Awarded Grants
The Open Society Foundations work to build vibrant and inclusive democracies whose governments are accountable to their citizens. The vast majority of the grants made by Open Society are to organizations, but we also award a limited number of grants to individuals, primarily through scholarships and fellowships offered across a number of different programs.
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Access Foundation
2019$140,000Descriptionto provide organizational support for charitable and educational activities of the Access Foundation, in 2019-2020.
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
Term2 years
RegionLatin America and The Caribbean
Access Now
2019$175,000Descriptionto support the digital security of human rights defenders, educate them about digital threats and internet shutdowns, and support the attendance of MENA human rights defenders at the 2019 Rightscon event in Tunis
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
Middle East and North Africa Program
Term1 year
RegionGlobal
Middle East and North Africa
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Accountability Counsel
2019$100,000Descriptionto provide project support to strengthen accountability and improve civic engagement at the World Bank Group
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term6 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Accountability Lab
2019$15,000Descriptionto facilitate a two-way learning and ideas exchange across topics including creating a learning culture, communicating impacts, and indicator development
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term15 months
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Accountability Lab
2019$25,000Descriptionto provide leadership development for five organizational leaders who oversee the organizational Lab mission of supporting young people who have ideas and initiatives around integrity and accountability to solve social problems in their countries, through the uses of technology, arts, and culture
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term1 year
RegionGlobal
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
Action Droits des Musulmans (ADM)
2019$10,000Descriptionto provide organizational support
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
Open Society Initiative for Europe
Term1 year
RegionEurope
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
Action on Disability Rights and Development - Nepal (ADRAD)
2019$50,000Descriptionto support policy advocacy on inclusive education
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
Term21 months
RegionAsia Pacific
FunderOpen Society Policy Center Inc.
African Policing Civilian Oversight Forum
2019$114,100Descriptionto convene the partners of the Regional Campaign on the Decriminalisation of Petty Offences in Africa to 1) build the relationship between the Campaign and police organisations; and 2) develop strategies and skills in the mobilisation of impacted constituencies
ThemeHuman Rights Movements & Institutions
Referring ProgramHuman Rights Initiative
Term27 months
RegionAfrica
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
African Union
2019$500,000Descriptionto strengthen the capacity of the Grantee’s Department of Rural Economy and Agriculture and Regional Economic Communities to advance intra-Africa Trade in Agricultural commodities and Services through the Africa free Continental Free Trade Agreement (AfCFTA)
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term2 years
RegionAfrica
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
African Women's Development and Communications Network - FEMNET
2019$180,000Descriptionto provide general support
ThemeEconomic Equity & Justice
Referring ProgramEconomic Justice Program
Term18 months
RegionAfrica
FunderFoundation to Promote Open Society
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