Micro-grants for Human Rights Work

Perhaps during this holiday season, you have some down time to plan future human rights work.  Here are two possible sources for seed funding and/or supplemental support for worthy projects.

First, the Arthur Helton Fellowship program administers “micro-grants” of $2000 for law students or new professionals to help them with human rights projects.  Arthur Helton was a prominent US human rights lawyer, tragically killed in 2003 in Baghdad.  The application deadline for 2017 is January 23, 11:59 a.m. EST.  For more information, follow this link.

Second, the Lantos Foundation administers the Front Line Fund, which provides small grants to support front-line human rights work.  Congressman Tom Lantos was the only Holocaust survivor elected to Congress and a passionate advocate for human rights.  His legacy of human rights work continues through the congressional Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and through the work of the Lantos Foundation.  Front-line grants are intended to support “brave individuals and organizations in their fight against injustices around the world.”  Grant amounts start at $1500 and are awarded on a rolling basis.  For more information, follow this link.