Q4 Resource Roundup (2024)
Please Note: This list will continue to be updated with opportunities and resources throughout the remainder of the year. If you’d like to submit upcoming grants, gender affirming resources, or other funding opportunities, send an email to info@blackremoteshe.com.
Last Updated: November 22, 2024
Originally published: September 20, 2024
Upcoming Fellowships & Funds
(including reminders of upcoming deadlines from our Q3 resource list)
November Deadlines
Last Updated: November 22, 2024
(ADDED 10/9) Made By Us is accepting applications for their 2025 Civic Season Design Fellowship, a unique opportunity for young people, ages 18-30, to make a meaningful impact in their communities and across the country. Fellows will contribute approximately 4 hours per week from January to July 2025, participating in activities on either a program or content track to co-design the Civic Season experience alongside your peers. Fellows will receive a $1,500 stipend, hands-on experience with top cultural institutions, and more. The deadline to apply is November 1, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/1) The Okra Project is accepting applications for their Holiday Grocery Fund, a fund providing $200 to Black transgender/NB/GNC individuals. Qualified applicants will be selected at random with Black trans femmes to the front. The deadline to apply is November 4, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/8) Artist Trust Fellowship Awards are merit-based awards of $10,000 to practicing professional artists of exceptional talent and ability residing in Washington State. These unrestricted awards are open to artists of all disciplines and are given annually to 8+ artists of in recognition of artistic excellence and dedication to their practice. The deadline to apply is November 4, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/18) The 2025 Creative Residency for Black Puppeteers is accepting proposals from emerging and early-career artists interested in exploring the art of puppetry. Puppet Showplace Theater is offering five $1,000 grants to Black artists to support the research and development of original puppetry work. The deadline to apply is November 6, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/7) Project Gallery’s Autumn Artist Grant is offering an unrestricted one-time $200 grant for an emerging artist working in any medium. Must be 18 years or older to apply. The call will be open until November 7, 2024 and the recipient of the grant will be announced in late November/early December. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/18) The Charlene Victor & Ella J. Weiss Cultural Entrepreneur Fund is designed to support the professional development of Brooklyn's emerging and mid-career women artists and arts administrators. This annual grant awards two individuals $2,500 each and provides awardees with the necessary support to leverage their creative passions with the entrepreneurial skills necessary to maintain sustainable creative careers. The deadline to apply is November 8, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/5) Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund is accepting applications for grants for gender-affirming care in the state of Iowa. Applicants must be a resident of Iowa. The deadline to apply is November 10, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/8) Collective Impact Forum recently launched a Collective Leadership Advancing Racial Equity (CLARE) program, a 10-month leadership accelerator designed to invest in the capacity and wellbeing of 20 individuals leading collaborative work in place (e.g., “backbone leaders”) by focusing on healing and wellness, collaborative leadership, and building social networks and collective power to advance systems change. This program will center and prioritize the participation of Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) leaders in the U.S. South working in place-based collectives focused on health and racial equity and/or issue-specific health collaboratives such as birth justice and reproductive rights. Applications are now open for the 2025 cohort through Tuesday, November 12th. Learn more and apply here.
Black and Beyond Binary Collective Housing Safety Fund is now accepting applications to support significantly marginalized individuals currently struggling with housing security and/or safety. Applications will be accepted from September - November.
(ADDED 11/15) The People’s Media Record is accepting applications for their Preserving and Archiving Community Media (PACME) Fellowship, a nine-month fellowship to build archiving and preservation skills in community, planning alongside a group of your peers for the long-term care and activation of local neighborhood, community, and movement histories. A monthly stipend of $1,000.00 over the nine months to be awarded to each fellow ($9,000.00 total). The deadline to apply is November 15, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/2) Black Farmer Fund’s Rapid Response Fund is accepting applications for their fall funding cycle. Black Farmer Fund's Rapid Response Fund provides critical financial assistance to Northeast Black farmers and food businesses in emergencies. Black agricultural and food businesses in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania are eligible to apply. Fall cycle applications were recently extended to November 15, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/28) National Black Food and Justice Alliance (NBFJA) is accepting applications for their Mutual Aid, Resource, & Capacity Fund (MARC). The MARC pool of capacity building resources are available to NBFJA members and affiliated members of a NBFJA Member organizations as well as **new** non-member farm and food organizations with operating budgets of $500,000 or less and located within the U.S. and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and American Samoa, with priority given to NBFJA members. All funds will serve as resources for what organizations identify as important to enhancing, expanding and deepening their operations towards building a stronger alternative food system, nurturing community wellness and/or building systems for local cooperation. The deadline to apply is November 15, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/3) Maine Initiatives is now accepting applications for the 2025 Giving Project Fund for Community Organizing. The purpose of the Giving Project Fund is to resource social change movements and organizing efforts by shifting money to community organizing groups advancing social, economic, environmental, and racial justice & tribal sovereignty in Maine, unceded Wabanaki Territory. The 2025 Giving Project Fund will provide one (1) year of unrestricted, general operating support of up to $20,000 to at least five (5) community organizing groups. Applications are due November 15, 2024 and awards will be announced in March of 2025. Learn more and apply here.
To The End anthology aims to explore the full depth and breadth of divorce narratives from queer, trans, non-binary, two-spirit, genderfluid, gay, lesbian, bisexual, and intersex writers. Contributors will be paid for their work and will receive copies of the book. The extended deadline to apply is November 20, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/8) The Gusto Impact Awards is coming to five new cities: Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Houston, and, Miami. The grand prize winner will receive $40,000 in advertising, $10,000 cash, and one year of Gusto payroll services. 30 small businesses in each city will get $500 Visa gift cards. The deadline to submit is November 20, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/22) Puffin Foundation Artist Grants seeks to open the doors of artistic expression by providing grants to artists and art organizations who are often excluded from mainstream opportunities due to their identities or social philosophies. The maximum grant size is $3,500. While some projects will receive full funding, a typical grant is about half that amount. The deadline to apply is November 22, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/4) The Urban Institute and the Microsoft Justice Reform Initiative are collaborating on the Catalyst Grant Program to support 501(c)3 organizations with local activities related to advancing racial equity and reform at the front end of the adult criminal legal system through data and technology. Selected applicants will receive $40,000 in grant funds; assistance on data, policy, and community engagement from the Urban Institute; access to Microsoft technology and related support; and peer-learning opportunities. The deadline to apply is November 22, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/15) Rauschenberg Emergency Grants provides one-time grants of up to $5,000 for recent unexpected medical, dental, and mental health emergencies to artists in financial need* who are creating in the visual arts, film/video/electronic/digital arts, and choreography. Only generative artists are eligible—artists creating their own, independent work, with recent and ongoing opportunities for the public to experience that work. The deadline to apply is November 26, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/30) Spitfire’s 2025 Pro Bono Fund supports nonprofit organizations with a demonstrated commitment to racial justice and serving the Black community across various social justice issues. This year’s Pro Bono Fund cycle seeks to support organizations whose capacity has been hindered by the recent rise in attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion in their states. The 2025 Pro Bono Fund will award three organizations that will participate in a cohort experience that will include individual communications counsel and support, capacity building and collaboration opportunities across the cohort. The deadline to apply is November 29, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/6) The 2025 Indigenous Youth Fellowship will offer support to individuals or groups of young Indigenous (between the ages of 17-28) communicators, activists, artists, creatives and visionaries to develop their capacities, training, research, production and creation aimed at strengthening their cultural identity and leadership. Applicants must be able to work independently and be responsible for implementing their project. Fellows will receive up to 6,000 US Dollars. Appliants must reside in the eligible countries: In North America: United States, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador, and Guatemala. In South America: Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Peru, Chile, Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, Brazil. In Asia: Indonesia, Nepal, Philippines, Papua Guinea, and India. In Africa: Ghana, Cameroon, Namibia, Botswana, South Africa, and Kenya. The deadline to apply is November 30, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/1) Project HEAL is accepting applications for meal support, insurance navigation, clinical assessments, and other resources, excluding treatment placements or cash assistance. For treatment placements or cash assistance, sign-up here to be notified when applications re-open on their website. The deadline to apply for meal support, insurance navigation, clinical assessments, and other resources is November 30, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/30) Point of Pride’s Annual Trans Surgery Fund provides financial aid towards gender-affirming surgery. The deadline to apply is November 30, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/1) Genderbands transition grants offers financial assistance to individuals on the trans spectrum, including non-binary folks. The deadline to apply is November 30, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
December Deadlines
Last Updated: November 22, 2024
(ADDED 11/22) The Get Free First 100 Days Organizing Fellowship is a dynamic, paid opportunity for young people passionate about grassroots organizing and winning transformation policies for racial justice, repair, and reparations. This fellowship equips a cohort of predominantly BIPOC Gen Z organizers (ages 18-30) with leadership roles in Get Free's "First 100 Days National Campaign". Each fellow will receive a stipend of up to $2800 for their participation and are expected to dedicate 8-10 hours per week over a 14-week period. The deadline to apply is December 2, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/8) International Trans Grant Fund’s (ITF) 9th Grant Cycle invite applications from trans-led organizations worldwide with annual budgets below $100,000 USD. The ITF has two grant types: SEED Grant (1-year) are general operation support or project grants amounts of $10,000 to $25,000 USD/year for organizations note previously funded by the ITF and THRIVE Grant (1-year) are general operation support grants amounts of $25,000 to $50,000 USD/year exclusively for trans-led organizations previously funded by the ITF in good standing. The deadline to apply for either a SEED or THRIVE grant is December 2, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
The Trans Health Advocacy Program, a part of Kentucky Health Justice Network, is accepting applications to support Trans Kentuckians seeking gender affirming surgeries. The only requirement for eligibility funding is that you have completed a consultation with a surgeon and are a KY resident. Applications for this cycle close December 2nd 2024. Learn more and apply here.
The ACLS Digital Justice Grant program is designed to promote and provide resources for projects at various stages of development that diversify the digital domain, advance justice and equity in digital scholarly practice, and/or contribute to public understanding of racial and social justice issues. This program supports digital projects across the humanities and interpretative social sciences that critically engage with the interests and histories of people of color and other historically marginalized communities through the ethical use of digital tools and methods. The program offers two kinds of grants: Digital Justice Seed Grants for projects at early stages of development; and Digital Justice Development Grants for projects that have advanced beyond the start-up or early phases of development. The application deadline is December 3, 2024, 9:00 PM EST. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/19) The Visions After Violence Community Fellowship is an opportunity for people who are directly impacted by state violence to advance community-based documentation and archival work to cultivate deeper understandings of the impacts of state violence on individuals, families, and communities. The Community Fellow will design, carry out, and activate their own community-based oral history projects. One Community Fellow will be selected for the 2025 Visions After Violence Community Fellowship, beginning March 2025 and ending in December 2025. This Community Fellow will receive a $10,000 stipend and an additional $1,000 stipend for materials and supplies. The deadline to apply is December 4, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/8) Causability Grants are provided to creators are rooted in the belief that local Creator as Activists have the unique perspective needed to address the challenges and opportunities in their communities. The grants are tailored for creators who may not yet be involved with a local nonprofit organization, providing them with the opportunity to develop new programs in partnership with these organizations. The deadline to apply is December 6, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
The BIPOC ED Coalition is accepting applications for their One-Month Sabbatical Grant to support BIPOC nonprofit leaders in Washington State with one-month sabbaticals that allow them to step back from the exhaustion of work and re-connect with their own vitality and balance. There are two sabbatical awards: Individual Sabbatical Expenses for the Leader with $5,000 in unrestricted funding for the leader to use for their health and wellbeing or Organizational and Leadership Support with $3,000 to cover administrative and organizational support costs related to the sabbatical. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/22) The NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellowship is an $8,000 unrestricted cash grant available to artists living in New York State and/or one of the Tribal Nations located therein. The deadline to apply is December 17, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
Emerge Summer 2025 Hybrid Disability Studies Workshop is accepting applications from Disabled Activists, Artists, Cultural Producers, Filmmakers, and Academics. Each Emerge cohort will consist of scholars, artists, filmmakers, or activists whose work enriches the field of Disability Studies with projects that explore disabled people’s experiences intersecting with further marginalization by race, gender, sexuality, incarceration, or immigration. Each group of ten will be invited to San Francisco on the basis of their 2-4 years’ experience in disability-related scholarship, arts/culture/filmmaking, and/or disability justice activism. Fellows will receive financial support in the form of a $10,000 honorarium for associated costs with their proposed project and to compensate their labor being in the workshop, as well as travel stipend/lodging/meals for the visit to San Francisco (If you cannot join us in person because of safety or accommodation needs, a digital means of participation will be provided). The deadline to apply is December 27, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 11/1) Project HEAL reopens their applications for treatment placements and cash assistance on December 1. Treatment placements or cash assistance applications submitted December 1 - 31 will be reviewed in January 2025. The deadline to apply is December 31, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
Rolling Deadlines
Last Updated: November 20, 2024
Craft Emergency Relief Fund offers $3,000 to craft artists who experienced a recent and substantially disruptive emergency or disaster. To qualify for an Emergency Relief Grant, applicants need to be craft artists who are 18 years of age or older. They must have been living and working in the U.S. or U.S. Territories for the past two years. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.
East Bay Community Foundation launched the Oakland Small Business Resiliency Fund, a grant fund supporting diverse small businesses with a physical presence in Oakland. The Fund will provide a one-time infusion of grant capital to Oakland small businesses to boost their resiliency and ability to withstand and recover from the economic and community safety challenges they face or to build their capacity and readiness to take on other forms of capital and investments. These grants (ranging from $5,000 to $25,000) are dedicated to helping businesses thrive and expand their capacity. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis during Phase 1 of funding through April 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Start.coop is accepting applications for their Black Community Wealth Accelerator Leadership Council. Members of the Leadership Council will provide hands-on support to the participating businesses and advise Start.coop on the Accelerator curriculum, recruitment, and admissions. Learn more and apply here.
The BIPOC Therapy Fund centers Black Women, Femmes, and Nonbinary Beloved. This cycle will prioritize applicants impacted by Hurricane Helene and continues to extend care to those directly impacted by the crises in Palestine, Lebanon, Congo, Sudan, Ethiopia, Haiti, and Yemen and other violently exploited regions. Learn more and apply here.
Pride Foundation’s scholarship program supports LGBTQ+ students who are leaders—in their own lives, in their families, in their home communities, in their fields of study, in their workplaces, or in our movements for justice. Applicants must pursuing post-secondary education in the coming 2024-2025 school year and be a resident of Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, or Washington (but may study elsewhere). This includes community college, four-year public or private college or university, certificate programs, vocational/technical/trade programs, law school, medical/dental/veterinary school, or graduate education. Application is open from October 11, 2023 through January 5, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
We Need Diverse Books (WNDB) provides emergency grants to diverse authors and illustrators, publishing professionals, and educators who are experiencing dire financial need. In response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Helene, WNDB is committing $10,000 in emergency funds for diverse writers, creatives, and educators who have been financially impacted by the hurricane. Learn more and apply for funding here.
BEAM’S Parent Support Fund provides direct monetary support to Black and marginalized parents who are living with mental health conditions or supporting children living with mental health conditions. This round of funding is an emergency hurricane relief fund for families in the states of North Carolina and Georgia who have been affected by the hurricane. Parents can apply for up to $100 of monetary support. Limited funds are available. Learn more and apply here.
The Action for Transformation Fund, led by Transgender Law Center and Emergent Fund, is a pilot initiative that will move resources to trans-led organizing, healing, and power-building efforts. To be eligible to apply, organizations must be a 501c3 or fiscally sponsored project. Grants to be $5,000-$20,000, on average $10,000. The application is an accessible process with video, phone, and Spanish options. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.
The Trans Health Legal Fund provides resources for trans people facing investigation, arrest or prosecution for seeking healthcare.
The Repro Legal Defense Fund provides bail and ongoing legal expenses for people criminalized for abortion (self-managed abortion, in-clinic abortion, or at-home abortion) pregnancy loss such as stillbirths or miscarriages, allegation of drug use during pregnancy, and people who are criminalized for supporting others. Apply here for help with fees and expenses for your case.
The Southwest Virginia Trans Wellness Fund makes direct payments to trans people living in Southwest Virginia to support costs related to transition-related expenses and/or basic needs such as rent and bills. This is a quarterly fund. Applications open each year on January 1, April 1, July 1, and October 1, and close on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31, respectively. Learn more and apply here.
Dem Bois Inc. curates care packages with basic essential items to help take care of trans men of color personal care and hygiene needs. Each care package contains over 18 personal care items (socks, toothpaste, toothbrush, soap, lotion, tissue, towels, etcetera). Learn more and request a care package here.
DR DHT offers Gender Affirming Surgery Grants to trans, non-binary, & GNC people in need of funding. This includes top surgery, bottom surgery and other gender related procedures. Currently their grants are $300 each. Learn more and apply here.
Black Trans Travel Fund offers Black trans women based in the United States financial support to purchase an airline ticket, pay for TSA Pre-Check, to purchase a passport, or renew a passport. Learn more and how to apply here.
The Black & Brown Podcast Collective supports emerging podcasters and content creators of color by providing micro grants to further support the growth of their podcasts and content. Applicants must be a member to apply, but memberships are free.
The Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund applications are open during the first week of the month.
The Roddenberry Catalyst Fund makes grants between $2,500–$15,000 to anyone, anywhere in the world who has an early-stage idea or project that addresses pressing global challenges. Eligible candidates for the Catalyst Fund may be individuals, teams of individuals, non-profit organizations, or social enterprises and will receive funding of up to $15,000. Applications are accepted year-round. Learn more and apply here.
TRUTH is a youth-led program for trans, non-binary, and gender- nonconforming young people to build public understanding, empathy, and a movement for liberation through storytelling and media organizing. Applications are now open for trans youth, ages 13-18 and all council members are eligible for an educational award each quarter of $300, totaling $900 a year. Learn more and apply here.
The Roses Youth Council is for trans and GNC gurls of color to build sisterhood with other trans girls built by and for trans girls! The councile will work as a team to strengthen organizing and leadership skills while holding important conversations about the experiences and demands of our community. Applications are now open for trans youth, ages 14-18 and all council members are eligible for an educational award each quarter of $300, totaling $900 a year. Learn more and apply here.
Cookies U Humboldt offers free, hands-on cannabis training for those who have been historically marginalized and negatively impacted by the War on Drugs. Onsite housing and transportation to participate will be included for those selected. There will also be the opportunity to apply for rent assistance to cover some of your expenses at home while you're away. Learn more about eligibility requirements and apply here.
Stimpunks Foundation offers mutual aid and human-centered learning for neurodivergent and disabled people. Each month, they issue 4 mutual aid grants of US$500 each to fellow neurodivergent and disabled people. These grants cover anything you need for your welfare and survival. They also offer creator grants to help fund your art, advocacy, or research. These are US$3,000 grants offered to neurodivergent and disabled creators. You can apply for both a creator grant and a mutual aid grant. Learn more and apply here.
Barn Raiser is seeking proposals for their upcoming series of arts and culture stories “Reimagining Rural Cartographies.” Stories (including creative nonfiction, reported stories, and photo essays) will explore the work of artists, environmental stewards, community organizers and artistic and social justice movements informing Midwestern creativity and social change, with a focus on reimagined or nontraditional forms of cartography and mapping. Each project comes with a $1,000 stipend. Projects will be accepted on a rolling basis. Learn more and apply here.
Trans Aid Nashville provides financial assistance to transgender, nonbinary, and gender diverse individuals residing in Davidson County. Learn more and apply for assistance here.
The North Texas TRANSportation Network provides travel grants to North Texas families seeking out-of-state health care for trans and gender-diverse minors.
Sex Workers Educating & Empowering Texans has a 2024 Emergency Relief Assistance Application for sex workers in Austin TX. Learn more and submit a request here.
The Welcome Project PA (WPPA) can provide a limited number of short-term and immediate assistance for transgender and gender nonconforming folks or the parents of trans kids in need who reside within Greater Philadelphia, PA. WPPA can provide one-time rapid response micro grants that are designed to help people with medical expenses, groceries, housing costs, and transportation/utilities. Learn more and submit a request here.
Max’s Emergency Relief & Resource Fund is a one-time grant of between $500 and $1000 to assist self-employed artists who have a steady work history, but who are experiencing a temporary financial set back. MKCP assistance is designed to resolve this short term crisis, whatever it may be, and the applicant will again gain employment in the near future. Individuals seeking assistance must be residents of New York State, but exceptions are made in some cases if applicant was affiliated with Max’s Kansas City. The deadline is ongoing. Learn more and apply here.
The Welcome Project PA (WPPA) is seeking transgender, nonbinary, and intersex individuals to join their Healthcare Best Practices Cohort. Cohort members have paid opportunities to be part of panels to discuss affirming healthcare with medical students, nurses, and doctors. In addition to their panel programs, there are opportunities to be interviewed as part of a documentary film that follows this movement to improve healthcare outcomes for trans and nonbinary folx. Participants can be anywhere in Greater Philly or farther away for their virtual program. Learn more about the program here.
HCAI provides free chest binders to LGBTQ+ youth and ships throughout the US and Puerto Rico. Request a binder from them here.
The Los Angeles Young Adult Emergency Relief Fund is an unrestricted grantmaking program for disabled and historically underrepresented young adults pursuing careers in writing and filmmaking in Los Angeles. The Fund will provide $500 grants to 18-25 year old disabled writers and filmmakers experiencing financial hardship. Learn more and apply here.
ARTNOIR’s The Jar of Love Fund is a microgrant initiative intended to provide relief for artists, curators, and cultural producers of color. Applications are open to all those 18 years or older working within the arts, living in all fifty states, territories and Tribal Nations. Learn more and apply here.
The Institute for Research on Male Supremacism (IRMS) is offering a few stipends of $1000 to support participation from trans and cis women of color, trans men of color, and nonbinary people of color in their fellowship and mentorship programs. Fellow and mentee applications for this stipend will be accepted until December 17, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
The 2024 Association for Queer Anthropology (AQA) Fellowships, offering general and unqualified support for scholars and students in the United States to continue practicing queer anthropology, will award five grants of up to $400 each to support members of the AQA community. Learn more and apply here.
MaskBloc Long Beach is accepting requests for free masks and test for QTPOC and disabled folks based in the Long Beach area. Learn more and submit a request here.
MaskBloc Waterloo has open applications to request free Personal Protective Equipment (respirator masks, rapid tests, etc) from Mask Bloc Waterloo Region (Canada). Learn more and submit a request here.
FCA offers immediate, project-based emergency grants to visual and performing artists living and working in the U.S. and abroad who have sudden, unanticipated opportunities to present their work to the public or incur unexpected or unbudgeted expenses for projects close to completing with committed exhibition or performance dates. Learn more and apply here.
Austin Creative Alliance is accepting applications for their Artists Emergency Fund, offering immediate assistance for individual artists and their families in Greater Austin. Cultural sector workers based in Greater Austin facing verifiable and immediate housing, food or healthcare insecurity (including travel, lodging and procedure expenses related to reproductive care) may apply for up to $1000 in unrestricted funds. Learn more and apply here.
Intransitive has multiple support funds available for Trans & Two Spirit people living in Arkansas facing emergency situations. The Brayla Stone Microgrant supports Black Transgender women and girls living in Arkansas with rent assistance, utilities, temporary emergency housing, groceries, medical expense & transportation. Additional microgrants include a fund for trans immigrants, fund for trans youth, fund for incarcerated trans siblings, and a general fund for trans, gnc, non-binary, and two spirit Arkansans.
The Transdolescent Fund supports Trans and Two Spirit adolescents (Trans youth and Two Spirit youth) living in Arkansas who need access to gender affirming gear. Learn more and submit a request here.
BIPOC Therapy Fund is accepting applications for folks currently impacted by the crisis in Palestine and need financial assistance to access therapy services. They are prioritizing Palestinians and folks with family and loved ones in Palestine. Activists, care workers, folks with roots in the SWANA region (South West Asia North Africa), and BIPOC Muslim, Jewish, Christian allies personally impacted can reach out to care@mentalhealthliberation.org to receive support. Please note: If you are not currently impacted by the crisis in Palestine, sign up for their newsletter to be notified when the next BIPOC Therapy Fund application cycle opens up.
Trans Resistance Network provides resources for those families and individuals who are relocating to a safer state as a consequence of state laws against gender diverse people, criminalization of gender affirming care, or lack of community safety due to one’s gender identity and expression. Requests for relocation support can be submitted here.
The Black Trans Women Inc Sister’s Keeper program provides emergency assistance to trans women in the United States to help cover unexpected emergency needs such as groceries, shelter, safe transportation and phone/utility expenses. Learn more and apply here.
Black Trans Wellness Fund is now open for Black trans people in Philadelphia. 10 grantees will be selected each month to receive $250.00 by check or Cash app. This is a rolling application that will be opened at the beginning of the month for a week. Learn more and apply here.
The Black Trans Wellness Fund recently reopened to support Black trans people residing in Philadelphia. The fund committee will select 10 grantees each month to receive $250.00 by check or Cash App. This is a rolling application that will be opened at the beginning of the month for a week. Learn more and apply here.
The FREE STEM Fund offers up to 50,000 EUR in funding for initiatives and projects in the Global South from registered and unregistered initiatives, groups, collectives, and organisations focused on the rights of girls, women, transgender and non-binary people and STEM. Learn more and apply here.
Emergent Fund is a rolling, monthly rapid response and emergent organizing grant for movement and frontline communities responding to urgent and specific unanticipated crises or opportunities to build power. Applications are due every third Thursday each month. Learn more and apply here.
Black Trans Men Inc. is offering a grant of up to $1000 to assist with the financial obligation for undergoing elective gender affirming top surgery for Black and African American trans men. Learn more and submit a Gender Affirming Surgery Financial Assistance Application here.
Social Impact Labs awards $1,000 to support community projects. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and remain eligible for six months. Apply by the end of a given month to be considered for the following month’s award. Learn more and apply here.
The Black Journalists Therapy Relief Fund (BJTRF) provides assistance for Black journalists facing financial hardship who are unable to pay for mental health support. Learn more and apply for funding here.
October Deadlines
Last Updated: October 23, 2024
(ADDED 9/27) The Artadia Awards provide financial support, exposure and recognition to artists. The awards are unrestricted, allowing artists to use the funds in any way they choose. Atlanta Artadia Awardees to receive unrestricted funds of $15,000*, as well as access to the Artadia Network. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 9/24) Crossroads Fund launched The Youth Fund to support youth activists who want to change and challenge existing policies and/or organized structures that prevent their communities from achieving equality. Projects may cover many areas ranging from community, education and schools, health, environment, incarceration, media, racism, discrimination, voting, etc. Grant amounts are between $5,000 to $15,000 depending on the size of the project and what it will cover. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
Black Trans Travel Fund's book sponsorship program is a program developed for Black trans women to be able to receive free copies of literature each month. The program relaunches on October 1, 2024. Learn more and request free book copies here.
Craft Research Fund Grants award up to $15,000 to support new and interdisciplinary research about craft in the United States. The deadline to apply is October 4, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
Trans Trust Funds (TTF) is a program for transgender and gender expansive youth of color who are high school (junior & senior) and early college age (16 years old - 24 years old) in the South (FL, GA, SC, NC, VA, KY, TN, AL, MS, LA, AR, TX) focused on financial wellness from a trauma informed and anti-Capitalist lens. All transgender and/or gender expansive youth of color can apply regardless of documentation or financial status. TTF is a 6 month program from October 2024 - March 2025. Participants will meet on the second Saturday of each month. This may be subject to change if there is a holiday that falls on that Saturday or if the majority of the cohort cannot meet on that Saturday. Cohort members will be paid up to $599 for their participation in TTF. The deadline is extended to October 5, 2024 at 11:59pm EST. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 9/30) Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund is accepting applications for grants for gender-affirming care in the state of Iowa. Applicants must be a resident of Iowa to apply. Applications are open for any Trans, Nonbinary, or Gender Diverse Iowan that needs aid to access gender-affirming care. The deadline to submit is 11:55 pm CT on October 6, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
The LACE Lighting Fund is an annual grant for artists and artist-driven organizations, projects, and publications. This year, LACE will award 10 artist project grants in the amount of $6,000 to LA County residents that are at least 18 years of age and are not currently enrolled in a college program. LACE is also accepting applicants for the Jacki Apple Fund, supporting one LA-based mid- or late-career artist with a $10,000 grant for work resulting in performance, media, exhibition, and/or publication within one year of the award. One artist will be selected through the Lightning Fund application process The deadline to apply is October 6, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
The Echoing Green Fellowship seeks leaders who bring deep knowledge and passion to designing solutions with and for their communities. Fellows are lifelong members of Echoing Green’s community and work across issue areas to advance equity, including education, climate justice, human rights, health, and more. Echoing Green Fellows receive capital in the form of a $100,000 stipend, capacity-building support, and a community to support them on their entrepreneurial journey. Applications are due by 2:00 PM (14:00) EDT on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/4) The 2025 Create Change Fellowship Program is designed for emerging or mid-career artists, activists, and cultural organizers to engage in intensive learning, creation, and community collaboration over six months. Fellows participate in tailored workshops and training sessions, develop and implement community-focused projects, and engage in professional development opportunities. They receive an honorarium of $1,500 and a production budget to support their projects. The deadline to apply is October 10, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/8) The Artists in Residence (AiRs) Program selects emerging or mid-career artists, activists, and cultural organizers for a year-long residency focused on community engagement and project-based learning. AiRs develop and execute detailed art projects that address relevant issues and engage the community. They participate in community events, lead workshops or public discussions, and collaborate with other artists and community members. AiRs receive an honorarium of $18,000, a $10,000 production budget, and access to in-depth resources, including specialized materials, and advanced professional networks. The deadline to apply is October 10, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
Pride Foundation Community Grant Program is open to organizations with 501(c)(3) status or fiscal sponsorship based in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington. Priority organizations are BIPOC and TGNC-led grassroots organizations. The deadline to apply is October 11, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
The Leaders of Color Fellowship is a leadership development program for Black, Indigenous and people of color leaders who are committed to the advancement of cultural equity in the arts. During this no cost eight-month fellowship, fellows receive access to specialists in the field, strategic learning objectives determined to deepen thought on anti-racist and culturally-oriented leadership practices, and national-level network and cohort building. The program sessions are held online from December 2024 through June 2025. Upon completion of this program, participants are granted alumni status and have opportunities to collaborate with the USRAO in their region as advisors, funding Application Reviewers, and/or other professional capacities. NEFA has established a one-time award of $1000 to LoCF Alumni for further support of their professional development. The deadline to apply is October 13, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/8) Hue Capital’s $1,000 Winning Women MicroGrant is designed specifically to support women founders building product-centric businesses in the United States. The deadline to apply is October 14, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 9/24) The TRANScend fund was created to address the emerging needs of our Transgender & gender non-conforming community members. Funding is for Trans rights advocacy and general operating support for organizations that serve Trans & gender non-conforming folks throughout their lives. Organizations must be registered as a 501(c)3 nonprofit and must explicitly and primarily serve LGBTQIA2S+ populations in Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and/or the Native Nations therein. Applications are reviewed on the last Monday of each month. Sponsorships range from $500-$1,000 for convening, fundraisers, art openings, theater, music, pride events, educational events, etc. The deadline to apply is October 16, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/18) The International Trans Fund (ITF) is seeking applications from committed trans activists to join their Board of Directors for a three-year term. Board members will receive a remuneration of USD$1,500 per each year of their term. Members also receive reimbursement of travel expenses, including per diem, to attend ITF meetings. The deadline to apply is is October 21, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/18) The International Trans Fund (ITF) is seeking applications from committed activists to be members of their Grant Making Panel (GMP) for a two-year term. GMP members will receive a remuneration of USD$1,500 per one-year grant cycle. Members also receive travel expenses, including per diem, to attend ITF meetings. The deadline to apply is October 21, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 9/27) The Collective Imagination for Spatial Justice grant aims to support teams that are dreaming up what public artmaking can be as we strive for more just futures for our public spaces and public culture. A new cohort of Collective Imagination Teams will be selected to participate in a six-month imagination journey, from January through June 2025. Eligible applicants must be a team of at least three members, based in Massachusetts. Each team will receive a $6,000 grant. The deadline to apply is October 21, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 9/27) Dreaming Beyond AI invites folks to apply to its 2025 artist-activist residency that aims to explore coalition building in times of AI. They are looking for four artist-activists in residence who will work individually and together to interrogate this topic in a creative way from April to June 2025. The residency will be compensated with a honorarium of 4000,- € (excl. VAT) and will take place online and offline: in person at Konvent residency space, close to Barcelona, Spain, and in the digital. The deadline to apply is October 21, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/23) A Blade of Grass’s Field Funds will distribute $25,000 to artists and creative practitioners working throughout the country with 50 grants of $500 each. Field Funds supports both the public components of a project and the often unseen work that makes collaborative creative practice possible such as research and relationship-building. This cycle of Field Funds supports socially engaged practitioners with $500 to document and archive their practices. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/22) Gender Reveal is awarding several grants of $500-$1000 for community/art/organizing projects led by trans people of color. They are specifically looking for projects that support trans folks and/or other marginalized communities, and/or whose work fosters exploration and celebration of gender diversity and trans lives. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/2) Black Farmer Fund’s Rapid Response Fund is accepting applications for their fall funding cycle. Black Farmer Fund's Rapid Response Fund provides critical financial assistance to Northeast Black farmers and food businesses in emergencies. Black agricultural and food businesses in Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania are eligible to apply. Fall cycle applications are due October 31, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 10/2) Black Mothers Blooming is accepting applications from Black mothers or women-identifying caregivers of children 10 years of age or younger residing in Charlottesville or Albemarle County in Virginia. 50 randomly selected participants will receive a reparative gift of $1,000 per month for the duration of four years. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2024. Learn more and apply here.
Gender Affirming Resources and Networks
Last Updated: November 22, 2024
Resource Bank for Racial Equity contains curated resources and tools to help prepare racial equity practitioners, allies, and leaders for the next 4 years and beyond.
The 2024 Elections and Beyond: Fortifying Ourselves, Our Organizations, and Our Ecosystems Toolkit from the Building Movement Project offers a series of frameworks and accompanying worksheets for individuals, organizations, and networks to clarify values and identify roles that benefit the broader ecosystem, gather the necessary analysis, partnerships, and tools from our movement “pantry,” consider reasons why organizations may want to engage in rapid response efforts, explore stances such as Defend, Disrupt, Demand, Document, Discuss, Design, and Deepen, and fortify our individual and organizational well-being for the months ahead.
The Solidarity Is Practice Guide is an offering from Building Movement Project and SolidarityIs that enables individuals and organizations to engage in transformative solidarity practice. When we engage in transformative practice we have an opportunity to change ourselves, our communities, systems, institutions, and cultural norms.
Advocates for Trans Equality created a Trans Legal Survival Guide to help trans people prepare for the upcoming administration and beyond. Their 17-page guide clarifies legal terminology, breaks down major topics, and offers practical advice on changing your name and gender marker, setting up power of attorney, protecting your family and parenting decisions, end-of-life planning, fixing your name on your credit report, and more.
Transitional Justice is a grassroots organization created for the express purpose of providing refuge and support for transgender political refugees who are fleeing persecution.
Call BlackLine® provides a space for peer support, counseling, reporting of mistreatment, witnessing and affirming the lived experiences for folxs who are most impacted by systematic oppression with an LGBTQ+ Black Femme Lens.
Transhealth launched a Post-Op Supply Exchange (POSE) program, where POSE individuals with upcoming gender-affirming surgical procedures are able to take and borrow items needed for post-op recovery. Reusable items will be washed and returned for future community care.
Trans Lifeline pulled together a resource list to support trans folks with self care in preparing for and navigating the election.
The Long COVID Essentials is a series of resource sheets created by The Sick Times and Long Covid Justice around navigating Long COVID. All the sheets have been reviewed by people living with Long COVID, caregivers, and by Long COVID medical experts!
Queer Trans Project offers free gender-affirming care kits and has a partnership with Elevated Access to provide free flights to transgender individuals seeking gender-affirming care.
Inclusive Therapists has a Hurricanes Helene & Milton Mutual Aid Guide with mental health, wellness services and resources.
The Key Bookstore is an interactive bookstore experience globally redefining how we connect with reading culture. They also hosts online book clubs for book lovers everywhere.
North Carolina Housing Coalition has a WNC Recovery Resource Database with information relating to assistance and support for those impacted by Hurricane Helene in Western North Carolina.
Highlander Center pulled together a list of Hurricane Helene Resources and Support for folks based in the Southern U.S.
1000 More is an app breaking barriers to civic engagement with compiled information related to tracking upcoming bills, elected officials, and crowdfunding advocacy efforts.
The Trans+ Therapy Library is the world’s largest free mental health resource created by and for the trans+ community
Stay Gold Garments is a free and open closet for transgender people based in the US.
Empower Work has a free, confidential text line that focuses on improving well-being for historically marginalized workers through coaching and resources that support increased confidence, clarity, agency, empowerment, and economic security – all rooted in equity.
SPARK has a Social Purpose Action Resource Kit. Their platform is a vetted hub of resources made by and for changemakers launching social impact initiatives across the U.S.
CultivArt is a free online resource hub for arts leaders of color.
GATE Learning Hub provides open-access courses designed to provide capacity-building training for trans, gender diverse and intersex organizations across the globe.
The People’s Solidarity Hub is a central hub for activists and organizers to build collective power.
The Black & Brown Podcast Collective supports emerging podcasters and content creators of color by providing micro grants to further support the growth of their podcasts and content. Applicants must be a member to apply, but memberships are free.
For All Things Digital has a list of resource-based organizations for Black businesses.
Frontline Doulas has a directory for BIPOC doulas and birthworkers based in California. Learn more and sign up here.
PDX Queer / Death Directory is an evolving list of queer death (and grief!) care workers and organizations.
CT Grapevine is a workplace journal for all workplaces in Connecticut. The platform offers a space for folks to anonymously report workplaces based in Connecticut and provides resources to help folks fight back against their mistreatment or find support for any stress or issues that they might be facing because of their jobs.
Tight Lipped is a grassroots advocacy organization by and for people with chronic vulvovaginal and pelvic pain conditions. They have a resource list to support folks looking for support in finding providers, mental health resources, supplemental healthcare resources, and more.
Gender Dynamix is the first registered Africa-based public benefit organisation to focus solely on trans and gender diverse communities.
Queer in Post, aka QUIP, is a space for 2SLGBTQIA+, non-binary, and gender diverse creatives in film and television post production to network, share stories, and develop opportunities for advocacy in the industry. QUIP recently launched a talent hub and job board. This free-to-use hub allows freelance film and television industry professionals to find and hire post production talent.
Unrestricted Funds is a grant database for cultural producers and organizations, prioritizing BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ grant seekers and unrestricted funding.
Trans Empowerment Project has a variety of digital communities for 2TIGE leaders and organizers, influencers, and mentors and mentees to connect.
The American Trans Resource Hub provides transgender individuals with resources for their social, medical and/or legal transition and offers direct assistance with housing instability, loss of employment, and lack of health insurance.
Trans Queer Fund Kenya organizes mutual aid and relief funds for trans and queer Kenyans.
Savvy Cooperative offers gigs to compensate patients or caregivers to provide their insights and lived experiences to organizations to help shape products and services.
Everywhere is Queer is a public resource (and ever-growing searchable map) created for the LGBTQIA2S+ and ally community to find welcoming, queer-owned spaces to shop, connect, eat, learn, and grow all over the world. Their app is available to download on iOS or Android for free to search their map and learn about queer-owned businesses to visit and/or work with via their job board (also available through the app).
Prevention Meets Fashion (PMF) Sex Education Program provides comprehensive sex education to Black, Indigenous, People of Color, LGBTQ+, and non-binary communities. Their programming is currently offering free HIV self-testing and COVID at-home and narcan kits. Learn more about these free offerings here.
Sisterly HQ is a digital community that empowers Nigerian women to tell their stories their way, and connects them with opportunities and resources to succeed.
Portland Outright provides free chest binders to LGBTQ+ young people in Maine (ages 13 & up).
Muslim Alliance for Sexual and Gender Diversity (MASGD) and US Campaign for Palestinian Rights collaborated to build a No Pride in Genocide toolkit with information on how to research your local pride events, call out complicity, and if needed, creatively disrupt.
Kuluntu Reproductive Justice Center is an organization committed to eliminating the maternal mortality crisis affecting Black families and the erasure of LGBTQ individuals in birthing spaces by advocating for intersectionality in birthwork. Their website includes a resource hub for Black parents/birthing people, birthworkers, and families supporting pregnant people in support of birth justice.
Bela Gaytán is building a comprehensive database of queer folks offering services for hire year-round. To be included in the Pride Month Programming Providers list, complete a form here.
Funding Assistance for Gender-Affirming Care Resource List provides nationwide and local funds for transgender and non-binary people needing support with legal name change, hormone affirmation, surgical affirmation, gender affirming clothing, general transition needs, and other financial needs.
Autism in Black aims to provide support to black parents who have a child on the spectrum, through educational and advocacy services, and are dedicated to bringing awareness to Autism Spectrum Disorder and reducing the stigma associated with ASD in the black community.
Black Liberation-Indigenous Sovereignty (BLIS) Collective’s mission is to spark radical collaboration and narrative alignment between and within Black, Indigenous, and transformative social movements to repair, decolonize, and transform culture.
QueerDoc has a list of organizations funding gender-affirming healthcare for trans folks.
Support & Resources for Student Activists for a Free Palestine
Emergent Fund compiled a list of movement rapid response and community protection funds and resources for movement builders.
NYC People of Color Healing Circle’s energy healing practitioners are offering free private in-person and virtual sessions to Palestinians, non-Palestinian folks impacted by this ongoing genocidal war, frontline organizers, healthcare workers on the ground in Gaza/West Bank, and BIPOCs who organized/participated in rallies here in the USA calling for a ceasefire. Learn more and apply here.
FTM Essentials announced their Free Youth Binder Program for folks 24 and under unable to purchase a binder on their own due to financial circumstances. Binders will be sent out quarterly in January, April, July, and October.
Passion and Power shares weekly emails for justice-driven coaches, founders, & entrepreneurs committed to digging deeper than 'diversity' and creating a community space rooted in RADICAL EQUITY and SAFETY for Black, Latine, and queer people.
Trans Closet of Hudson Valley builds free surgery care packages for trans, nonbinary, and gender-expansive community members living in the Hudson Valley who are planning on receiving gender-affirming surgeries. They also have a local transgender resource list with local LGBTQ+ centers, emergency funds & aid, housing resources, gender-affirming healthcare, legal services, and more.
Rainbow Serpent is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization committed to advancing Black LGBTQ culture through the exploration of emerging technologies, innovative healing protocols, African cosmologies, and multimedia art.
African Queer Youth Initiative is a network of youth activists mobilising, supporting and amplifying the voice of LGBTQI+ activists and youths in Africa. Their program, Opportunity Point, is dedicated to helping LGBTIQ+ youth in Africa find opportunities for education, careers, mentorship, and more.
charlie amáyá scott has an Indigenous Two-Spirit and LGBTQ+ Artist resource list that people can financially support or follow. If you or if you would like to suggest someone to be considered // added, please email dineaesthetics@gmail.com with the information requested on their website.
Queer African Network is a global app for queer people of African heritage to socialize, access queer stories & safe opportunities.
The Free Black Women’s Library is a social art project that features a collection of over five thousand books written by Black women and Black non-binary writers, a virtual Reading Club, a weekly book swap, and a wide array of free public programs that happen in their Reading Room.
Trans Resistance Network provides resources for those families and individuals who are relocating to a safer state as a consequence of state laws against gender diverse people, criminalization of gender affirming care, or lack of community safety due to one’s gender identity and expression.
Alicia Forneret is building a BIPOC Mental Health and Grief resource database, a comprehensive, living digital collection of grief & mental health support resources by & for people of color. To stay tuned for the release, sign up for the PAUSE newsletter here. To offer a resource for the database, submit a listing here.
Marsha’s Web is a national business, community, and resource directory for entities that serve the TLGBQIA+ communities while centering BIPOC Transgender, Intersex, and GNC business owners/organizations. Listings from organizations led by Black Trans/GNC business owners can be submitted here.
Point of Pride provides free femme shapewear (specially-designed compression underwear/gaffs) to any trans femme person who needs one and cannot afford or safely obtain one. Applications are open year-round. Learn more and apply here.
Black Trans Femmes in Art Collective (BTFA)’s Artist/Resource Directory is a living document that allows BTFA to support Black trans femme artists more effectively by connecting them with folks who are looking to support their work. Learn more and sign up for the directory here.
Trans Health and Wellness Center provides free mental health therapy, food voucher, rent and mortgage relief in California.
The Trans Talent #OpenTo Work Database is a spreadsheet exclusively for transgender people who are open to work.
Rooted Respite is an organization striving for a world where all people have the time, space, and support to heal from burnout and other systemic wounds inflicted by capitalism, colonialism, and patriarchy. Learn more about their services and offerings here.
Survivor’s Sanctuary is a self guided healing platform created to aid survivors in their healing journeys.
ProjectQ offers scholarships to BIPOC queer folks for therapy and support groups.
Black Transmen Inc. will award Free New & Gently Used binders for transmen of color in low-income communities through the Brother 2 Brother Health Grant program, designed to support a safe and healthy transition, providing binders to those who are in need, and simply cannot afford to purchase a binder on their own. To help as many people as possible, only one binder, per person, can be awarded in a 12-month cycle. To learn more and request a binder, complete their form here.
