DEADLINE: MONDAY, MARCH 2nd by 11:59pm
Looking at the current state of the world, it is all too easy to fall into despair and hopelessness. At best, things feel heartbreaking, and at worst, feel debilitatingly bleak. That said, this only part of the story. However bad things may seem, there is always possibilities for taking action. These possibilities might not be immediately obvious and likely aren’t easy, but nonetheless they are there and we want to help (however modestly) to make things happen.
Freedonia offers two categories of grants (small and large) to initiatives based in Canada that broadly reflect anarchist principles (i.e. equality, mutual aid, autonomy, direct action, solidarity etc.). We care less about labels, and more about what you do and how you do it. Our small grants offer funding of $2,000-$8,000, and our large grants offer funding of $8,001-$20,000. The majority of the grants we award fall into the small category, while the number of grants awarded that fall into the large category is much more limited (1-2 each year). We hope to receive both small and large grant applications, but want to be transparent that the large grants are more competitive.
We invite organizations, groups, and projects that embody the values of Freedonia to apply to our 2026 funding round. We support organizing that is oriented towards anti-authoritarian social change, and aim to fund projects that are committed to taking action outside of traditional channels and unlikely to be eligible to get funding elsewhere. We prioritize funding grassroots initiatives and autonomous undertakings, and are less likely to provide funding to organizations connected to established institutions and/or have large operating budgets.
At this moment, we are particularly enthusiastic to fund projects related to anarchist infrastructure broadly defined (i.e. including but not limited to material infrastructure). We want to support initiatives that build collective capacity; strengthen people’s long-term ability to organize; and expand the terrain of struggle.
We will be hosting an online info/Q&A session mid-February to discuss this year’s funding round and to answer any question you might have – keep an eye out for more details coming soon!
https://freedonia.ca/2026-funding-round/