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The Cultivating Resistance Fund supports grassroots groups preparing their communities for intensified ICE enforcement, supporting impacted communities, and/or responding to an ICE raid or operative. Please click here to read all the details before applying.

About the Community Defense Mini-Grants:

Community Defense mini-grants are available to active SEIRN members who are preparing their communities for intensified ICE enforcement and supporting individuals and families impacted by detention and/or deportation. 

This priority will have two funding cycles: one in the Spring and the one in the late Fall. 

To qualify, the organization must be an active SEIRN member for at least 3 months at the time of applying.

Important: Not all applicants will receive a mini-grant, and mini-grants may be lower than the amount requested. 

Process:

Deadline to apply: May 11, 2026 
Notifications: week of June 11th, 2026.
Disbursements: week of June 29th, 2026 (after paperwork is submitted) 
Payment method: bank transfer.

 

To continue, your organization must have been a SEIRN member for at least 3 months by the time you apply, and your membership should be up to date. To confirm your membership status, please contact Evelyn Servin at evelyn@seirn.org before continuing with the application process.

For other questions regarding eliligibility contact Nayely at nayely@seirn.org 

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Para continuar, su organización debe haber sido miembro de SEIRN durante al menos 3 meses al momento de presentar la solicitud, y su membresía debe estar al día. Para confirmar el estado de su membresía, por favor comuníquese con Evelyn Servin en evelyn@seirn.org antes de continuar con el proceso de solicitud.

Para otras preguntas sobre eligibilidad contacte a Nayely en nayely@seirn.org 

This fund is currently open to active SEIRN members who are preparing their communities for intensified ICE enforcement and supporting individuals and families impacted by detention and/or deportation. If your proposal does not align with these priorities, we will not be able to consider your request. Thank you for the important work you do.

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Este fondo está actualmente disponible para miembros activos de SEIRN que estén preparando a sus comunidades frente al aumento de la aplicación de leyes migratorias y apoyando a personas y familias afectadas por la detención y/o deportación. Si su propuesta no se alinea con estas prioridades, no podremos considerar su solicitud. Gracias por el importante trabajo que realizan.