Deadline: 01-Apr-21
The LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi has announced the new round of grant funding to support planning, research, general operations, capacity building, and short-term projects that address priority needs of LGBTQ Mississippians as they strive to live safely, openly, and without alienation, isolation, prejudice and/or discrimination.
Goals
The LGBTQ Grants Program, which receives resources from a Fund held at the Community Foundation for Mississippi, provides strategic investments in efforts that align with and support the vision, mission, and beliefs as defined by the LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi.
Special attention will be paid to the following:
- Proposals that demonstrate a commitment to addressing the needs of LGBTQ communities that have been most demonstrably underserved, including but not limited to, communities of color, youth, seniors, and persons in rural communities;
- Intersectional programs addressing faith and acceptance; and
- Efforts serving transgender and gender non-conforming persons.
Funding Information
- An organization can apply for more than one planning grant in a 12-month period by requesting an amendment to the original planning grant, but the total amount received cannot exceed $3,500.
- An organization may submit one or more proposals for general operating funds, and/or capacity-building efforts, but the total amount requested cannot exceed $10,000 in a 12-month period.
- An organization may submit one or more proposals for short-term projects, programs, and/or research, but the total amount requested cannot exceed $15,000in a 12-month period.
Geographic Area
- Applicants must be located in Mississippi or provide services that have a positive direct impact on Mississippi’s LGBTQ population.
Eligible Applicants
Applicants for grants from the LGBTQ Fund of Mississippi include the following:
- Nonprofit organizations with current tax-exempt status under Section 501c3 of the IRS code and that are in compliance with the Mississippi Secretary of State’s charity registration, fee payment, audit (if required), and reporting requirements;
- Units of local government (including schools school districts, public-private partnerships, and quasi-governmental entities);
- Research centers (independent and those associated with universities); and, public and private institutions of higher learning; and,
- Federally-recognized Indian tribes.
For more information, visit https://lgbtqfundms.org/grants/