Engaging Hearts & Minds
Grant Opportunity

Deadline: October 1 2025

Atlas Network’s Engaging Hearts & Minds grant opportunity is dedicated to empowering our partner organizations to take the lead in engaging hearts and minds in their communities to foster support for economic rights, personal freedom, and the rule of law. We believe that real and lasting change begins with a shift in perspective, and this grant program is designed to support organizations that have identified opportunities to shift the Overton Window in the direction of a free society.

The focus of this grant opportunity is to empower our partner organizations’ efforts to influence the market of ideas. Local think tanks are a critical resource for effective policy solutions to the world’s most pressing challenges. But for that to happen, societal and cultural transformation needs to take place.

Eligibility Criteria: To be eligible for this grant opportunity, organizations must be a current partner of Atlas Network.

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Several approaches for Engaging Hearts & Minds may include:

Educational Outreach

Education and Outreach

Develop and implement impactful educational programs and outreach campaigns designed to influence public opinion, foster understanding, and advocate for liberty and free-market principles.
Thought Leadership

Thought Leadership

Promote leadership skills among upcoming leaders in the movement in favor of individual liberty, economic freedom, and limited government.
Media and Communications

Media and Communications

Hold media and communications efforts to effectively convey your message and engage with a broader audience.
Cultural Engagement

Cultural Engagement

Utilize art, culture, and other creative means to connect with diverse audiences and convey the values of liberty and free-market economics.
Collaboration and Networking

Collaboration and Networking

Forge alliances, partnerships, and coalitions to amplify your message and extend your reach.

Application
Process

Successful Applicants:

  • Present a clear plan for engaging hearts and minds
  • Show a track record of impactful work in promoting the principles of individual liberty or demonstrate a clear strategy for doing so for the first time.

We favor organizations who participate in the Atlas Network Academy and, in particular, those who have completed Think Tank Fundamentals and Think Tank Theory & Practice, which are both free online courses offered within the Academy.

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Funding
Topics

Below are the applicable funding topics available for this Grant Opportunity:

Book Translation Fund 2

This funding topic is available thanks to generous support of the Smith Family Foundation, who provides funding to Atlas Network partners all around the world to bring more pro-liberty materials to their target audience in local languages.

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Human Dignity Fund 2

As part of our Dignity Unbound project, this funding topic is available thanks to generous support of John Templeton Foundation and the Smith Family Foundation.

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Resisting Illiberalism Fund 2

This funding topic is available to Atlas Network partners all around the world working to counter authoritarianism and the rise of illiberal statist sentiment.

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Ease of Employment Fund

This funding topic is available thanks to generous support of John Templeton Foundation and the Reynolds Foundation.

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Ready to lead your community towards a future grounded in freedom and individual liberty?

Apply now