Partner Support & Grantmaking
In context
This call is open to non-profits, registered charities and community groups and 2 others. Funding is a grant. Coverage is read from the notice itself: any country. The funder accepts early-stage applicants.
UUSC provides grant funding to grassroots partners worldwide working on human rights and social justice causes. The funder supports 119 partnerships globally with a focus on climate, democracy, humanitarian, and migration issues.
About this grant
The Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) provides partner support and grantmaking to grassroots organizations and frontline communities working to advance human rights and social justice worldwide. UUSC collaborates with local movements to address the root causes of injustice across four core issue areas: Climate Justice, Democracy & Civil Liberties, Humanitarian Crisis Response, and Migration Solidarity. Through its grantmaking program, UUSC funds initiatives that amplify the voices of marginalized communities and advocate for institutional and systemic change. In FY25, UUSC provided approximately $3.2 million in grant funding across 119 grassroots partnerships globally. The program is rooted in solidarity and a commitment to partnering with frontline communities rather than imposing external solutions. UUSC recognizes the inherent worth, dignity, and power of all people, and works to nurture networks of care and movement-building across the globe.
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Eligibility
Eligible applicants are grassroots organizations and frontline community groups working on human rights and social justice issues aligned with UUSC's core focus areas: climate justice, democracy and civil liberties, humanitarian crisis response, and migration solidarity. UUSC operates globally, with partnerships across numerous countries. Specific eligibility criteria such as organizational size, legal status, or prior-recipient restrictions are not disclosed on this page.
How it's scored
Specific evaluation criteria, scoring rubrics, or panel composition are not disclosed on this page. Based on the program description, applications are likely assessed on alignment with UUSC's mission of advancing human rights and systemic change, the degree to which the work is community-led and grassroots in nature, and the potential for meaningful impact on affected populations.
Key requirements
- ✓Must be a grassroots partner working on human rights and social justice
- ✓Alignment with UUSC's focus areas: climate, democracy, humanitarian, or migration
- ✓Worldwide eligibility with 119 existing partnerships
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Frequently asked questions
- How much funding does Unitarian Universalist Service Committee offer?
- Partner Support & Grantmaking offers $3.2M.
- Who can apply for Partner Support & Grantmaking?
- Eligibility covers organisations in GLOBAL; nonprofit, charity, community-group, indigenous-community, social-enterprise. See the eligibility criteria above for the full conditions.
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Climate adaptation funding helps communities, infrastructure and businesses prepare for heat, flooding, drought and sea level rise. Most of it is public and multilateral money, often targeted at vulnerable regions and delivered with local government. Calls usually ask for a climate risk assessment and evidence that local people shaped the plan.
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