Deadline: 1-Mar-22
The Omaha Community Foundation is currently accepting applications for the Equality Fund for LGBTQIA2S+ to cultivate a community that supports, includes, and respects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and non-binary individuals and families.
The vision is a unified LGBTQIA2S+ community whose voices and needs are amplified to create deeper understanding and acceptance within the Omaha-Council Bluffs metro area.
Goals
- Provide LGBTQIA2S+ community members, especially youth and elders, a strong network of support;
- Achieve collective impact by organizing within the LGBTQIA2S+ community and investing in leadership development opportunities;
- Increase visibility and acknowledgment of intersectionality within the queer community, empowering diverse voices and experiences to be heard;
- Foster inclusivity, openness, and acceptance with and within the greater community around LGBTQIA2S+ issues; and,
- Deliver equitable access to critical services (housing, medical care, education) AND address issues of inequity within the current social, economic, political, and justice systems.
Funding Priorities
Funding priorities include, but are not limited to, support for:
- Workforce Training, Education, and Development LGBTQIA+ Representation (staff, leadership, board), LGBTQIA+ facilitators leading training around LGBTQIA+ topics
- Informed, Supportive, and Accessible Health Care Physical and Behavioral Health
- Justice System Involvement/Intervention
- Public Leadership. Advocacy, and Allyship
- Safe Shelter and Homelessness Prevention
- Applications that demonstrate collaboration among multiple organizations are encouraged. LGBTQIA+ representation (among clients served, management, staff, and board members) is considered during the decision-making process.
Funding Information
- Up to $200,000 in grant funding will be awarded each year. The average grant award is $15,000 to $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be public, tax-exempt organizations as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, OR working with a 501(c)(3) fiscal agent who can receive funds on your behalf.
- There is no organizational operating budget limit. Organizations of all sizes that fit the other criteria are eligible to apply.
- Innovative programs, initiatives, services, or other ideas within the above-stated focus areas that serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and non-binary individuals and families in Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties.
For more information, visit https://omahafoundation.org/nonprofits/community-interest-funds/lgbtqia-equality-fund/