For Grantseekers
Our Grants
Since 2008, the Disability Rights Fund is committed to funding grassroots, national, and regional organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs). We believe that a vibrant disability rights movement reflects the diversity of communities.
Given our commitment to intersectionality in our new strategic plan, Disability-Led Futures for a Just World, we are interested in receiving applications from activists and organizations at the intersection of disability rights and our cross-cutting priorities: gender justice, LGBTQI+ rights, economic justice, climate justice, racial justice, youth rights, and Indigenous rights.
Many thanks to all of the organizations who participated in our 2025 grant round–our first ever open call for Africa, Asia, and the Pacific. In total, we received close to 2000 Letters of Interest and were able to make just over 150 grants supporting disability rights work locally, nationally, and regionally through 2026.
Most grants awarded in 2026 will be under $50,000, and will support 12 months of work.
2026 Grant Round
Our next open call for Letters of Interest from Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in sub-Saharan Africa, South- and South-East Asia, and Pacific Island Countries will open at the end of May 2026. The deadlines for our annual grantmaking round are as follows:
- Our portal will open for submissions of Letters of Interest (LOIs): Saturday, 30 May 2026
- Deadline for Submitting Letters of Interest: Sunday, 21 June 2026 at 23:59 ET (Eastern Daylight Savings Time)
- Invitations for successful Letters of Interest: Tuesday, 28 July 2026
- Deadline for submitting full applications (invited organizations only): Sunday, 23 August 2026
- Final grantmaking decisions made: December 2026
- Successful projects start: 1 January 2027