[June 2024]
These grants offer crucial funding for initiatives that address the unique challenges faced by LGBTQ+ individuals, advancing their rights and improving their well-being. Below is a list of notable grants making a significant impact by supporting various pioneering projects and programs within the LGBTQ+ community.
Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize
Deadline: 30 June 2024
As part of its mission as a global Black publishing house connecting Africa and the African diaspora, the Cassava Republic Press is thrilled to announce the launch of the inaugural Global Black Women’s Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize dedicated to exceptional works by Black women (cis, trans and genderqueer)…[more]
Het Actiefonds Grants to support Social Movements and Action Groups
Deadline: Ongoing
The Het Actiefonds is accepting applications for its grant program to support activism that focuses on climate and various human and animal rights…[more]
Call for Projects “Quai de Scène” for Artists
Deadline: 31 August 2024
Submissions are now open for project “Quai de Scène” for Artists with the goal of presenting the quality, diversity and latest trends produced by artists and independent companies based in Strasbourg and internationally…[more]
AmplifyChange’s Network Grants: Offering GBP 225,000 to GBP 600,000 Over 2-3 Years
Deadline: 2-Jul-24
AmplifyChange is inviting applications to support civil society advocacy and activist groups working on the most neglected and challenging SRHR issues globally today…[more]
Local Engagement and Action Fund – Guyana and Suriname
Deadline: 15-Jul-24
Global Affairs Canada is pleased to announce the call for proposals for the Local Engagement and Action Fund – LEAF for Guyana and Suriname…[more]
Call for Applications: Queer Caravan Program
Deadline: 30 June 2024
Goethe-Institut/Max Mueller Bhavan and French Institute in India are joining The Queer Muslim Project to gather queer storytellers and artists from France, Germany and India for a writing residency and tour in India…[more]
DRL Addressing Gender Based Violence and Hate Based Crimes in Central Europe
Deadline: 05-Jul-2024
The U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (DRL) announces an open competition for organizations interested in submitting applications for projects that increase protections against gender-based violence (GBV) and other types of hate-based crimes in Bulgaria, Czechia, Romania, and Slovakia, including against marginalized communities…[more]
Call for Proposals: UK’s Integrated Security Fund (Ukraine)
Deadline: 26-Jun-24
The British Embassy Kyiv invites proposals from non-profit organisations for project work under the UK’s Integrated Security Fund (ISF)…[more]
NHRC Human Rights Photography Competition (India)
Deadline: 7 July 2024
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is seeking applications for the Human Rights Photography Competition to promote and protect human rights as well as generate awareness in the country…[more]
Journalists in Aging Fellows Program (United States)
Deadline: 12 July 2024
The Gerontological Society of America (GSA) and the Journalists Network on Generations are welcoming applications from journalists who represent general-audience or ethnic/community news outlets in the U.S. and who are covering/wish to cover issues in aging for the 15th year of the Journalists in Aging Fellows Program…[more]
U.S. Mission to Guatemala: Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program
Deadline: 16-Aug-24
U.S. Embassy Guatemala’s Public Diplomacy Section (PDS) of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce funding now available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]
Bonita Amplifies Pride Creator Fund (US)
Deadline: 28 June 2024
The Bonita Project is excited to share the 2nd Annual Bonita Amplifies Pride Creator Fund which focuses on supporting members of the LGBTQIA+ community…[more]
Grants to support Civil Society Organisations in Suriname
Deadline: 24-Jul-24
The European Commission is currently accepting applications to support civil society organisations in Suriname…[more]
Notice of Funding Opportunity: Civil Society Resilience Activity (Cambodia)
Deadline: 5-Jul-24
The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is announcing this notice of funding opportunity (NOFO) to improve Cambodia’s civil society and grassroots organizers to be more effective while maintaining civil society’s ability to function within the country’s closing civic space…[more]
Call for Applications for the Indigenous Violence Prevention Grants Program (Canada)
Deadline: 28-Jun-24
The Government of Newfoundland and Labrador is pleased to announce a call for applications for the Indigenous Violence Prevention Grants Program…[more]
CFPs: Supporting the empowerment of Marginalized Women and reduction of GBV in Botswana
Deadline: 21-Jun-24
The French Embassy in Botswana has announced the FEF-OSC (Innovative projects from civil societies and coalition of actors) small-grant programme designed for supporting the empowerment of marginalized women and reduction of gender-based violence (GBV) in Botswana…[more]
Canada Fund for Local Initiatives – Armenia (2024)
Deadline: 1-Jul-24
The Embassy of Canada accredited to the Republic of Armenia is pleased to launch its annual call for proposals for the Canada Fund for Local Initiatives (CFLI) – Arnold Chan Initiative for Democracy in Armenia…[more]
Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists – US
Deadline: 30 June 2024
Applications now open for the Illuminations Grant for Black Trans Women Visual Artists that sheds light on the under-recognized contributions of Black trans women visual artists and provides critical support to their continuing work…[more]
QBE Foundation Local Grants Program in Australia
Deadline: 3-Jul-24
The application for the 2024 QBE Foundation Local Grants Program has now opened…[more]
Accessible Canada – National AccessAbility Week Funding
Deadline: 17-Jul-24
The Employment and Social Development Canada calls for proposals to support projects that increase awareness through National Accessibility Week (NAAW) to improve understanding and knowledge of Canadians on accessibility and disability inclusion, reduce stigma and attitudinal barriers towards persons with disabilities, and share best practices and lessons learned related to NAAW activities within the disability community…[more]
Apply for Social Justice Fund – United States
Deadline: 21-Oct-2024
AJ Muste Foundation for Peace and Justice has announced the Social Justice Fund for grassroots activist projects in the US, giving priority to those with small budgets and little access to more mainstream funding sources…[more]
Employment Assistance Services for Official Language Minority Communities in Canada
Deadline: 20-Jun-2024
The Government of Canada is inviting applications to support Official Language Minority Communities (OLMC) organizations to deliver Employment Assistance Services (EAS) to English-speaking communities in Quebec and Francophone communities outside Quebec in their first official language…[more]
Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award 2024
Deadline: 18 June 2024
The New York Foundation for the Arts is currently accepting applications for The Ryan Hudak LGBTQ+ Dramatic Writing Award to be awarded to one New York State-based playwright or screenwriter who self-identifies as LGBTQ+…[more]
Civil Society Organizations and Human Rights & Democracy Program – El Salvador
Deadline: 01-Jul-2024
The European Commission is seeking proposals to contribute to the full enjoyment of all human rights and strengthen the capacities of civil society in the promotion of democracy, human rights and fundamental freedoms in El Salvador…[more]
Women’s Urgent Support Fund (Round 2) – United Kingdom
Deadline: 21-Jun-2024 The Smallwood Trust is delighted to announce an open call for the Round 2 of Women’s Urgent Support Fund…[more]
U.S. Mission to Venezuela: Public Diplomacy Grants Program
Deadline: 30-Jun-2024
The VAU of the U.S. Department of State is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Grants Program to strengthen people-to-people ties between the United States and the people of Venezuela through programs that highlight shared values and promote a peaceful, democratic transition…[more]
Pride Foundation Australia announces Large Grants
Deadline: 05-Jul-2024
The Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) is proud to announce their second grant round for 2024 with a focus on supporting sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) people living in regional and rural areas of Australia…[more]
BFW launches “Open Opportunities” Program – Bulgaria
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Bulgarian Fund for Women (BFW) announces an open call for applications to the “Open Opportunities” Program…[more]
ActewAGL Community Grants Program – Australia
Deadline: 30-Jun-2024
The ActewAGL Community Grants Program is offering grants to local community groups, local not-for-profit and charity organisations…[more]
CFAs: Emergency Security Grants for Egyptian Human rights Activists
Deadline: Ongoing
The Minority Rights Group (MNR) is accepting applications for Emergency Security Grants from Egyptian human rights activists who are working within or outside of Egypt to address the security needs of human rights activists representing religious, ethnic or gender minorities (LGBTQIA+), that face digital or physical threats or security risks due to their human rights work within a restrictive civic space…[more]
Africa Regional Democracy Fund for CSOs in Cameroon
Deadline: 23/06/24
The Political and Economic Section of the U.S. Embassy in Yaoundé, Cameroon, announces an open competition for experienced Cameroon-based Civil Society Organizations that are working in the areas of Democracy, Governance, and Human Rights to submit applications under the FY 2023 Africa Regional Democracy Fund program, that will advance human rights systems, policies, and protection; and elections and political processes…[more]
Submissions open for PDS Grant Program (Timor-Leste)
Deadline: 31-Aug-24
The U.S. Embassy in Timor-Leste, through the Public Diplomacy Section, is pleased to announce its FY 2024 open competition for organizations and individuals to submit applications to carry out programs that strengthen the U.S.-Timorese partnership; bolster good governance, including through strengthened civic participation and media reporting; and/or expand economic prosperity, opportunity, and engagement…[more]
Call for Applications: Enhancing Detainees’ Rights in Tunisia
Deadline: 03-Jul-2024
The Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs of the U.S. Department of State announces an open competition for organizations to submit applications to carry out a project that will improve access to justice for detainees in Tunisia, including by enhancing detainees’ legal rights…[more]
Call for Proposals: Human Rights and Democracy (Trinidad and Tobago)
Deadline: 20/06/24
The European Commission is pleased to announce a call for proposals to promote peaceful and inclusive societies for sustainable development; provide access to justice for all; and build effective, accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels in Trinidad and Tobago…[more]
Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) Program – United States
Deadline: 24 June 2024
The Media Artist + Activist Residency (MAR) is providing grants of $25,000 to women, trans, and gender nonconforming media artists working in close collaboration with social justice/cultural organizations to document, reframe, and/or amplify the issues and campaigns addressed by the organization…[more]
Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant – United States
Deadline: 27 November 2024
The American Psychological Foundation (APF) is pleased to announce an open call for the Roy Scrivner Memorial Research Grant…[more]
Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program – Trinidad & Tobago
Deadline: 31-Jul-24
The U.S. Embassy Port of Spain Public Affairs Section of the U.S. Department of State (PAS POS) is pleased to announce that funding is available through its Public Diplomacy Small Grants Program…[more]
Inviting Canadian entrepreneurs to participate in Focus Groups
Deadline: Ongoing
Calling all Canadian Entrepreneurs! MindFrame Connect, in partnership with the Diversity Institute is inviting founders and entrepreneurs within the Canadian entrepreneurial ecosystem who identify as: Women+, 2SLGBTQ+, Black and racialized people, people living with a disability, and Indigenous peoples to share their experiences…[more]
LGBT+ Futures: Bi Fund in the UK
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
Consortium is delighted to open this small grants programme specifically for Bi Organisations across the UK…[more]
Applications open for Human Rights Fund – Turkey
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the Consulate General in Istanbul is inviting Turkish civil society, non-profit educational institutions, semi-governmental organizations and municipalities to submit new applications to get support for their work…[more]
Fund for Indigenous Journalists: MMIWG2T Grant (US)
Deadline: Ongoing Opportunity
The International Women’s Media Foundation’s (IWMF) Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit, Transgender People (MMIWG2T) opportunity supports the production of ambitious reporting that opens up underreported aspects of the issue of Missing & Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP)…[more]
