Public Policy Advocacy Grant Opportunity
Public Policy Advocacy Grant Opportunity supports partner organizations’ research, advocacy, legal work, and education to advance economic rights, personal freedom, and the rule of law.
Funder: Atlas Network
Due Dates: February 1, 2027 (Cycle 1) | June 1, 2027 (Cycle 2) | October 1, 2027 (Cycle 3)
Funding Amounts: Topic guidance: $15,000–$20,000 for Economic Freedom Audit; $20,000–$60,000 for Human Dignity; typically under $20,000 for Resisting Illiberalism; project timelines typically three months to two years
Summary: Supports partner organizations’ research, advocacy, legal initiatives, coalitions, and education to advance economic rights, personal freedom, and the rule of law.
Key Information: Applicants must be current Atlas Network partners and professional civil society organizations; individual research projects are ineligible.
Description
Atlas Network’s Public Policy Advocacy Grant Opportunity supports partner organizations seeking meaningful public policy change in pursuit of a free society. The program aims to strengthen local think tanks as influential voices in their communities, advancing economic rights, personal freedom, the rule of law, and free-market economics.
Supported approaches include rigorous research, data analysis, and impact assessments; strategic campaigns influencing public opinion and policy decisions; legal challenges to policies that hinder liberty; coalition building; and educational programs engaging the public, media, and policymakers. Available funding topics also support efforts to counter authoritarianism, advance innovation through public policy, and build technical capacity for the freedom movement. Applicants should present a clear policy-influence plan, supported by either an advocacy track record or a credible strategy for entering this work.
