International Trans Fund: Seeking Proposals from Trans-led Groups

Deadline: 12 February 2018

The International Trans Fund (ITF) has announced its second call for proposals for trans groups, collectives and networks.

The International Trans Fund (ITF) is a participatory grantmaking fund made up of trans activists and donors. The mission of the ITF is to mobilize sustainable resources for strong, trans-led movements and collective action, and to address and eliminate funding gaps impacting trans groups across the globe.

Priorities

The ITF’s priorities in this funding cycle are to:

Fund a diversity of groups, including around regions, languages, gender and other identities, strategies and issues.
Reach trans communities facing greater levels of marginalization (e.g. racism, classism, ageism, ableism, misogyny and so on).
Support trans groups whose work is intersectional and contributes to social justice, movement building, and the liberation of trans people.

Key Terms

Marginalization
Intersectionality
Social Justice
Trans Movement Building

Funding Information

ITF warmly welcomes applications from trans-led groups with budgets below $150,000.
Most grants will range between $10,000 and $30,000 USD. Grants up to $50,000 may be considered in special circumstances. ITF does not accept applications for funding of more than $50,000 or less than $5,000.

Eligibility Criteria

ITF encourages groups to submit applications from any region in the world and accept applications for funding in English, French, Russian, Simplified Chinese and Spanish.
To be eligible for funding groups must be meet the following criteria:
- Be trans-led:
  - The ITF defines ‘trans-led’ as trans people are in decision-making roles, including setting the organization’s strategic and financial priorities, AND make up 75% of the group’s staff, spokespeople, and Board or decision-making body.
  - If this is not the case, groups must demonstrate how trans people make budget, organizational and strategic decisions.
- Have an operating budget under $150,000 USD.
- Be a group of people (i.e. not an individual).
- Main focus of work is to benefit the trans community.
- Contribute to movement building, not just providing direct services