Nathan Cummings Foundation offers two types of funding opportunities: grants and program-related investments (PRIs). "Both grant and PRI proposals must align with our interconnected goals of racial, economic, and/or environmental justice (REEJ)." 

NCF is now welcoming proposals for partnerships via two Letters of Inquiry (LOI) portals. For FY 2025, the portal will be open from January 16, 2025, through June 30, 2025, and will reopen on October 1, 2025. The portal will be closed from July 1, 2025, to September 30, 2025, to allow time for assessment and reflection. 

See the Funding FAQ for more details and the LOI portal to apply.

 "iF, A Foundation For Radical Possibility envisions Black people and people of the global majority living powerfully, abundantly, and beautifully in healthy, self-determined communities free of social, economic, and ideological violence. We achieve our vision by centering the leadership and expertise of Black people and people of the global majority in the Washington, DC region who live at the sharpest intersection of systems of oppression, in particular race, class, and gender identity.

"The Community Power Manager will play a key role in implementing and evolving the foundation’s Community Power and Healing Justice strategic pillars through community-centered grantmaking, program development, and program implementation in deep alignment with iF’s IDs.   This role involves stewarding relationships with nonprofit partners, co-creating philanthropic consciousness, build power, and promote healing. The Community Power Manager will lead the creation of popular and political education programs that arm the community with the analysis, skills, and collective vision needed to organize for self-determination. Apply by June 13, 2025."

"The ASA Policy Outreach Program (POP) Fellowship aims to enhance connections between ASA and legislative offices, think tanks, and policymakers influencing public policy and opinion. ... A cohort of 5-10 POP Fellows will be accepted each year for a one-year term. POP Fellows will remotely receive media training and learn about professional development opportunities that will help them further develop the skills necessary to translate research findings to legislators and the public. They will also be able to create Rapid Response Reports about their research/area of expertise for dissemination to the media and program partners. The fellowship does not include a stipend or require residency in Washington, DC, or travel. 

"Applicants must have a PhD in sociology at the time of application, plus three or more years of experience. Both ASA members and nonmembers can apply to the Policy Outreach Program Fellowship. However, if accepted, you will be required to join ASA.  Applications open on May 1. Completed applications are due by May 29 by 5 pm Eastern."

See the complete program description on the ASA website.

From the Spencer Foundation:

"In the face of recent abrupt shifts in federal funding for education research, including large-scale terminations of National Science Foundation (NSF) research grant awards, we have developed a rapid response bridge grant opportunity for impacted scholars, in collaboration with The Kapor Foundation, The William T. Grant Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. This rapid response bridge funding opportunity is for scholars and teams whose grants have recently been cancelled by NSF. While it is impossible for private philanthropy to close the gap left by federal funders, we can provide modest grants to mitigate some of the impact on scholars, projects, and project teams. These $25,000 grants are for activities to address immediate needs following grant cancellations, including completing a wave of data collection, analyzing already collected data or writing, thoughtful project closure with community partners, or preparing grant proposals to continue the research. To be eligible for these grants, scholars must: (1) be working on research on STEM and education (including AI and CS, graduate education and MSIs, and scholarship that aims to reduce inequality), and (2) have had a recently terminated or cancelled grant from NSF. Where possible, we will prioritize early-career scholars. "

Full Proposal Deadlines: May 30 and June 13

See complete information on the Spencer website.

"In response to recent funding cuts in the United States, Queen’s has launched the Special U.S. Doctoral Recruitment Initiative. This initiative provides support for 20 doctoral students whose offers from top U.S. schools have been rescinded or who are reconsidering their acceptance to a U.S. school for the 2025/26 academic year.

"The initiative is open to all students—American, Canadian, or international—who have had an offer rescinded or are reconsidering an offer to study at the doctoral level at a top U.S. university or college, if specific criteria are met."

Queen’s University is located in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.

See complete details on the Queen's U website.

The State Alzheimer’s Research Support Center (StARS Center) requests dementia care innovation grant proposals. The StARS Center will support projects on topics that will meaningfully advance the provision, understanding, documentation, and evaluation of dementia care services for all persons affected who reside in a specific state or across multiple states.

Learn more and submit a letter of intent by May 23, 2025.

"Todd A. Lee was the Executive Director and CEO of the District of Columbia Housing Finance Agency. The Todd A. Lee Scholarship commemorates this outstanding District of Columbia legend and honors his commitment to both affordable housing and education. The scholarship will benefit undergraduate and graduate students that aspire to be future contributors to the field of affordable housing."

Application Deadline: May 30, 2025

The minimum scholarship awarded will be $5,000.

For complete details and application, see the DCHFA website.

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Evidence for Action program is issuing a new Call for Proposals (CFP): Research to Advance Racial and Indigenous Health Equity, and is holding a May 2 webinar about it.

Through this CFP, they seek to fund two types of awards:

1) Rapid Response Research awards will support early- to mid-career health equity researchers whose health equity research has been interrupted by federal funding shifts.

2) New Research Support awards will fund community-driven research that uplifts the knowledge, expertise, and power of Indigenous and other historically marginalized communities of color to develop or test solutions that advance racial and Indigenous health equity.

Webinar: May 2
Rapid Response proposals are due May 28
Research Support award Letters of Intent are due July 16

See the complete call on the Evidence for Action website.

"The Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict, and Violence (Division 48 of the American Psychological Association) invites applications for the Pathways of Just Peace Small Grants Program. This program supports research, educational initiatives, and community projects that advance the principles of justice as an essential foundation for peace. We believe that genuine and lasting peace can only emerge from the pursuit of justice. Justice requires dismantling systems of oppression, addressing historical inequalities, and fostering transformative processes that repair harm and foster self-determination.

"Applications are welcome from individuals and organizations worldwide. We especially encourage submissions from those engaged in grassroots work and social movements, as well as early career scholars and practitioners. There are no geographic restrictions on eligibility. Applicants must be members of Division 48 (which does not require membership in the American Psychological Association)."

Applications will be accepted through 11:59 pm on June 15, 2025 (Eastern Time), with decisions announced on or before August 1, 2025.

Information session: Friday, May 2, 2025, 11 AM – 12 PM EDT. Online via Zoom. Register here.

The Research Analyst will work internally with staff, in collaboration with partners, and alongside vendors to support quantitative and qualitative studies that increase ACE’s efficacy across a wide variety of key impact areas, including voter registration, issue persuasion, GOTV, issue and advocacy engagement, and attitude and behavior change. The Research Analyst will assist other members of the Research Lab with project and program tasks that will help reach coalition partners and expand the Lab’s impact. 

This is a fully remote position. For more information and to apply, see the complete position listing online.