Deadline: 30-Mar-25
ILGA-Europe is seeking project proposals to support up to 13 European groups working for and with racialised LGBTI communities.
This call aims to strengthen organisations run by racialised LGBTI activists and deepen solidarity with racialised LGBTI communities.
Aim
- The aim of this program is to address the intersectional impact of injustice, racialisation, racism and specific harms affecting the lives of racialised LGBTI communities across Europe.
- This program will do it by:
- Supporting, strengthening and advancing the work of up to 13 European LGBTI organisations that are led by racialised LGBTI people and work with and for racialised LGBTI communities;
- Creating spaces for the organisations to exchange and build connections through holding regular partner meetings
Funding Information
- They can support up to 13 organisations with grants in the amount of €20,000 to €25,000: up to 11 grants to the EU-based organisations and up to two grants to non-EU based organisations.
- The project has to run for 12 months: from 1 June 2025 until 1 June 2026.
Program Structure
- Regular partner meetings that will bring groups together (on-line) to strategise and share work and experiences (three meetings in 12 months).
Eligible Projects
- Type of projects they are looking to support:
- They are looking for projects whose primary aim is to address the intersectional impact of injustice, racialisation, racism and specific harms affecting the lives of racialised LGBTI communities across Europe.
- They will support projects that offer to do this through one (or several) of the following ways of working:
- Facilitating fairer/better access of racialised LGBTI communities to opportunities, services, spaces and care from which these communities have been historically excluded;
- Forging and advancing collaboration and partnerships with other actors: activist groups (racialised or not; LGBTI or beyond), media, authorities and/or service providers;
- Exploring, reclaiming and enhancing voices and experiences from racialised LGBTI communities to challenge existing structures, change existing practices, mobilise wider support, and engage the community;
- Strengthening internal organisational structures, skills and practices to build a sustainable presence for and with(in) the communities and wider civic society space.
Who can apply?
- Type of organisations and groups they will support
- This call is aimed specifically for registered and non-registered LGBTI organisations and initiative groups in Europe that are:
- Led by racialised LGBTI people and
- Working for and with racialised LGBTI communities.
- This call is aimed specifically for registered and non-registered LGBTI organisations and initiative groups in Europe that are:
- Due to the donor’s limitations, they are only able to support organisations that are:
- Member organisations of ILGA-Europe as of 1 June 2025 (start of the project). If your application for membership is under consideration as of 30 March 2025 (the deadline for this application), you are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit ILGA-Europe.