5 Funds for Trans and Gender Expansive People
With a rapid increase in anti-LGBTQI+ bills plaguing our community, funding is a crucial component needed for the survival of Black queer, trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming people. Learn more about 5 funds available to support trans and gender expansive people below.
Last Updated: March 2, 2026
Originally published: January 6, 2024
Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund
Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund provides aid for gender-affirming care for trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse Iowans.
Deadline: March 11, 2026 at 11:55 pm CT
Kentucky Health Justice Network’s Trans Health Surgical Grant
The Trans Health Advocacy Program, a part of Kentucky Health Justice Network, is accepting applications to support Trans Kentuckians seeking gender affirming surgeries. The maximum grant amount is $2,500 and the only requirement for eligibility is that you are a Kentucky resident and have completed a consultation with a surgeon.
Deadline: March 16, 2026
Nicolas Gogan Foundation
Nicolas Gogan Foundation is donating to gofundme fundraisers by trans+* individuals (ages 18+ years old) raising funding for healthcare, housing, education & professional development, and/or legal services, prioritizing those most directly impacted by the new administration.
*Trans+ is an umbrella term for anyone who does not identify with their sex assigned at birth. Non-binary, genderqueer, two-spirt, and gender-nonconforming folks are encouraged to apply.
Deadline: Rolling
The North Texas TRANSportation Network
The North Texas TRANSportation Network provides travel and relocation grants to North Texas families seeking out-of-state health care for trans and gender-expansive youth.
Deadline: Rolling
Black Trans Travel Fund
Black Trans Travel Fund helps cover monetary expenses for Black transgender women in need of money for ground transportation, so they can access their self-determined safest transportation options (where they feel least likely to experience verbal harassment or physical harm).
Deadline: Rolling
Point of Pride’s Free Binders and Femme Shapewear
Point of Pride accepts applications for free binders and femme shapewear throughout the year.
Deadline: Rolling
SONG Member-to-Member Grocery Solidarity Network
SONG launched a Member-to-Member Grocery Solidarity Network to meet the immediate grocery needs of Southern queer and trans people and those who love us while strengthening the local relationships and networks of care we need to organize. The network will pair people requesting support for groceries with those offering support to get groceries to community members. Using the list the requester provided in the intake form, the offerer will purchase groceries and deliver them. At this time, the network is open to folks who live in the following states: Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.
Deadline: Rolling
Looking for more funding opportunities and gender affirming resources? Visit our Q1 resource roundup and economic relief resource list for more funding support and other resources for Black queer, trans, and nonbinary people.
