Every three months, the SICA team funds a selection of cutting-edge projects to address diverse social problems and civic initiatives that may lead todemonstrable positive change. Finalists are eligible for up to $25,000 in resources to realize their projects.

In-Kind Grants provide materials and services valued up to $5,000 to address urgent needs and opportunities identified by individuals or organizations. All applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Youth interested in building civic sector careers are eligible for resources to help offset the cost of their studies.

Youth Leadership Grants support rising youth leaders from Kazakhstan to implement new projects that will contribute to the social, economic, or environmental development of their communities. Projects are led by youth and focus on youth beneficiaries. Successful applicants are eligible for up to $5,000 in grant funding.

Transparency Advocacy Grants range from $10,000 and $25,000 and are designed to promote critical issues, such as the right to information, anticorruption oversight, gender and inclusion, citizen participation, and proper use of natural resources. Project proposals should focus on multi-stakeholder approaches, testing innovative partnerships, influencing anti-corruption measures, and planning of state and local budgets and civic oversight.

Policy Research Grants collect, synthesize and disseminate independent analysis needed for informed policy and decision-making. Grants support applied policy analysis of national, regional or municipal governmental policies or programs, and may take a variety of approaches, including providing evidence for policy development through social research, highlighting gaps or barriers in current policy frameworks or approaches in state programs, legislation or regulations, and helping develop new policies and priorities.Think tanks, research organizations, and independent researchers from Central Asia are eligible to receive up to $10,000 in funding.