Our Homes, Our Votes Mini-Grant Program Application Deadline Approaching!
Nov 03, 2025
By Tia Turner, NLIHC Project Manager, Our Homes, Our Votes
Our Homes, Our Votes (OHOV) is NLIHC's nonpartisan campaign to boost voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as a key election issue. The campaign equips housing advocates, tenant leaders, housing providers, and direct service organizations with tools and strategies to register, educate, and mobilize voters in their communities.
To strengthen the field’s voter engagement capacity, OHOV has launched its first-ever mini-grant program, offering funding for innovative, nonpartisan voter engagement initiatives led by housing organizations, tenant groups, and community-based nonprofits. The program support activities that empower low-income renters and people experiencing homelessness to participate in the democratic process.
Grant recipients will be selected through a competitive application process, open until this Friday, November 7, 2025, at 11:59 pm ET, with awards of up to $1,500 per selected organization.
Who Can Apply?
- To be eligible for the mini-grant, an organization must be signed up as an OHOV affiliate. The affiliates network is open to all nonpartisan organizations that share the campaign’s mission to increase voter turnout among low-income renters and elevate housing as an election issue. Sign up to become an Affiliate here.
When Is the Deadline to Apply?
- The deadline to apply for this mini-grant is this Friday, November 7, 2025, 11:59 pm ET.
When Will Grantees Be Notified?
- Selected grantees will be notified by December 5, 2025.
Our Homes, Our Votes Mini-Grant Program FAQs and preview of grant application questions are available here.
Apply for Our Homes, Our Votes Mini-Grant Program here.
For questions about Our Homes, Our Votes, contact Tia Turner, Our Homes, Our Votes project manager at [email protected]