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$10K-$80K
Human Rights Foundation offers funding and program support for work related to human rights, democracy, and freedom technology, including Micro Grants and country-specific solidarity funds. The organization also runs a Bitcoin Development Fund, which announced support for 22 projects worldwide, and existing data indicates a typical ticket size of $10K-$80K. Its focus includes activists, dissidents, journalists, nonprofits, artists, and democracy movements, with geographic relevance across Africa and other authoritarian contexts globally.
Micro Grants
Listed as one of HRF's programs.
Belarus Solidarity Fund
Listed as one of HRF's programs.
Ukraine Solidarity Fund
Listed as one of HRF's programs.
Venezuela Solidarity Fund
Listed as one of HRF's programs.
Bitcoin Development Fund
Announced support for 22 projects worldwide, strengthening freedom technology for those living under financial repression.
Human rights and democracy
HRF describes its mission as protecting human rights across the globe and advancing freedom and democracy.
Art in protest
Art is described as a powerful tool for dissent in closed societies, and HRF highlights repression and censorship of artists by authoritarian governments.
Financial freedom
HRF highlights the challenges dissidents, human rights defenders, journalists, and nonprofits face under authoritarian regimes and supports freedom technology for those living under financial repression.
Information access in closed societies
HRF references efforts to smuggle outside information into North Korea on USB drives to counter propaganda.
AI for individual rights
HRF lists AI for Individual Rights as a program area.
Support for dissidents and activists under authoritarian regimes
HRF repeatedly emphasizes support for activists, dissidents, and democracy movements in countries ruled by authoritarian regimes.
Advocacy and protection
Reporting support, capacity building, peer learning network
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Applications should clearly connect the work to HRF’s stated priorities: human rights, democracy, support for people under authoritarian rule, or freedom technology. If relevant, be specific about how the project serves activists, journalists, nonprofits, or dissidents, and whether it fits a grant program such as Micro Grants or a solidarity fund.
2005
Active Since
Yes
Deploying
Multiple grantees across Africa