityLATAM, BR, CO, MX, AR, CL, PE, EC, BO, PY, UY, VE, GY, SR, GF, CU, DO, HT, JM, TT, BB, LC, VC, AG, DM, KN, BS
Org typesnonprofit, community-group, social-enterprise
Last verified9 Sep 2026