Ford Foundation Grants

Ford Foundation programmes address eight social justice issues:

• Democratic and Accountable Government    
• Economic Fairness Economic Fairness    
• Educational Opportunity and Scholarship Educational Opportunity and Scholarship
• Freedom of Expression Freedom of Expression
• Human Rights Human Rights
• Metropolitan Opportunity Metropolitan Opportunity
• Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights Sexuality and Reproductive Health and Rights
• Sustainable Development Sustainable Development

To Apply for a Grant (from the Ford Foundation website):

    "Review the Initiatives most relevant to your work.
    Read our Grant Application Guide (PDF), which describes our grant-making process.
    If you determine that your work aligns with our priorities, submit a Grant Inquiry. (While we welcome submissions, please keep in mind that our funds are limited in relation to the large number of worthwhile inquiries we receive. In a typical year, less than 1 percent of unsolicited inquiries result in a grant.)
    Please Note:
    It is important that you use our grant inquiry form — and refrain from contacting program officers directly. Given the volume of inquiries we receive, this allows us to log, track and respond quickly to your application."