Deadline: September 29, 2025
Are you a grassroots organisation working at the intersection of legal empowerment, land justice, and environmental justice in the Caribbean? The Legal Empowerment Fund Grants 2025 is now open for applications, offering financial support to community-rooted organisations driving impactful change.
This is a unique opportunity for organisations that champion the rights of historically excluded communities and strive to ensure that the law works for everyone.
About the Legal Empowerment Fund Grants 2025
The Legal Empowerment Fund (LEF), hosted by the Fund for Global Human Rights, is committed to supporting grassroots movements that empower communities to know, use, and shape the law.
In 2025, the LEF has taken significant steps to expand its impact by:
- Renewing approximately 50 grants worldwide.
- Introducing pilot Communications Grants of $10,000 each to strengthen visibility and storytelling for 10 existing grantee partners.
- Launching new funding opportunities specifically in the Caribbean region, focusing on land and environmental justice initiatives.
The Legal Empowerment Fund Grants 2025 is part of this expanded initiative, dedicated to uplifting communities that have long been excluded from legal and environmental justice processes.
Who Can Apply?
This funding opportunity is tailored for:
- Grassroots organisations in the Caribbean region.
- Groups with annual organisational budgets below USD 200,000.
- Organisations that centre historically excluded populations, including Afro-descendant, Indigenous, rural, or LGBTQ+ communities.
- Initiatives using legal empowerment strategies to achieve land justice and environmental justice.
Grant Details
- Funding Amount: Between USD 10,000 and USD 30,000.
- Eligible Regions: Caribbean countries, including Antigua & Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent & Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad & Tobago.
- Application Deadline: 29 September 2025.
This grant seeks to amplify the work of community-driven organisations that are deeply embedded in their local contexts and committed to long-term change.
Why Apply?
The Legal Empowerment Fund Grants provides not just financial support, but also visibility, credibility, and access to a global network of advocates for justice. By applying, your organisation could:
- Gain resources to scale your impact.
- Join a global community of changemakers working to ensure the law serves everyone equally.
- Strengthen your capacity to fight for land and environmental justice in your community.
How to Apply
Interested organisations can apply online through the official application portal:
👉 Click here to apply for the Legal Empowerment Fund Grants 2025
For more details about the programme, including guidelines and selection criteria:
👉 Read more about the Legal Empowerment Fund Grants 2025
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