New York and National – Robin Hood Blue Ridge Labs 2027 Catalyst Grants for Tech Nonprofits ($100,000; November 13)

Funding$100,000 applicant-level grant for each selected nonprofit venture. The separate $100,000 SAFE investment for for-profit ventures is equity investment and is not a grant.

DeadlineNovember 13, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time, according to the controlling Robin Hood 2027 Catalyst FAQ.

Last verifiedOctober 28, 2026

Required next actionReview 2027 Catalyst program at https://robinhood.org/our-work/blue-ridge-labs/catalyst/ and controlling four-page FAQ at https://robinhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Catalyst_FAQ_Robin_Hood_Branded.pdf . Apply using the official Airtable form linked by Robin Hood before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on November 13, 2026. Prepare MVP/traction and social-impact evidence, availability for the NYC accelerator, and organizational incorporation plans. Grant is conditional on selection, signing a program agreement and participation.

Broad Eligibility

Early-stage technology nonprofit ventures from across the U.S. with working MVP and real traction, aligned to economic mobility of low-income New Yorkers and Americans. Solo founders or teams may apply. Maximum $150,000 revenue in any 12-month period and at most $500,000 funds raised excluding grants. Mandatory NYC in-person participation two days a week February-June 2027; incorporation required before receiving funding.

Atlas Analysis

Verified October 28, 2026 from Robin Hood's official 2027 Catalyst webpage and four-page PDF FAQ, including per-applicant financial terms, 2027 deadline and time zone, qualifications, participant commitments and conditional incorporation. The nonprofit track is a genuine grant; the for-profit track is a SAFE-equity investment and is excluded from this grant listing. Six to eight ventures anticipated, not a guarantee. The FAQ states broad business development use of funds; no mandatory cash-matching percentage is stated. The Airtable application interface was linked but its interactive fields were not independently inspected. No separate 2027 applicant-award total pool is published.

Robin Hood Blue Ridge Labs is accepting applications for the 2027 Catalyst cohort. The official 2027 Catalyst page and four-page program FAQ establish a $100,000 GRANT per selected eligible nonprofit venture; the $100,000 provided to for-profit companies is a SAFE equity investment, not a grant, and for-profit applicants are excluded from this grant listing. The on-time application deadline is November 13, 2026 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. The four-month accelerator runs February to June 2027 in New York City and expects two days per week of compulsory in-person participation at Robin Hood’s Union Square headquarters. Applicants may be teams or solo founders from anywhere in the United States, but must demonstrate a working minimum viable technology product, user traction, capacity to build their product, and alignment with economic mobility for low-income New Yorkers and Americans. Priority issue areas include health, housing, hunger and jobs, education, financial access, and public benefits. The organization must not have earned more than $150,000 in total revenue within any twelve-month period or raised more than $500,000 excluding grants. Roughly six to eight organizations are anticipated for the cohort. Participating nonprofits receive grant support and coaching; the grant is conditional on selection, signing the program agreement, participation, and incorporation before disbursement. The published FAQ permits broad venture-development expenditures and does not specify a universal matching requirement. An applicant may apply before incorporating but must incorporate to receive funds. Apply through the official Airtable link on https://robinhood.org/our-work/blue-ridge-labs/catalyst/ and read the controlling PDF FAQ at https://robinhood.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/Catalyst_FAQ_Robin_Hood_Branded.pdf . Interactive Airtable question fields were not independently inspected. Source verified October 28, 2026. This is a nonprofit accelerator grant, not unrestricted conventional grantmaking and not a vendor procurement.

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