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Grant
Opportunities

Atlas Network offers a variety of grant opportunities throughout the year. Prospective grantees should carefully review all opportunities and deadlines below to identify the best fit. Atlas Network strives to champion all worthy efforts to advance liberty, and grants are awarded on a highly competitive basis and in strict compliance with donor intent. Please review our FAQ page and this guide to the application’s important Outputs and Outcomes section.

Requests for general support or for purposes other than those listed should be submitted under the Project Grants category.

Atlas Network encourages our partners to apply with their highest priority projects. Please apply with no more than two grant applications per application cycle.

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Grant opportunites
Public Policy Advocacy

Public Policy Advocacy

Grant Opportunity

Deadline: October 1

This grant is designed for initiatives focused on generating meaningful change through public policy advocacy. If your work aims to influence policy change and promote liberty, this is the grant for you.
Open for partners only
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Shaping Hearts Minds

Engaging Hearts & Minds

Grant Opportunity

Deadline: October 1

This grant supports works aimed at reaching and engaging hearts and minds, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation for the values of a free society. If your work focuses on education and awareness, use this grant application.
Open for partners only
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Organizational Capacity

Grant Opportunity

Deadline: October 1

Strengthen your organization's capacity and growth with this grant. Use this grant application if your proposal involves building or growing your organization's capabilities and infrastructure.
Open for partners and non-partners
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Lights Camera Liberty

Lights, Camera, Liberty

Film Pitch Competition

Deadline: December 15

Apply to pitch your film idea to for a chance to receive a $5,000 grant and extensive film consulting support from our partner, Just Add Firewater. Elevate your public policy solutions by reaching broader audiences and making a lasting impact on societal perspectives.
Open for partners only
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How to
Apply

Follow the two steps below to apply for one of our grant opportunities. Make sure to carefully review the funding topic descriptions before selecting the most suitable option. Funding topic selection is not applicable for Lights, Camera, Liberty Film Pitch Competition.

How to Apply
Step 1:

Log in to our Grants Portal and select the appropriate application for the grant opportunity of your interest.

Step 2:

After selecting the grant opportunity of your choice, indicate in the application which current funding topic you believe best aligns with your initiative, if applicable. If none fit your initiative, please select “Open Category Fund.”

Funding
Topics

  • Open Category Fund

    This fund offers support to Atlas Network partners with innovative ideas that are not a match with currently available funding topics.

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  • Ease of Employment Fund

    This funding topic is available thanks to generous support of John Templeton Foundation and the Reynolds Foundation.

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  • Think Tank Startup Fund 2

    This funding topic is available thanks to generous support of the Smith Family Foundation, which provides funding to Atlas Network partners and, by invitation, potential partners all around the world to help new think tank leaders establish and grow new organizations committed to advancing liberty.

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  • Book Translation Fund 2

    This funding topic is available thanks to generous support of the Smith Family Foundation, who provides funding to Atlas Network partners all around the world to bring more pro-liberty materials to their target audience in local languages.

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  • Resisting Illiberalism Fund 2

    This funding topic is available to Atlas Network partners all around the world working to counter authoritarianism and the rise of illiberal statist sentiment.

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  • Human Dignity Fund 2

    As part of our Dignity Unbound project, this funding topic is available thanks to generous support of John Templeton Foundation and the Smith Family Foundation.

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We invite your organization to first apply to become an Atlas Network partner prior to submitting a grant proposal.
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Grant Cycle
Process

Atlas Network operates on a structured grant cycle, and applications are reviewed three times a year. Please take note of the following grant cycle deadlines:

Deadlines: February 1 I June 1 I October 1

Grant Cycle Process
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    Application

    Submission

    Atlas Network accepts a maximum of two (2) applications per organization in a given grant cycle.

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    Review

    The Grants Committee will review your application(s) and send you a final decision within one (1) to two (2) months of the application deadline.

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    Agreement

    If approved, a grant agreement and payment information form will be sent to the point of contact listed in the application.

During each grant cycle, Atlas Network strives to champion all worthy efforts that increase the capacity and raise the ambitions of our independent partners to advance liberty, and grants are awarded on a highly competitive basis and in strict compliance with donor intent. Please review our FAQ page and this guide to the application’s important Outputs and Outcomes section.

Contact Us

For any inquiries or assistance, please contact your Regional Grants Support Representative: