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Find similar grantsFord Foundation - Civic Engagement and Government program is sponsored by Ford Foundation. The Ford Foundation provides grants to nonpartisan, nonprofit organizations protecting and advancing democracy and the rule of law in the United States. This includes efforts to ensure fair elections, advance voting rights, and support civic participation.
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* Civic Engagement and Government * Creativity and Free Expression * Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Justice * Natural Resources and Climate Justice * The Heartland Initiative * Dignity and Justice Fund * International Fellowships Program Our work around the world * India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka * Mexico and Central America * Middle East and North Africa Featured Learning Reflections Evaluation of Ford’s BUILD Initiative Disability Rights Moves Forward Featured News and Stories Reflections on Democracy: Of, By, and For the People Ford Foundation Adds $60 Million in New Funding to Strengthen Democracy * Ford Foundation at 90 Years * A History of Social Justice * Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Governance and Financial Statements Ford Foundation Center for Social Justice * Ford Foundation Gallery # Civic Engagement and Government Around the world, billions of people are excluded from full participation in the political, economic, and cultural systems that shape their lives.
When so many lack access to engage with their government and influence the decisions that affect their lives, policies fail to address their needs, favoring instead those with power and resources and deepening inequality. Governments have the potential to remedy or reinforce inequality.
History makes clear that people—when they have the ability to organize, speak up, and engage—have the potential to hold their leaders and institutions accountable, pushing them to fulfill their promise to serve the common good. We believe that meaningful, non-partisan civic engagement is an antidote to inequality, with rich potential to empower underrepresented and marginalized communities that have too often been excluded.
Across the globe, we work to protect and help civic spaces thrive to ensure all people have the opportunity to raise their voices, influence decisions, and hold governments to account.
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