Fueling Advocates Initiative Grants Program

This program offers grants to organizations such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) – in and outside the U.S. – tackling issues related to drivers and negative impacts of industrial animal agriculture in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

The size of each grant is $6,000 - $24,000.

A Call for Applications is open once each year.

The 2026 Call for Applications is Open.
Concept Notes are accepted June 8 - 30.

Click HERE for Application Instructions

Key information:

These grants are offered to organizations such as non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) – in and outside the U.S. – tackling issues related to drivers and negative impacts of industrial animal agriculture in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
The grants are aimed at enabling these organizations to use academic research and experts to bolster their work, especially in terms of providing: (i) a much deeper understanding of complexities and nuances; (ii) high-quality evidence, sound concepts, and reliable information.
Organizations eligible to apply for and receive FAI grants need not be located in the U.S., but they must be registered charities /groups in their own countries and comparable to U.S. 501(c)(3) organizations.
Each applicant can request a grant amount from $6,000 (minimum) to $24,000 (maximum).
The award period is nine months.
Applications for these grants are accepted once a year within the Call For Application window.

Examples of work FAI grants can be used to support:

To help an organization engage with and obtain assistance from local academic experts in LMICs.
To translate important academic papers into another language.
To defray the cost of adding an academic specialist to the team in a LMIC.