Q2 Resource Roundup (2025)
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Originally published: March 14, 2025
Last Updated: April 30, 2025
Upcoming Fellowships & Funds
April Deadlines
Last Updated: April 29, 2025
(ADDED 4/3) Transform The Hustle has a April 2025 Grant Round Up with numerous funding opportunities for small business owners, nonprofits, entrepreneurs, and more.
(ADDED 4/1) Global Fellows in Courage (GFiC) is a 6-month accelerator program (via Zoom) designed for social entrepreneurs aged 25-35 who are working to advocate for human rights and gender justice. The mission of the fellowship program is to help emerging leaders drive bold and courageous social change, improve their effectiveness, and advance their missions throughout the world. Each Fellow will receive a $2,500 stipend upon successful completion of the program, acknowledging their dedication, active participation, and commitment to the fellowship. Upon Successful completion, Fellows are eligible to apply for up to $10,000 to support progress on their projects. The rolling deadline to apply is April 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/27) The bell hooks Papers Residency program is designed to draw scholars, educators, and specialists in diverse fields of study to Hutchins Library for one week, in-person encounters with the bell hooks papers. The bell hooks papers comprise seventeen boxes of archival resources created or collected by bell hooks to document her life experiences, interests, writings, teachings, and personal connections. Berea College will award multiple stipends of $1500 to help cover travel and lodging expenses for one-week research visits to take place in 2025 and 2026. A minimum of 30 on-campus hours are required. This program is designed for applicants who reside more than 50 miles from Berea, Kentucky. Recipients will make a brief presentation on their research and the residency experience toward the end of their visit. The first review of applications will begin April 1, 2025. New applications will be accepted until all fellowships have been awarded. Learn more and apply here.
The Transformative Freedom Fund awards grants to Colorado residents with priority for older adults over 60, youth up to 24, trans women of color, those with substantial financial need, and those with struggles with safety (rural areas, lack of family/community). The deadline to apply is April 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The Lillian Orlowsky and William Freed Grant is accepting grant applications from American painters aged 45 or older who demonstrate financial need. The primary emphasis is to promote public awareness and a commitment to American art, as well as encouraging interest in painters who lack adequate recognition. The deadline to apply is April 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/2) Jazz Road Creative Residencies provides financial support to professional jazz artists from across the US in self-defined residency activities that advance their artistry, creative exploration, community engagement, and lifework in jazz. Grant amounts range from $5,000 to $40,000 and will be awarded directly to artists. The deadline to apply is April 2, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Learn more and apply here.
The 2025 ARPA Artist Grant Fund is accepting applications from Baltimore-based artists (ages 18+) across all disciplines to secure funding for their creative projects. Whether you’re a visual artist, musician, writer, dancer, or filmmaker, this grant supports work that strengthens Baltimore’s cultural landscape. To be eligible applicants must have an art practice that was established prior to March 2020, as a Baltimore resident, and currently in operation with a demonstrated negative impact from COVID-19. Grant amounts are $4000. The deadline to apply is April 4, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/2) The Okra Project is accepting applications for their Rides and Meals Fund to provide Black transgender individuals with $200 of meal and/or ride credit this month. Funds will be distributed through Uber. The deadline to apply is April 5, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/28) Trans Empowerment Project is accepting applications for their General Assistance Fund, which provides urgent financial support to Two-Spirit, Trans, Intersex, and Gender Expansive (2TIGE) individuals facing immediate financial hardships. Whether it’s securing housing, affording medical care, or covering unexpected expenses, this fund is here to help. The deadline to apply is April 5, 2025 or until 150 applications are submitted. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/20) Koch Continuum Grant in Public Health and Disability Investigative Reporting provides cash awards to assist journalists pursuing projects that highlight research and investigative reporting on public health issues and/or issues affecting people with disabilities. The grants are intended to support work that will be published for United States and/or Canadian audiences and will provide $10,000, a two-year IRE membership, and registration, transportation stipend and lodging for the 2026 IRE Conference to present project. The deadline to apply is April 6, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) The Black Teacher Project is providing twenty $500 grants for Black teachers of record (TK-12 classroom teacher of record) pursuing wellness opportunities. This grant isn’t for any student-facing projects, but to support you as a teacher and your personal wellness outside of the classroom. The deadline to apply is April 7, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/21) HEART’s Reproductive Justice Fellowship is a 6 month long program providing an opportunity for 10 Muslims (ages 18-30) to execute a time-bound project related to Muslims and sexual and reproductive health, reproductive justice, global solidarity, gendered violence, or related topics. Each fellow will receive a $1500 stipend and $1000 programmatic grant over the course of six months. The deadline to apply is April 7, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Replenish Residencies provides one to two week restorative visioning retreats to South Louisiana BIPOC artists and culture bearers who have not attended a residency before. Residencies will be scheduled between August 2025 – June 2026 according to the mutual availability of the artist and A Studio in the Woods. The Studio focuses on interrelated areas of programming, including residencies for artists and scholars, forest restoration, and science-inspired art engagement for children and adults. Recipients will be provided with a $2,000* stipend, a one to two week residency, staff support and a $300 professional development budget to have a documentation session with a photographer, attend a workshop, or go on a field trip such as boat rides or eco/history tours. The deadline to apply is April 7, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The Johnson Justice Fellowship Program is seeking emerging leaders committed to building a more equitable NYC. Fellows work full-time at leading social justice organizations while receiving mentorship, professional development, and peer support. This is a two-year fellowship that will begin September 2025 and run into September 2027, in person. The program will have three distinct but connected tracks - one fellow in each track - (1) grassroots, (2) policy and advocacy, and (3) electoral. Fellows will receive a salary of $70,000 - $80,000 along with a comprehensive benefits package, which includes health insurance, paid time off, and professional development opportunities. The deadline to apply is April 7, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The WFF Housing Stability Grant for Artists is offered in recognition of the increasing unaffordability of rental housing in New York City, and the housing insecurity it creates for artists. Its goal is to improve artists’ housing stability, through a $30,000 grant that is distributed over three years, in hopes that recipients will be able to remain in, or find, reliable and stable housing for at least three years, thereby allowing them to focus on their creative practice and build more sustainable careers. Recipients may use the funds for new housing which reduces their rent obligation, guarantees a stable rental obligation such as a lengthy lease in their existing or new housing, and/or provides greater access to live/work space. The deadline to apply is April 8, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) Southern Black Girls and Women’s Consortium’s Black Girls Defense Fund supports 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations who are advocating and building movements for the rights and safety of Black girls, women, and femme identifying youth in the South. Their Resistance and Resilience mini grant provides financial support to organizations fighting against dehumanization and protecting the fundamental rights of Black girls and women in the South. With grants of up to $2,000, this funding opportunity is designed to strengthen community-led efforts addressing the unique challenges Black girls face that include adultification, dehumanization, and violence. The deadline to apply is April 10, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Rémy Martin's This is My City grant program seeks visionary artists, musicians, designers, and entrepreneurs who are making a lasting impact in their communities. Four groundbreaking local leaders making a lasting impact in Atlanta, Chicago, Detroit, or New York City will each receive a $20K grant, paired with one on one mentorship from industry leaders, to amplify their community impact. The deadline to apply is April 11, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Community One Foundation’s Rainbow Grants provides funding to foster new and innovative services and programs in arts & culture, community & social development, and/or community well-being & direct services that have a positive impact on the 2SLGBTQ+ community in the Greater Toronto Area (including Toronto, Durham, Peel, Hamilton, York, and Halton Regions, and Indigenous Communities across Ontario). The deadline to apply is April 11, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/7) Iowa Trans Mutual Aid Fund is accepting applications for grants for gender-affirming care in the state of Iowa. Applicants must be resident of Iowa. The deadline to apply is April 13th by 11:55 pm CT. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) The Roots micro-grants project provides funding of up to $10,000 USD per group to help support youth-led projects, initiatives, research, or campaigns that advocate for climate justice through an intersectional lens. The project will offer grants and ongoing mentorship for between 10-15 grassroots youth-led initiatives, with a focus on groups in Latin America, the Caribbean, the Middle East, North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, South East Asia and South Asia. The deadline to apply is April 14, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/18) Pratt's Climate Studio Residency is suited to artists, educators and community organizers with a demonstrated interest in climate literacy or climate justice, and scientists working in areas related to the climate who seek to bring their ideas and passion for their work to a wider audience. Residents receive an honorarium of $4,000. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The Rooted Futures Lab is accepting applications for their Environmental Justice in Tech Fellowship. This remote fellowship offers the opportunity to shape the intersection of environmental justice and technology while building expertise in research, education, and creative intervention. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The Anonymous Was A Woman Environmental Art Grants provides grants of up to $20,000 to environmental art projects led by women-identifying artists in the United States and U.S. Territories. The deadline to apply is April 15, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) Engaging Artists (EA) is More Art’s 2-tiered, Fellowship and Commission program for artists seeking to both develop and sustain their public art and socially-engaged practice. The program curriculum encompasses a professional development series, public art commission opportunities, mentorship, and peer networking. The deadline to apply is April 16th, 2025 at 11:59pm EST. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/25) DR DHT is offering $300 Gender Affirming Surgery Grants to trans, non-binary, & GNC people seeking financial help for gender affirming surgical care, such as top surgery, bottom surgery and other gender related procedures. The grant can be used for any costs associated with surgery, including travel, supplies, hotel and more. The deadline to apply is April 16, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/2) SOZO Fellowship is a coaching program designed to equip full-time working, mid-career independent artists in the U.S. with sustainability and entrepreneurship training to reach new heights in their livelihood and creative endeavors. For eligibility purposes, mid-career is defined as having a minimum of 10 years of professional paid work experiences in the business of arts, such as touring and developing commissioned works. SOZO Fellowship will run virtually for six months from June to Dec 2025 and includes a $1,500 honorarium paid to each Fellow for full participation and completion of the program, one-on-one coaching, up to 2 required group sessions (4 hours total) per month via Zoom led by SOZO and experts in wellness, finance and startups, and more. The deadline to apply is April 18, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/1) HANGA Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) is accepting applications for their Cohort 2 program, a 2 month learning curriculum, covering entrepreneurship, evidence, and SRH for 20 entrepreneurs in Sub-Saharan Africa looking to improve and scale their innovative and tech-driven SRH solutions. The Hanga SRH program will provide cohort members with grant funding valued at $10,000 USD with the scope to increase up to $30,000 USD for the top performing start-ups in the program selected to proceed to the acceleration phase. The deadline to apply is April 18, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/24) The Southern Equality Research and Policy Center (SERPC) developed the Southern Equality Research Grant to support students and early career researchers conduct rigorous research investigating social problems that affect the lived experiences and life chances of LGBTQ people in the region. Applicants may apply for any amount of funding up to $1,000. Applications must be submitted by April 18, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/21) Black Girls Code is accepting applications for the second cohort of their Tech Prep Fellowship, a 12-week virtual intensive cohort program (May 19, 2025 - August 16, 2025) designed to support Black women and women of color (ages 18+) with technical interview preparation. This is a free program designed to provide current college computer science and CS-aligned students with the technical training and industry access needed to compete for summer internships at tech companies. The deadline to apply is April 18, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/20) The Elizabeth Neuffer Fellowship provides academic and professional opportunities to advance the reporting skills of women and nonbinary journalists who focus on human rights and social justice. The Neuffer Fellowship is designed for women and nonbinary journalists with at least three years of professional experience in journalism working in print, broadcast, or digital media, either as a staff journalist or as a freelancer. The deadline to apply is April 20, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/21) CoFED is accepting applications for their Just Leader Fellowship, a cohort focusing on young QTBIPOC food & land stewards in the Southeast. Fellows receive a $10,800 stipend in addition to fiscal & technical support to craft a food or land justice project. The deadline to apply is April 21, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/9) The Uganda National Trans Forum (UNTF) has an open Call for Stories focused on documenting the lived realities of transgender and gender-diverse Ugandans two years after the enactment of the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023. UNTF is inviting trans and gender-diverse individuals across Uganda to submit personal stories of survival, loss, healing, and hope for a revolutionary storybook that honours our community’s pain, power, resistance, and resilience. Selected contributors will receive $100 USD. The deadline to apply is 23 April 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/4) Resist, Inc is accepting applications for their 2025 Movement’s Bank Grant Cycle, an experiment in Resist’s regular grant cycle to make it more accessible with fewer obstacles. Applications for a $5,000-$10,000 grant will be considered on a first come first serve basis by their grantmaking panel each month until our bank is empty. Eligibility requirements are for US-based 501c3 or fiscally sponsored organizations with budgets under $150k and led by those most impacted by oppression The deadline for monthly submission is the last Friday of every month at midnight EST and applications open on the first Monday of each month. The deadline to apply for this application cycle is April 25, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) Interrupting Criminalization and Women Building Up are accepting proposals for their anti-criminalization “Communiversity” series, which are “non-hierarchical, inclusive, public centers of education for the enrichment and advancement of community life”, in Brooklyn starting in August through November 2025 for learners 14 and up. The invitation for submissions invites educators, artists, and community members [18 years old & up] to propose courses and workshops focused on community organizing, criminalization, building economic power, health, writing, visual arts, restorative/transformative/healing justice, skill-building (for ex. resume writing, personal statements), and more. Facilitators are paid $60/hour for their workshop or course for up to 8 teaching hours + 2 hours of prep time. The deadline to apply is April 25, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) Stonewall Community Foundation is now accepting proposals for their Spring 2025 Reclaiming Our Power Request for Proposals to award multiple 501(c)(3) organizations with two-year general operating grants of up to $20,000 per year. This grant initiative prioritizes organizations that (1) are BIPOC-led, trans-led, or otherwise led by the communities they serve, (2) Serve the most vulnerable parts of the LGBTQ community, including POC; TGNCNB people; youth; elders; people living with HIV or AIDS, or other chronic illnesses or disabilities; people experiencing homelessness; sex workers and people involved in other survival economies; and immigrants and newcomers, and (3) Have budgets of $1MM or under. Applications are due by 5 PM Eastern on Friday, April 25, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/31) Pride Foundation is accepting applications for The TRANSform Culture Fellowship, a paid 12-month opportunity for Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC)and Two-Spirit, Transgender, Nonbinary, and Intersex (2STNBI) individuals in the Northwest who are passionate about advocacy and storytelling. During the fellowship year, fellows will gain experience in community organizing and narrative power, culminating in an oral history interview with the CARE Team. Fellows will also receive career and professional development support, with additional opportunities to build regional infrastructure for LGBTQ+ folks across the region. Each fellow receives a one-time $15,000 stipend, paid at the start of the fellowship, subject to applicable tax regulations. The priority deadline to apply is April 28, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/29) The Seeding Power Fellowship is a nine-month cohort-based food justice fellowship program for experienced leaders working across sectors to build equitable food systems. The program is designed for movement leaders and philanthropic partners in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Each fellow receives at least three hours of individualized coaching. Movement fellows receive a $5,000 stipend and philanthropic fellows are asked to make a financial contribution. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/25) Collective Eye Film is accepting applications to provide a $5000 unrestricted grant to support a documentary filmmaker in sustaining a project through trying times. They are specifically looking to support an underrepresented filmmaker with a current documentary feature in progress that embodies the stories and truth that Collective Eye Films looks to represent. The grant recipient is open to use the funding as they see fit to best support the completion of their current film be it post production services, consulting, impact or even ensuring the core team itself is paid in some way. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/24) Mira Fellowship is accepting applications for their 2026 cohort of mid-career changemakers. Each year the Mira Fellowship accepts a small cohort from across the globe with visions of a more compassionate future. Over the course of six months, they help fellows frame, research, test, and formulate their vision into a clear story and an actionable plan. Fellows have access to coaching, cohort meetings/collaboration, virtual summits, micro-grants to be used to develop alternative perspectives and immerse in their work, and more. The early bird deadline (no application fee) is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/8) The Literary Laddership for Emerging African Authors is accepting applications for their 3 month, virtual writing fellowship to support, elevate, and connect emerging fiction authors of African descent, based primarily on the African continent and writing in English. This fellowship provides emerging writers on the African continent with funds to buy time, space and resources to create new work or complete an existing one (write, plan, experiment—whatever “creating” or “completion” entails); and/or study (read, research, attend relevant workshops, trainings and/or events, etc). Each writer will receive a grant of $500 each, paid out a third each month, community of practice, and publishing ecosystem. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025 at 11:59 PM WAT. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/7) Africa No Filter is accepting applications for their Work Reimagined StoryLab grant from journalists, podcasters, and content creators (18+ years old) who want to impact how Africa’s workforce. They will create compelling stories and produce engaging content about the future of work in Africa to spark conversation and drive change towards a for a more inclusive, fair, and sustainable future of work in Africa. Grantees will receive micro-grants of up to $3,500 to produce and distribute your stories/content. The deadline to apply is 30th April 2025 at 11.59PM GMT. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) The Good Trouble Mini-Grant Program supports grassroots organizations serving LGBTQ+ Asian American, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander communities in the U.S. South. This program provides funding for events and activities that strengthen community power, promote advocacy, and foster organizing and mobilization efforts. Eligible activities may include educational forums, leadership development workshops, community gatherings, healing spaces, and other initiatives that support LGBTQ+ AANHPI communities in the region. Grants of up to $1,000 are available for events occurring between June 1 - August 31, 2025. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) The Black Farmer Fund Rapid Response Fund supports Black farmers and food systems folks in the Northeast with established businesses and /or projects across in emergency situations, including but not limited to equipment breakdown, weather damage, loss of crops and animals, stolen and damaged supplies, with up to $10,000 of funding support. This fund is for businesses and/or projects working with growing, processing, preparing, distributing, and educating others about farming, food or herbal medicine who is aligned with the values and intentions of the fund. This includes but is not limited to farmers, ranchers, herbalists, caterers, community gardeners and restaurant owners. Please note that in order to be eligible for funding, your business must be operating in the following states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, and New York, Pennsylvania. Applications for the spring cycle are due by April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) Appalachian Futurism: Creative Liberation Fund is providing one-year project grants championing visionary work showcasing the LGBTQIA2S+ experience and ensuring its continued representation in Appalachia's evolving cultural landscape. Through direct investment and expanded opportunities, this fund supports groundbreaking artistic expression that inspires, challenges, and enriches communities. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025 at 11:59pm ET. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/27) Brown Girls Doc Mafia (BGDM) is accepting applications for their BGDM Sustainable Artists Fellowship, an unrestricted micro-grant, career development stipend, and community program offering supporting three early/mid-career documentary filmmakers who prioritize impact and sociocultural change through their work and activism. Stretching from June to November 2025, this fellowship will provide an unrestricted $5,000 funding for individual artists to use as they see fit, up to $2,500 stipend for creative or professional development, and more. Applications will be accepted with a sliding scale fee of $15-30. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/27) Center for Afrofuturist Studies is accepting applications for their 2025-2026 Artist Residency Application from artists of color whose work mines and expands the possibilities of Black futurism. This is a fully funded residency visiting artist residency, complete with studio, materials budget, honorarium, travel, and lodging. Artists-in-residence are housed in a large private apartment at Public Space One (PS1)’s repurposed 19th-century house near downtown Iowa City, IA – a building that also houses the CAS reading room, PS1’s busy gallery and performance space, artist studios, and community organizations. Residents have access to resources that include the CAS reading room collection, PS1’s community print/book and media studios and outdoor spaces, and community connections fostered by the CAS team before, during, and after their residency. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/21) The 2025 Letras Boricuas Fellowship will provide 24 Puerto Rican writers, both in the archipelago and in the diaspora, with an unrestricted $25,000 grant to support their creative endeavors. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. 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. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The Andrée Blouin Prize supports African women (both cis and trans) who write about history, politics, or current affairs from a left perspective. The prize foregrounds voices of colour but is open to all women living on the African continent. The winner of the Andrée Blouin Prize will receive an advance of $2000 and a publishing contract with Inkani Books. The deadline to apply is April 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
May Deadlines
Last Updated: April 29, 2025
(ADDED 4/29) Advocates for Youth is accepting applications for their Youth Activist Network from youth activists, aged 14-24, to join a year-long fellowship where they will receive training, support, and $600 per semester to organize for reproductive justice in their community. Those accepted will receive in-depth training at their all-expenses-paid Youth Activist Institute in Washington D.C. from September 4th - September 8th, 2025. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/28) Nevada Arts Council Fellowship supports artists living in Nevada (includes literary art) with a $5K grant award that doesn't have to be used for specific expenses or projects. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/9) The Laundromat Project (LP) is accpeting applications for their Bed-Stuy Create & Connect Fund, a hyperlocal micro-grant program aiming to enrich community life in Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn, by resourcing the creative ideas or civic actions of artists, cultural practitioners, community organizers, activists, and neighbors. For the 2025 cycle, The LP will grant up to 20 project proposals with $1500 each with up to 5 grant awards reserved for proposals that embody or engage their organization-wide theme, Black Quantum Futurism, which interrogates how time, space, and memory can inform our collective liberation. The deadline to apply is May 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The 2025 Z Zurich Foundation Scholarship will accept applications from 25 young leaders (ages 18-30+) who are leading prevention-focused mental well-being projects, adaptation-focused climate resilience projects, or projects enabling social equity through education, employability or entrepreneurship solutions, to participate in the One Young World Summit 2025, which takes place in Munich, Germany from 3 - 6 November. Scholars will receive access to the One Young World Summit 2025 in Munich, access to additional scholarship programming organised by Z Zurich Foundation, hotel accommodation in Munich between 1 - 6 November (inclusive), return air travel, catering which includes breakfast, lunch and dinner, and ground transportation between Summit venues in Munich. The deadline to apply is 1 May 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Black and Beyond Binary Collective is accepting applications for their Housing Safety Fund (HSF), highlighting the significant challenges our community members face in meeting their basic needs and centering Black, Brown, and Indigenous identities, along with those living with disabilities. Funding is available for rental assistance to folks who live in Multnomah County, Oregon and identify as part of the TQN2SI+ community. The current funding cycle closes in May and will reopen in September 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/28) PEN America's U.S. Writers Aid Initiative has a quarterly funding cycle to provide funds to writers, including freelance writers, for short-term financial emergencies. The deadline to apply is May 2, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/3) The Rhizome Fellowship is an eight-month journey designed to equip you with tools and accompany you through a process of narrative-led systems change. Rooted in the Culture Hack Method, this fellowship provides a structured yet experimental space to develop and prototype narrative interventions that disrupt extractive models and seed regenerative futures. Selected fellows will receive access to resources, mentorship, and a global support network. One representative per project will travel to join the in-person gathering in Costa Rica. The intro and fellowship calls will happen every two weeks on Fridays at 11am CST – Mexico City/Costa Rica. The Rhizome is a sponsored fellowship – projects will receive a scholarship for 8 months with learning sessions, travel allowance, personal advisory and access to tools and methodology that is worth 20,000 USD per project, but there isn’t a personal stipend provided. The deadline to apply is May 2, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/1) The 2025 Processing Foundation Fellowship Program invites individuals and collectives working across creative coding, interactive fiction, time-based media, and live performances to propose artistic or technical projects that explore innovative approaches to telling stories through data. Fellows will receive support through a $10,000 stipend, mentorship, workshops, public programs, and community engagement opportunities for interdisciplinary projects that amplify, challenge, or build upon existing or real-time data to tell compelling stories. This year, two fully remote Processing Foundation Fellowships and one in-person Extended Realities Fellowship in Los Angeles, California are being offered. The deadline to apply is May 2, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/8) The Edna W. Andrade Fund supports grants for local or national museums or nonprofit art organizations to benefit visual fine artists from Greater Philadelphia. Grants in amounts ranging from $5,000 to $25,000 will be awarded. The deadline to apply is May 7, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/25) House of Dread has an open call inviting artists, educators, cultural producers and researchers to share work-in-progress on a research, creative or education project or piece of work exploring the legacies of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans as part of their Feedforward sessions — a peer-led space for honest reflection, gentle feedback and collaborative growth. The Feedforward strand is part of the History for their Future Learning Network, a London-wide initiative supporting people working on the histories and legacies of the Transatlantic Trafficking of Enslaved Africans. These sessions are designed to support projects in development by offering time, community, and constructive conversation. Selected participants will receive a £500 honorarium, peer learning session focused on your project, and more. The deadline to apply is 13 May 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/25) The Social Justice Partners Los Angeles is accepting applications for their Systems Change Fellowship, which exists to catalyze social change by nurturing a community of LA-based nonprofit leaders with lived experience of systemic injustices. Over nine months, the cohort model supports nonprofit leaders with lived experience as they hone their systems change strategy, explore liberatory team culture practices, amplify messaging, and expand their relationships and resources. Fellows receive $10,000 in unrestricted funding, coaching, and more. The deadline to apply is May 14, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
National Young Farmers Coalition is accepting applications for their Root and Bloom Fellowship, an advocacy and power-building educational opportunity for 25 farmers across the country. Fellows will dive deep into the roots of federal agriculture policy and uncover how it shapes the landscape for young and BIPOC farmers nationwide. Fellows will then apply that understanding to how policy shows up as real-world impacts in their own communities through pursuing leadership positions on a board, advisory council, etc. This fellowship will take place over 9 months, from September 2025 - June 2026, and Root & Bloom fellows will meet (virtually) for bimonthly sessions that will foster relationships amongst the geographically diverse cohort, allow space to dive deep into topics like organizing, advocacy, power analysis. Fellows will receive stipends for their time spent on program activities, and we estimate this fellowship to be a 4-6 hour per month time commitment. The deadline to apply is May 14, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/17) EcoHealth Strategies is accepting applications for their Octavia E. Butler Summer Fellowship, a 12-week, paid fellowship ($7,500 stipend) focused on equitable climate and energy solutions for Chicago-based, values-driven graduate students or recent grads. The fellow will support ongoing projects related to program design and evaluation, data collection and visualization, climate resiliency assessments, public engagement, stakeholder coordination and strategic planning for clean energy initiatives. The deadline to apply is May 16, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
The Center for Black, Brown, and Queer Studies (BBQ+) is accepting applications for their 2025-26 Academic Fellowship Cohort, an entirely virtual fellowship bringing together a diverse group of scholars from undergraduates to postgraduates working across these fields in a collaborative and supportive environment. Academic fellows are offered a research stipend, which is based on their academic level cohort: College students: $1000, Master’s students/Early PhD students: $2000, Advanced PhD students: $5000, and Recent postdoctoral scholars: Academic fellows can also apply to reimburse other research or professionalization expenses. $10,000. BBQ+ is a fully virtual organization and all fellowship meetings are conducted remotely via Zoom with closed captioning. The deadline to apply is May 18, 2025 at midnight ET. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 3/28) The 2025 Craft Archive Fellowship will foster archival research on underrepresented and non-dominant craft histories in the United States, such as feminist, intersectional, queer, Black, Indigenous, Latinx, Asian American and Pacific Islander, and other communities and approaches that may not be specifically listed here. The fellowship will support a range of scholars, including independent, artists, and emerging to established researchers. Up to 6 Center for Craft Archive Fellows will receive a $5,000 stipend to conduct research in an archive of their choosing. The deadline to apply is May 20, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/29) The Trans Health Advocacy Program is accepting applications to support Trans Kentuckians seeking gender affirming surgeries. The maximum grant is $2,500 and the only requirement for eligibility funding is that you have completed a consultation with a surgeon and are a KY resident. The deadline to apply is May 23, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/24) Black Feminist Fund is accepting applications for the Sustain Fund to provide core, long-term, flexible grants to groups, and organisations who work to build collective power, claim justice and create alternatives. The Black Feminist Fund resources registered and non-registered groups in the Caribbean, South and Central America, Africa, the Middle East, and North America and Europe that are at the forefront of Black feminist resistance, who are building Black feminist joy, creativity, alternatives and futures, and who strengthen the Black feminist movement architecture and infrastructure in their communities and transnationally. The deadline to apply is May 24, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/21) Larry T. Baza Memorial Scholarship Fund will be provided to community college students of any or no gender who are both LGBTQ+ and either Chicano/x, Latinx, or Chamorro. Applicants who reside on Guam that plan to attend a trade or community college in San Diego, Northern Baja California, or Imperial Valley region are eligible to apply. The deadline to apply is May 24, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/29) African Development Fund call for proposals is open, specifically designed to amplify bold, radical and impactful gender justice work in Africa from women’s rights and feminist organisations, collectives, and actors often overlooked by traditional funding channels. This call for proposals focuses on five types of grants aimed at supporting various movement actors who are often excluded from funding opportunities, including nascent grassroots organisations, unregistered groups, and African feminist movements. The deadline to apply is 27 May 2025. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/9) Food Empowerment Project’s (F.E.P.’s) is accepting applications for their third annual writing and illustration scholarship contest, open to youth (11 - 24 years old), to expand on this year’s theme: “A Journey to Justice: Amplifying Every Voice”. Finalists will receive a scholarship and the chance to have their work featured across all F.E.P. platforms. The deadline to apply is May 29, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST. Learn more and apply here.
June Deadlines
Last Updated: April 30, 2025
The Larch Creative Fund is seeking project proposals for innovative projects that encourage creative and critical thinking through the arts, with a focus on having fun and encouraging community participation and related activities. Individual artists, collaborations, and nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply. A total of $50,000 will be awarded to artists or organizations. These funds are intended to support innovative ideas, creative projects, community outreach, and creative thinking. Proposals for projects must be arts based and are eligible for funding for the project to take place in the state of Georgia. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Mira Fellowship is accepting applications for their 2026 cohort of mid-career changemakers. Each year the Mira Fellowship accepts a small cohort from across the globe with visions of a more compassionate future. Over the course of six months, they help fellows frame, research, test, and formulate their vision into a clear story and an actionable plan. Fellows have access to coaching, cohort meetings/collaboration, virtual summits, micro-grants to be used to develop alternative perspectives and immerse in their work, and more. The early bird deadline (no application fee) is April 30, 2025 and the application window closes June 1, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Collective Futures Fund supports visual artists and artist-run activity in the Greater Boston area through grants of $2,500 and $7,500. The deadline to apply is June 1, 2025 at 11:59PM ET. Learn more and apply here.
(ADDED 4/29) The 2025 - 2027 Emerging Women of Color LeadStrong Fellowship is accepting applications from emerging leaders of color working in organizations that provide direct service or movement organizing, and who are committed to social justice in the San Francisco Bay Area social sector. The fellowship defines emerging leaders as people who nurture their leadership capacities by being a self-starter, having agency over their own learning and growth, supporting the development of others, practices tending to their own heart and needs to be of better service to their community, uses their voices and skills for a larger community goal / vision. Emerging leader might be someone who hasn’t had many formal opportunities to exercise their leadership but still practice leadership in the places and roles in which they can. The deadline to apply is June 2, 2025 at 5PM. Learn more and apply here.
iF is accepting applications for their 2025 Community Power Grantmaking Program from nonprofit organizations, based in the DMV area, with tax-exempt status under Section 501(c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code OR have a fiscal sponsor at the time of their application. Proposals are due on Monday, June 9, 2025 at 5:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Learn more and apply to their Request for Proposals here. The deadline to apply is June 23, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Trans Studies at the Commons invites applicants for seven virtual fellowship spots gathering to study and assemble a new collection of trans oral histories. The fellowship comes with a stipend of $8,000 and an additional $2,000 travel stipend. Food and lodging for the retreat will be provided. Applicants can reside anywhere, as the fellowship meets virtually throughout the year and comes together for a funded weeklong in-person retreat in Lawrence, KS. International applicants are welcome, though a visa may be required for payment and travel.The deadline to apply is June 15, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Resilient Coders is a free online coding bootcamp that trains talented underrepresented individuals aspiring to become Software Engineers. This full-time training will take place from August 11, 2025 to December 12, 2025. There is no tuition fee and participants receive a biweekly $500 learning stipend while enrolled in the program. Eligibility requirements include being a resident of the Greater Boston or Greater Philadelphia regions. If you’re a resident of Maine, apply through their Maine partnerships here. The deadline to apply is June 23, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
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. The deadline for quarter two is June 30, 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Rolling Deadlines
Last Updated: April 28, 2025
Authors League Fund is an emergency fund to support writers who have financial need due to medical or health-related problems, temporary loss of income or other misfortune. Repayment of this emergency support is not required.
ASJA's Writers Emergency Assistance Fund provides grants to freelancers writers who are temporarily or permanently prevented from continuing with their freelance writing businesses due to illness, disability, natural disaster, or extraordinary professional crisis.
The New York Transgender Advocacy Group is accepting applications for their Youth Advocacy Fellowship Program to provide an opportunity for our next generation of leaders to become civically engaged in their communities. Through a 3 month long program, Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary (TGNCNB) activists (ages of 16-25) residing in New York City will be guided through 5 training modules to develop their personal & professional advocacy skills, learn about local & national government, & intern at a community based organization. Participants will receive $450 upon completion of the program, paid internship placement for select participants, and more. Learn more and apply here.
One Love Global's Freedom Summer Organizing School is a multi-week summer experience in partnership with multiple organizations for young people, ages 12-25, who identify as Black or African American across Michigan to engage in community organizing and long-term transformative change, ensuring that they are at the table to influence decisions affecting their lives right now. The program runs June 10 - August 5, 2025 with a hybrid of in-person and zoom sessions. Only 20 spots are available. Learn more and apply here.
The Birth Justice Care Fund is intended for Black and other birthing people of color residing in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, and Florida, especially marginalized communities in need of support during their pregnancy and within one year postpartum. The fund covers costs of prenatal, postpartum support, and essential items, such as diapers, wipes, car seats, strollers, and breast pumps. Learn more and apply here.
Seeding Sovereignty’s Mutual Aid Program is accepting applications for CARE (Community Aid for Renewal and Empowerment), a groundbreaking monthly online herbal remedy training workshop designed to make herbal knowledge accessible, empower community healing, and uplift the work of BIPOC herbalists. This is a compensated position ($450 for all above deliverables) lasting one month.
The Disabled Consultant Futures Fund is currently open to disabled writers, actors, and academics who are currently working in the entertainment industry as disability consultants. Consultants who meet the eligibility requirements can become Approved Consultants. Approved Consultants can submit Qualified Consulting Offers for a $1,500 per project cap on reimbursements from the Fund.
Inevitable Foundation is accepting applications for their Emergency Relief Fund to support disabled writers and filmmakers impacted by the 2025 L.A. wildfires. These impacts include destroyed homes, unforeseen evacuation costs, negative health impacts, and lost employment as a result of the fires.
Leading Like a Lady Blog wants to highlight Black or African women organizing others in social justice and mutual aid. Submissions approved for publication will earn $0.25 per word for a maximum of 500 words.
ARTNOIR is accepting applications for their Love Fund for the Los Angeles creative community to give creatives of color access to funds and resources typically not reserved for them in the mainstream art world. The fund provides unrestricted grants, alleviating financial burdens and empowering artists to create and thrive. The deadline is rolling.
The National Grassroots Organizing Program (NGO) offers two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small (budgets under $350,000), constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the United States and its territories. The deadline is rolling.
The Yéigo Action Grant offers grants between $100 and $5,000 for individual Native artists and culture bearers who are in need of quick financial assistance for an artistic opportunity, emergency situation and/or sudden unanticipated expense related to their art practice or business. The deadline is on the 10th of each month at 3PM MT.
TMC Community Capital is accepting applications for their LA Wildfire Relief Fund to offer immediate relief in the form of $5,000 grants to entrepreneurs whose livelihoods have been impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires.
The Rooted in Rights blog launched a new call for submissions, inviting disabled writers to share their survival and perseverance strategies in a 500-word blog piece. This new call focuses on gathering specific resources that can help disabled individuals and communities adapt and survive these turbulent times. Rooted in Rights welcomes pitches that emphasize the disability community’s creativity, resistance and ingenuity, with a focus on specific resource sharing and mutual support. Writers have the option to publish their work anonymously and pitches are accepted from any country. Accepted submissions will be compensated with $400.
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.
The Knoxville Pride Community Grant Fund provides micro-grants for individuals within the Knoxville community that find hardship or hurdles, via financial or systemic restrictions, to fulfill their quality of life, mission, or values as a LGBTQIA+ person. The grant was created to further lift the queer community, via individuals or small businesses, who are committed to building a stronger environment. Funding from this community grant is available to qualifying applicants for any opportunity between $1-$500. Any member of the LGBTQIA+ community, residing in Knox County, TN is eligible to apply for a micro-grant. Those that live outside of Knox County may also apply if they live within Eastern Tennessee, however Knox County residents will be considered priority.
The 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. Applications are accepted year-round.
Disability Disaster Access & Resources is accepting applications for The Richard Devylder Disaster Relief Fund to assist individuals with disabilities, impacted by various disasters across the state of California, to help replace lost critical assistive technology, tools and devices, and also covering some motel/hotel stays.
The Mama Glow Foundation is providing pro bono doula services to families affected by the LA wildfires.
Mental health professionals are offering pro bono therapy services, including individual sessions, support groups, and family options to share with individuals impacted by the Los Angeles wildfires. If you’re interested in including your services on their growing list, sign up here.
The Black Farmer Fund Rapid Response Fund exists to support Black farmers and food systems folks with established businesses and /or projects across the northeast in emergency situations including but not limited to equipment breakdown, weather damage, loss of crops and animals, stolen and damaged supplies. This fund is for businesses and/or projects working with growing, processing, preparing, distributing, and educating others about farming, food or herbal medicine who is aligned with the values and intentions of the fund. This includes but is not limited to farmers, ranchers, herbalists, caterers, community gardeners and restaurant owners. Please note that in order to be eligible for funding, your business must be operating in the following states: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont, New Jersey, and New York, Pennsylvania. Applications open quarterly in January, April, July, October. Learn more and apply here.
The Doria Feminist Fund, an activist-driven feminist fund supporting feminist movement building, knowledge production, and collective learning in the Middle East and North Africa, is accepting applications for their 5th Grantmaking Cycle. Doria Feminist Fund supports new and emerging feminist groups, collectives, and individuals with flexible funding in three main areas: Core, Flexible Grants, Knowledge Production Grants, and Collaborative Project Grants. Doria grants are open to any feminist group or collective in the MENA region, however, Doria will prioritize applications from groups that have not received funding or financial support in the past. Learn more and apply here.
iFundWomen is accepting requests for their Los Angeles Fire Relief Fund to provide fire relief grants to LA entrepreneurs in crisis due to the Los Angeles fires.
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 to cover anything needed for your welfare and survival and, each quarter, they offer creator grants of US$3,000 to neurodivergent and disabled creators to help fund art, advocacy, or research work. You can apply for both a creator grant and a mutual aid grant.
The Greater Sum Foundation is accepting applications for their 2025 virtual incubator, a free program providing early-stage nonprofits with expert mentorship, essential resources, and a supportive community to help you thrive. The time commitment is approximately two hours per week for 6 weeks. Greater Sum makes grants to graduates of the virtual incubator program through a pitch competition: the grand prize is $10,000 and a cohort of participants are invited to our annual fundraising accelerator, which awards matching grants of up to $5,000. Participants must complete all six modules and attend at least 4 peer chat sessions in order to complete the incubator and be eligible for the pitch competition. Learn more and apply here.
Torch Magazine is open to submissions from Black women writers into Poetry, Fiction, Creative Nonfiction, or Scripts. Selected submissions will receive $150 and be showcased in our Friday Feature. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis year-round. Learn more and apply here.
Artist Support Grants is a program funded by the N.C. Arts Council to provide the opportunity for regional consortia of local arts councils to award project grants to artists in their regions. These grants support professional artists in any discipline and at any stage in their careers to pursue projects that further their artistic and professional development. Artist fees are also allowable expenses under the new program. Grant amounts vary from region to region. Statewide, most grants are between $500 and $2,000. Learn more and apply here.
The Emerging Justice Fund will move unrestricted funds to resource grassroots organizing for communities that have been and continue to be targeted by Federal, State and Local policies. Aligned with Social Justice Fund's intention to continue to move resources to groups that are most under-represented in traditional grantmaking, the Emerging Justice Fund will resource organizations that are Black, Indigenous, or People of Color-led. Applications will be accepted until September 2025 and funding decisions will be made every other month starting in February 2025 (Apr, Jun, Aug, Oct). Learn more and apply here.
Network Weaver is accepting applications for their 2024 – 2025 BIPOC Editorial series, a series amplifying the voices of BIPOC network weavers, connectors, leaders, and mappers and invites community workers, builders, carers, and anyone reimagining network leadership practices through a lens of liberation to write us into the future. They especially want to amplify the visions and voices of Black, queer, Indigenous, refugee, disabled, economically exploited (& more) folks engaged in systems-shifting work, including transforming, trying on, and reporting back about liberatory leadership practices that have impacted their work and communities. The pay is $250 per article. Network Weaver will be accepting pitches until July 2025. Learn more and apply here.
Black Lives Matter New Hampshire’s Mutual Aid Fund provides funding to Black, Brown, and Indigenous individuals based within the state of New Hampshire, Essex County of Massachusetts, or York County of Maine. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and BLM New Hampshire will close the application once the funding is completely utilized.
The Digital Impact Alliance Fellowship Program provides an opportunity for curious, passionate mid-career researchers and practitioners to explore frontier questions related to digital public infrastructure (DPI) and data governance. Fellows are invited to bring their own knowledge and research agenda to the Fellowship while contributing to our goals of improving the design, deployment, and governance of foundational digital systems, services, and data sharing innovations. Fellows complete their research over 6-8 months and are supported with a stipend of $5,000 USD. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Gender Affirming Resources and Networks
Last Updated: April 24, 2025
Rise Up: Federal Workers Legal Defense Network connects workers to free legal support through a network of pro bono attorneys.
This National Resource Hub of professional development content is a project of Artist Thrive, a growing initiative offering activities, practices, language, visions and values of what it means to succeed and thrive as an artist – and what it means to have a thriving arts sector and, eventually, thriving communities.
Transgender Law Center created a A Care Package (Trans Agenda for Liberation), a community-led guide towards the future we deserve. The guide includes guided meditations, poems, photography, music, and short films.
HOLAAfrica is creating a continent wide database of queer & feminist consultants/freelancers (graphic designers, web developers, etc) based in Africa. They're building a pan-African list to be shared in various networks and organisations who are looking for people to partner with across different projects and contexts. Sign up to join their directory here.
USAID Resource Hub is a centralized resource list/database to support professionals, organizations, and advocates affected by the USAID shutdown.
The Liberatory Wellness Network directory is a network of mental health professionals, coaches, and healers dedicated to providing liberatory, anti-oppressive, and justice-oriented care. The directory is designed to help individuals connect with providers who center accessibility, social justice, and community healing. Practitioners and providers interested in joining their network can learn more and sign up to join here.
ArtsforLA has a wildfire relief and resources list for artists and creative workers impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles.
MaskBloc.org lists active Mask Blocs around the world. Blocs provide masks, COVID-19 tests and other equipment to their communities for free.
JLH Fund has a Fire Relief Resources List with emergency services, resources for workers, resources for businesses, and mutual aid funds for people impacted by wildfires in California.
Mutual Aid LA created a resource guide with mutual aid resources for people surviving the wildfires in California.
Advocates of the South has The Fostering Awareness on Support Services for Trans-identifying Individuals (FA.S.T) Help Project, a health promotion and public health campaign designed to connect the Trans, Gender non-conforming, and Intersex community to resources and support services in Georgia.
Yielding Access to Market Solutions (YAMS) is a community-focused mobile app designed to help individuals and organizations capture and analyze retail food purchase data. Powered by the National Black Food & Justice Alliance, YAMS enables users to gain valuable insights into their spending habits while contributing to a larger movement for food sovereignty and justice.
Red Umbrella Fund has an extensive catalogue of resources for sex workers including key publications to introduce them to sex workers’ rights funding, sex worker-led networks, funders for sex workers, allied organisations, participatory grantmaking, as well as resources and initiatives for COVID-19.
Transitional Justice is a grassroots organization created for the express purpose of providing refuge and support for transgender political refugees who are fleeing persecution.
The Southern Trans Collection Guide provides an introductory overview of resources and approaches to collecting transgender and gender diverse archives.
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.
