Grassroots Impact Grant

Grassroots Impact Grant is sponsored by CJP's Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA). This grant supports hyperlocal groups or organizations across Greater Boston working to combat antisemitism and build bridges in their towns, neighborhoods, and civic institutions. It offers general operating or project-based funding.

Grassroots Impact Grant | Center for Combating Antisemitism | CJP CJP’s Center for Combating Antisemitism Grassroots Impact Grant Supporting grassroots groups across Greater Boston working to combat antisemitism, build allyship, and strengthen Jewish safety in local towns, neighborhoods, and civic institutions.

Deadline: Wednesday, July 15, 2026 The Grassroots Impact Grant, formerly known as the Ally Challenge, supports hyperlocal groups or organizations across Greater Boston working to combat antisemitism and build bridges in their towns, neighborhoods, and civic institutions. Groups can apply for up to $40,000 in general operating or project-based funding. Funding is limited.

Ready to apply? Here’s how to get started The Grassroots Impact Grant uses a two-stage application process. We begin with Letters of Intent (LOIs) to identify the most promising initiatives, then invite selected groups to submit full applications.

Access a downloadable Word document version of the Letter of Intent (LOI) Form The Grassroots Impact Grant eligibility requirements Applicants must align with CCA’s vision, approach, and values Applicants must be based within the region that CJP serves Applicants must either be a registered nonprofit organization (501(c)(3)) or work with one that agrees to serve as a fiscal sponsor Applicants must be a volunteer and/or communal-led grassroots group working locally within their communities and civic institutions Applicants must be focused on cross-community education, relationship building, changing and improving norms, and/or influencing local leaders or institutions Prior grantees and applicants are welcome to apply; priority given to groups not previously funded by CCA Not eligible: Workplace groups, including Jewish ERGs, are ineligible.

To apply for workplace funding, please visit CJP’s Jewish at Work Stipends . July 15, 2026: Letter of Intent (LOI) due Early August 2026: Invitations sent to selected groups to submit full applications August 10, 2026: Grant applications due September 2026: Funding decisions announced LOIs will be reviewed for alignment, feasibility, and potential for impact. Selected groups will be invited to submit a full application.

Frequently asked questions for grant applicants What is CJP’s Center for Combating Antisemitism (CCA)? CCA serves as the local hub that unites efforts across Greater Boston working to make antisemitism socially and politically unacceptable across society.

As a central resource for Jewish safety, we build a safety net against antisemitism in non-Jewish spaces by increasing understanding, education, and relationships in civic and private spaces about Jewish identity and combating antisemitism. To learn more about other ways to engage with CCA’s grassroots efforts, please email CCA-info@cjp. org .

For more information on CJP’s CCA, visit our website . How will funding be distributed? If awarded, funding will be distributed via wire transfer.

Groups must be a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit or have another nonprofit who will serve as a fiscal sponsor for your group. To learn more about the fiscal sponsorship process, please email CCA-info@cjp. org .

If a group is invited to apply following LOI submission, they must have their organization or fiscal sponsor complete CJP’s Grant Vetting Form . What does CCA mean by “hyperlocal groups”? We define hyperlocal, grassroots groups as those doing work targeting the ecosystem of institutions and spaces that make up a local community.

This could include neighborhoods, towns, municipalities, or other groups. If a group is not sure if they are eligible, please email CCA-info@cjp. org .

Efforts that target K-12 schools are eligible to apply, but please be aware that CCA’s K-12 work is focused on educating school leaders and educators, not necessarily students directly.

View a list of past grantees Concord-Carlisle Against Antisemitism : A grassroots community-based initiative, funding will promote Jewish visibility, education, and community allyship for Concord and Carlisle residents and students through digital outreach, community events, and partnerships with local institutions Lexington United Against Antisemitism : With an interfaith, volunteer-led approach, Lexington United Against Antisemitism (LUAA) advocates for the well-being of Jewish residents through community education, relationship-building, and action.

CCA's support will enable LUAA to deepen and broaden its engagement with local and neighboring houses of worship and civic organizations. Newton Interfaith Leaders Association : Funds will support a project to advance allyship training workshops for local interfaith clergy and lay leaders.

Parents Diversity Council Bedford : The grant will support a project within the organization to deepen connections and learning between Jewish and non-Jewish Bedford residents through community-wide events that increase awareness and understanding of antisemitism.

Arts for Social Cohesion : For In Our Words (IOW), a moving multimedia performance of real-world stories, told by community members via theatrical projection, together with live original score and narration crafted by a world-class artistic team. IOW is deepening relationships between members of a Boston-area synagogue and neighboring church through stirring stories around what unites them.

Lexington United Against Antisemitism (LUAA) : For continued growth of an interfaith and cross-community grassroots coalition building relationships through education, action, and reflection. Implemented by local volunteers, LUAA is striving to make Lexington a welcoming, supportive, and safe town for Jewish neighbors.

Temple Shir Tikva (in partnership with Greater Framingham Community Church ): For “Our Civil Rights Story”— programming and dialogues between temple and church communities, building on a history of solidarity and allyship, with a capstone civil rights journey to the South with teen and adult cohorts.

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The Grassroots Impact Grant accepts Letters of Intent through Wednesday, July 15, 2026. We recommend drafting your responses in the LOI Word document , and then copying and pasting it into the application form. Submit your Letter of Intent