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Disability Inclusion Fund Grant Opportunity! Accepting DIF x Tech Applications Now Through May 20, 2026 - Borealis Philanthropy Race, Gender, Disability Justice Disability Inclusion Fund Grant Opportunity!
Accepting DIF x Tech Applications Now Through May 20, 2026 Credit: Disabled And Here Disability Inclusion Fund and Technology Request for Proposal 2026 We are happy to announce that the Disability Inclusion Fund (DIF) will be funding new work under its Disability x Tech Initiative for 2026-2027, thanks to ongoing support from the Ford Foundation and MacArthur Foundation!
The deadline for proposals is May 20th, 2026, by 8:59 pm PT or 11:59 pm ET. Borealis Philanthropy is a philanthropic social justice intermediary that works to resource grassroots leaders and social justice movements for transformative change. We help funders expand their reach and strengthen their impact through donor collaboratives that support a variety of issues, communities, and movements.
Borealis is comprised of several intersecting donor collaboratives, including the Disability Inclusion Fund and its initiative, Disability x Tech. The DIF supports U.S.-based groups run by and for people with disabilities to lead transformational change.
The Fund is supported by donors including the Presidents’ Council on Disability Inclusion in Philanthropy , which is comprised of foundation presidents who are committed to disability inclusion as part of improving diversity, equity, and inclusion within philanthropy. Part of the efforts of disability rights and justice includes the ways disability and technology are working towards shared goals in our movements.
This initiative is housed at the DIF and supported by Ford Foundation’s Technology & Society Program and the MacArthur Foundation’s Technology in the Public Interest Program.
The Disability x Tech initiative exists because we believe that in order for a world where true technology and disability justice are realized, we must support disabled leaders, and disability-led organizations, working to ensure technology can be used by everyone in order to fully participate in our society.
We also believe that such a world would be a place where technology is free from perpetuating ableist biases, algorithmic discrimination, and other forms of disparate treatment towards disabled people that contribute to further marginalization.
Disability x Tech Initiative Values and Process All grantee partners will be selected by members of the Disability x Tech and DIF teams, with support and recommendations from the 2026 advisory and review committee. The members of this committee include a range of expertise and backgrounds at the intersection of technology, disability rights and justice.
All Disability x Tech award decisions will align with the DIF’s guiding values: Cross-movement solidarity: Intentional focus on collaboration and bridge-building amongst disability justice activists and across movements.
Intersectionality: Acknowledging that disabled people have multiple and intersecting social and political identities that can influence their access and inclusion including race, gender identity, class, and sexual orientation. Leadership of those most impacted: Emphasis is given to organizations led by disabled people of color, queer, gender nonconforming and women with disabilities.
Participation: Movement funding is accountable to the disability justice movement. Those most impacted by injustice/exclusion should be involved in strategies to advance justice/inclusion. Radical inclusion: Deeply committed to removing barriers and ensuring access so that those most affected by intersecting identities can participate, valuing lived experience.
Sustainability : Resources and tools that support the growth of grassroots disabled-led organizations, and expand operational capacities for ongoing movement building. Commitment to Inclusive and Values-Aligned Funding Borealis Philanthropy and the Disability Inclusion Fund and Technology are committed to values of equity, access, and inclusion.
In alignment with our philanthropic mission, this grantmaking opportunity centers the lived experiences of people with disabilities, including those who hold multiple and intersecting identities. While we prioritize support for organizations led by and for marginalized communities, our review is holistic and all eligible applicants will receive fair and full consideration.
Final grant decisions will be made in collaboration with the grantmaking committee and will reflect a range of factors, including alignment with DIF’s values, community-informed priorities, and the overall balance of the funding portfolio. We invite proposals that are at the nexus of technology, disability rights and justice.
This opportunity may be a good fit for your organization, if you are doing work in any of these areas below: Disabled people sharing technical skills and knowledge with others in the community. Disabled people leading policy, rights, and disability justice activism work related to tech. Disabled people participate in all stages of the design and development of new tech that will enrich lives of people with disabilities.
Enabling collective and equitable access to digital infrastructure. Expanding the participation, leadership, and thought partnership of overlooked and under-resourced people with disabilities in all areas of the technology sector. Partnerships between disability-focused engineering design labs and maker spaces within schools, centers for independent living, or local nonprofit organizations.
Permissible Policy Work: DIF does not fund partisan political activity. We may support nonpartisan policy education and advocacy related to disability and technology. Any lobbying must remain within applicable 501(c)(3) limits and Borealis grant restrictions.
It may help you to determine if your organization is a good fit, if you look at the projects and people who currently receive funding from the Disability x Tech Initiative. Please “click through” to read a little about their work! Here’s a partial list: Designing and building 3D printed wheelchairs for young children ( Make Good ) Right to repair and DIY work and advocacy for assistive technology ( Criptastic Hacker / C.
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Deaf/blind TV production studio workshops ( Visionaries of the Creative Arts ) Maker spaces and tech/STEM education by and for Deaf people ( CymaSpace ) Improving video conferencing software for disfluent speakers ( AImpower ) Policy advocacy for assistive and augmented communication users ( CommunicationFIRST ) Deaf scientists and educators who are creating online courses to bring STEM education alive in ASL ( Atomic Hands ) Identifying and fighting algorithmic biases that harm disabled people ( DREDF , Bazelon ) Tech education and internet access for residents of assisted living facilities ( Alliance for Community Services ) Plain Language Policy Dashboard, making new legislation more accessible ( New Disabled South ) Your organization’s annual budget with committed revenue is less than $1 million based on your most recently completed fiscal year, or your projected 2026 operating budget.
Your organization must be U.S.-based or U.S. territory-based and either a 501(c)(3), fiscally sponsored, or an LLC/for-profit applying only for a clearly defined charitable project with funds restricted to charitable use (no commercialization or profit) and able to accept Borealis’ standard grant terms.
Your organization must comply with applicable federal nondiscrimination laws and support equity, access, and inclusion in its policies and practices. Organizations that are non U.
S-based or non U.S. Territories Hardware and software product development as a primary focus Hospitals, medical research, direct services, individual / personal support Commercial for-profit activity or product commercialization Here’s some examples of projects we likely would not fund: A social justice or community organization that wants to pay for a computer lab, or add better accessibility for its existing programs A performance venue that wants to improve accessibility via interpreters, audio description, and other features A project that is primarily focused on making a new app for disabled people Academic research projects Please review the sections below for more information about the Disability Inclusion Fund and technology grantmaking process and application.
To access the DIF x TECH 2026 application, please use the following link: https://borealis. tfaforms. net/f/DIFxTech2026 The deadline for proposals is May 20th, 2026, by 8:59 pm PT or 11:59 pm ET.
Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools These are the questions we will be asking on the application. We are looking for brief answers, not essays. Primary Contact title, name and email Website or other web presences Organization’s mission statement and brief description of your work.
How much is your total operating budget for 2026? We are not requiring you to provide an actual budget. Briefly describe your leadership team, and how your organization is led by and inclusive of disabled people.
We define ‘disability-led’ as the leadership in your organization are people with disabilities, including more than 50% of the organization’s management staff/advisory committees/governing boards . List your primary funders If you work with partner organizations, please name your primary partners. If you have a fiscal sponsor, let us know who they are.
Briefly describe the project or work that this funding will support. What are some of your organization’s key program plans and activities for this next year? Is there anything else you would like us to know?
Other required information If you are a 501(c)(3), we will need a copy of your 501(c)(3) letter of determination. If fiscally sponsored, we will need a copy of your fiscal sponsorship agreement and your fiscal sponsor 501(c)(3) letter of determination. This funding opportunity will provide one to two-year grants.
Grant sizes will range from $25,000 to $70,000. Grant sizes will not typically exceed more than 25% of an organization’s total committed budget. If you have questions, need technical assistance, or have technology issues in submitting your application, please email grants@borealisphilanthropy.
org Alternative/Accessible Applications Process The DIF is committed to making all application materials available in multiple forms to be accessible to all. Alternative application options include (Zooms, phone conversations, Word doc, PDF, etc). To obtain and complete an application in alternative formats, please email us at difxtech@borealisphilanthropy.
org. with the subject line: NEW DIFxTECH RFP 2026. Frequently Asked Questions We have put together answers to frequently asked questions, which include the list of proposal questions.
Read the FAQs. Saving and Resuming Your Application If you would like to save your progress and return to your application, please use the ‘Save my progress and resume later’ checkbox at the top and bottom of the DIF x TECH 2026 application page to create a password and save your progress.
If you forget your password for the DIF x TECH 2026 application, the best way to regain access to your DIF x TECH 2026 application draft is to use the ‘Forgot your password’ link. Find this link by clicking ‘Resume a previously saved form’. Submitting Your Application Once you’ve completed your application, please check the Google reCAPTCHA checkbox and use the ‘Submit’ button to submit your application.
The Google reCAPTCHA feature helps prevent spam and bot application submissions. The ‘Submit’ button will not submit the application unless all required questions are answered. Required questions are marked with a red asterisk (*) on the application.
After you click the ‘Submit’ button, you will be asked to Review and Confirm your application responses. We recommend that you review your submissions before officially submitting your application. After reviewing your application, if you need to make a correction, click the ‘Make a correction’ link to edit your application.
Once you are ready to submit your application, please click the ‘Confirm’ button. Your application is not submitted until you click the ‘Confirm’ Button. Once you’ve submitted your application, the Application Contact listed on the application will receive an email confirmation and PDF copy of your application.
If you encounter any system or process-related issues while using the application, please do not hesitate to contact grants@borealisphilanthropy. org .
According to the current listing, eligibility includes: U. S. -based nonprofits, fiscally sponsored projects, and charitable LLC initiatives working at the intersection of disability rights, justice, and technology, specifically disabled-led efforts. Confirm the full requirements in the official notice before applying.
The current listing shows US $25,000 - US $70,000. Verify award ceilings, matching requirements, and allowable costs in the official notice.
Disability and Technology Grants for Nonprofits is funded by Borealis Philanthropy. Verify program details on the funder's official page before applying.
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Capital Projects Grants is sponsored by The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation. The Mary Morton Parsons Foundation supports Virginia-based nonprofits primarily for capital projects, including contributing to capital campaigns, funding the purchase of technology, transportation, and equipment. Grants are normally made on a challenge or matching basis. Priority is given to qualifying organizations in the Richmond area. The foundation supports various sectors including social services and welfare, which can encompass disability services.
Bio-based innovation in society: supporting the sustainable way of living is sponsored by European Commission — Horizon Europe. Expected Outcome: Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: advanced socio-economic transformation based on scientific/technological opportunities delivered by the bio-based sectors and bioeconomy. This will result in innovative bio-based products and services, supporting the more sustainable way of living (e.g. new socio-economic models), higher circularity, affordability, resource efficiency, climate neutrality etc); improved public understanding and engagement in bio-based innovation underpinned by scientific advances in life sciences and biotechnology; better living conditions for individuals and communities, benefiting from less polluted ecosystems, via healthier, and environmentally sustainable products and services with a reduced carbon footprint and based on circular and bio-based solutions. Scope: The projects under this topic are relevant to the EU policies related to the European Commission communication on: Building the future with nature: Boosting Biotechnology and Biomanufacturing in the EU, the Strategy for European Life Sciences, the EU Biotech Act, Clean Industrial Deal and the policies related to the fair green transition (objective of not leaving anyone behind). It also contributes to the Start-ups and Scale-ups strategy. Synergies with activities under the Circular Bio-based Europe (CBE) Joint Undertaking and New European Bauhaus are encouraged. Proposals should address the following activities: develop the innovative user-friendly bio-based products and/or services, underpinned by biotechnology and biomanufacturing approaches, to support the more sustainable applications with a clear societal benefit, such as less resource-intensive consumer goods, to reduce environmental and climate pressures. Foresee the necessary links with the digital technologies and tools (e.g., bioinformatics, AI, etc.); assess the potential of new socio-economic models for circular and bio-based systems, integrating aspects of environmental justice, gender equality, diversity and social inclusion, as well as relevant international global best practice, via e.g. societal dialogue/innovation, social impact assessment, involvement and inputs from the social sciences and humanities (SSH); include research and innovation activities to understand and increase the level of current public perception and acceptance, including the benefits / risks, addressing the consumer perspective, market acceptance and understanding of the bio-based innovation, as well as delivering higher understanding of consumption patterns and social demands; foresee the cooperation and feedback loops with industry and authorities, in respect to any new market solutions proposed. The multi-actor approach is encouraged. Proposals should involve SMEs – both as project beneficiaries or external actors - and offer opportunities to newcomers to Horizon Europe Cluster 6, as well as engage with the civil society stakeholders such as NGOs and consumer organisations to advance scale-up and facilitate future market deployment. Cooperation with projects funded under parallel topics such as HORIZON-CL6-2026-01-CIRCBIO-07: Advancing the European bio-based innovation enabled by biotechnology and biomanufacturing concepts is encouraged to maximise synergies, while avoiding overlaps. Cooperation between all projects funded under this topic should also be foreseen, as a specific tasks, with an allocation of resources, for synergies. Proposals should integrate the gender dimension and consider other social categories besides gender (disability, age, socio-economic status, ethnic and/or cultural origin, sexual orientation, etc.), and their intersections. This topic requires the effective contribution of SSH disciplines and involvement of SSH experts in order to produce meaningful and significant effects enhancing the societal impact of the related research activities. International cooperation is encouraged. Technology Readiness Level - Techn Programme areas: Horizon Europe (HORIZON), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment, Bio-based Innovation Systems in the EU Bioeconomy Keywords: Bio-based products (products that are manufactured using biological material as feedstock) bio-based materials, bio-based plastics, biofuels, bio-based and bio-derived bulk and fine chemicals, bio-based and bio-derived novel materials, Biochemical research methods, Biochemistry and molecular biology, Biodiversity conservation, Bioprocessing technologies (industrial processes relying on biological agents to drive the process) biocatalysis, fermentation, Environmental biotechnology, Environmental engineering, Industrial biotechnology, Materials engineering, Social innovation, Social sciences, interdisciplinary, Sociology, bio-based, bio-product, bioeconomy, biomanufacturing, biomass, biotechnology, fair transition
AI integration in CCSI work practice: catalysing innovation and competitiveness is sponsored by European Commission — Horizon Europe. Expected Outcome: Projects should contribute to all of the following expected outcomes: Insights, recommendations, strategies, guidelines, methods and tools supporting full AI integration in CCSI practices become available to CCSI, policymakers, and stakeholders. Scenarios for co-created solutions tailored to CCSI needs, utilizing quality data and federated data sources, along with digital infrastructures, and inclusive cooperation processes, become available. Generally made available AI-powered and ethically designed solutions, tools and services in several CCSI areas benefit creators, cultural professionals, and society, including persons with disabilities and other specific needs, fostering innovative creative expressions and improving creative business models while preserving and enhancing cultural diversity, and inclusion. By mastering ethical and inclusive AI, CCSI are empowered drivers of culture, innovation, competitiveness and societal wellbeing. Scope: AI technologies are transformative, providing unprecedented opportunities for human creativity, experimentations and co-creations. AI profoundly impacts cultural and creative sectors and industries, changing practices, facilitating new ways of working and making innovative services and products possible. Artists, industry players, and cultural organisations increasingly use AI, for assistance in content creation, production, and management, to predict trends, personalise market content, engage audiences, enhance cultural heritage preservation and accessibility, and many more purposes. Cultural and creative sectors and industries (CCSI) [1] need to fully harness AI's potential to maintain relevance, expand their impact and value, increase competitiveness, and keep their vibrant, inclusive nature. Embracing and co-creating ethical AI solutions tailored to CCSI needs will, among other benefits, enable the automation of low-creativity tasks, allowing to increase focus on high-value activities that enhance creativity and productivity, thus unlocking unprecedented possibilities. Production times and costs can be reduced, market reach expanded, preservation, interpretation and inclusive access to cultural heritage enhanced, and new job categories could emerge. Although several initiatives are on the ground, a comprehensive understanding of enabling frameworks and factors and of what is still lacking in terms of data, standards, infrastructures, computing power, tools, knowledge and capacity for the CCSI to fully embrace the opportunities opened by AI is essential for effectively integrating AI technologies into CCSI practices and workflows. Proposals should assess the current level of AI readiness in the CCSI, investigate the specific barriers to AI adoption in the sectors, and highlight areas where AI can offer the most benefits. In continuous engagement with the sectors, based on the analysis of current practices and through concrete use cases, proposals should produce strategic guidance to extensively and seamlessly integrate AI into CCSI operations, enhancing efficiencies, averting risks, and facilitating cross-sector collaboration. Based on this analysis, they should develop a set of tailored tools designed to address the specific gaps and leverage the opportunities uncovered during the assessment. These tools should be strategically aligned with the sector's needs, ensuring they provide targeted solutions to enhance AI adoption and maximize its potential benefits. They should be scalable, affordable for smaller, less-resourced CCSI actors and accompanied by related documentation and training materials and documentation. Proposals should address one of the following two options, and are allowed to address both: Develop scalable pilots for innovative AI-enabled products and services across diverse segments of sectoral value chains, in cooperation with CCSI. These pilots are expected to address identified gaps in CCSI operations and prioritise solutions that catalyse innov Programme areas: Horizon Europe (HORIZON), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, Culture, creativity and inclusive society, Cultural Heritage Keywords: Artificial intelligence, intelligent systems, multi agent systems, Business models, Capacity building, Creativity management, Cultural heritage, cultural memory, Data and image processing, Digitalisation/ICT and cultural heritage, Entrepreneurship, Experimentally-driven research and innovation, High performance computing, Intangible cultural heritage, Knowledge transfer, Machine learning, statistical data processing and applications using signal processing (e.g. speech, image, video), Open innovation, Public administration, Social innovation, Tangible cultural heritage, Trustworthy ICT, Visual arts, performing arts, design, AI adoption, AI integration, CCSI, accessibility, audience engagement, automation, business models, capacity building, co-creation, content creation, creative industries, creative innovation, creators’ rights, cross-sector collaboration, cultural and creative sectors, cultural diversity, cultural inclusion., data-driven creativity, digital infrastructures, digital transformation, emerging jobs, ethical AI, federated data, heritage preservation, inclusive AI, innovation ecosystem, knowledge transfer, market reach, multilingual access, personalization, sustainable creative economy, sustainable models, underserved audiences, upskilling