2026 Grantees Announced by the Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center

2026
Written By Danielle Payton

The Barbara McDowell Social Justice Center has selected the four following organizations for 2026 grants, each receiving an award of $30,000:

  •  Amica Center for Immigrant Rights

  • JULIAN

  • Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

  • Center for Gender and Refugee Studies

Read more about their cases here.


The grantees were selected after a rigorous review process conducted by the Center’s Advisory Committee, Grant Committee, and Board of Directors.

The Center’s 2026 grants are funding cases aimed at correcting injustices in the following issue areas:

·       Discrimination

·       Due Process

·       Refugee and Immigrant Rights

·         Voting Rights

The Center received this year 100 applications from very worth organizations. The Center’s Board of Directors faced a very difficult task in making its decision to award four grants in the amount of $30,000 each for a total of $120,000.

The Center encourages applicant organizations not selected as grant recipients to apply in future years. Interested organizations can click here for deadlines associated with submitting a grant application.

Danielle Payton
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