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CURRENT GRANTS - JULY 2025
International Grants
International Grants
Granting Organization/Business Unit: Light A Single Candle Foundation
Website: International Grants Application
Overview
Grants are available to USA-based nonprofit organizations to support international projects that improve the standard of living, address poverty, and provide food security in eligible countries. New applicants are required to submit a letter of inquiry before submitting a full application. Funded activities may include sustainable agriculture, economic development, and basic needs services.
Status (Profit/Nonprofit): Nonprofit
Eligibility Criteria/General Requirement
Applicant must be a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) public charity.
Project must be located in one of the following countries: Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, El Salvador, or Nicaragua.
Recipient organizations must have staff or partners on the ground and actively involve the local community in project planning and implementation.
Projects must align with one or more of the following LASC focus areas:
Food Support, Security, and Sustainability: Emergency feeding, subsistence farming, aqua farming, beekeeping, greenhouse gardens, etc.
Social Entrepreneurship & Microdevelopment: Community-based food-related initiatives that reduce poverty and build skills.
Poverty Relief: Projects like clean water access, improved sanitation, animal husbandry, and housing development.
Application is by personal invitation only.
Not eligible for funding: Schools, churches, healthcare initiatives, government agencies, for-profit entities, individuals, or non-501(c)(3) organizations.
Application Deadline: July 12, 2025
Focus Area/Areas of Expertise
Food security and sustainability
Economic development
Poverty alleviation
Community development
