Q4 Resource Roundup (2026)
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[at]blackremoteshe[dot]com.
Originally published: September 18, 2026
Upcoming Fellowships & Funds
October Deadlines
Last Updated: September 18, 2026
Oregon Humanities is accepting applications for their Community Storytelling Fellowship, which is awarded annually to Oregonians who belong to communities that are underrepresented in Oregon media. Each fellow receives $5,000 to support the creation of true stories—journalism, creative nonfiction, video, audio, and other media—about those communities. Stories are shared in Oregon Humanities magazine and other publications. Three fellowships are reserved for storytellers living in rural communities. The deadline to apply is October 1, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
The Sexual Health Exploration Project is accepting applications for their first ever cohort of Artists-in-Residence to support (3) Artists-in-Residence for for a paid, 10-month long virtual residency (ending July 2027). During these residencies, artists will receive advanced methodological training in the Qualitative Comic Book Mapping approach, as well as continuing education in the Sexual Health and Integrative Pleasure (SHIP) Model. Together with community-based mentors and organizational leaders from across the U.S., artists will develop short-form (1-3 page), interactive, digital comics, pairing theory with lived experience. This residency comes with a $2500 stipend (minimum, some funding is still pending and may increase award sizes) and there are no costs associated with participation. Artists will be expected to meet a minimum of once a month for 60-90 minutes with team members, though there will be additional opportunities for group gatherings and virtual social and community-building events. The deadline to apply is October 2, 2026 at midnight. Learn more and apply here.
Trans Safety Emergency Fund is accepting applications for needs directly linked to emergency situations from trans, non-binary, genderqueer, agender, gender nonconforming or any other non-cis identity. Emergency situations could include, but aren’t limited to, basic living costs (food, household items, clothing, public transport, etc), monthly bills (electricity, gas, internet, rent/mortgage, water, etc), crucial medical bills (hormones, medical recovery, health casualties, therapy, etc), or safety (self-defense courses, relocation to safer environments). Their funding cycles reopens monthly, this month’s reopen date will be October 1st. The deadline to apply will be October 3, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
Kentucky Health Justice Network’s Trans Health Advocacy Program is accepting applications for their Gender-Affirming Surgery Grant to support trans Kentuckians seeking support with their transition and associated gender affirming care. This can be requests for material support, such as financial support with co-pays or gender affirming care items. This can also be requests for peer-to-peer support (conversations with one of our trans staff) in navigating your transition and the gender-affirming care landscape. 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. The deadline to apply is October 7, 2026 at 11:59PM EST. Learn more and apply here.
The Yéego Action Grant offers grants up to $2500 for individual Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice. The deadline to apply for this month’s funding cycle is October 10, 2026 at 3PM MT. Learn more and apply here.
The Supportive Schools Mini-grants provide small-scale funding with thirty $1000 mini-grants to support LGBTQ-affirming grassroots projects and technical support to help student groups, families, and educators create safe, joyful, and community-centered environments for LGBTQ+ youth. This project supports grassroots, healing-centered, and affirming activities for LGBTQ+ youth and their families. Individuals from all states excluding US territories are encouraged to apply with an emphasis on those within states with gender-affirming care bans. You do NOT have to be a formal organization. Individuals of all ages are encouraged to apply. Funds must be distributed to organizations or individuals over the age of 18, so youth-led projects will need an organizational sponsor or a trusted adult. The deadline to apply is October 15, 2026 at 11:59PM EST. Learn more and apply here.
OUTlast Emergency Assistance offers up to $200 in support for LGBTQ+ individuals in need. The deadline to apply for this month’s funding cycle is October 15, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
The Voqal Partners Fellowship is a six-month program for social justice changemakers ready to build and test a new idea. Fellows will receive a $30,000 award, $1,000 healthcare stipend, coaching, mentorship, and more. The deadline to apply is October 31, 2026 at 11:59PM EST. Learn more and apply here.
November Deadlines
Last Updated: September 18, 2026
The 2027-2028 A.I.R. Fellowship Program for Emerging and Underrepresented Women and Non-Binary Artists will award six emerging artists based in New York City with a $3,000 stipend, their first solo exhibition, professional development programming, curatorial support, and mentorship during a 12-month fellowship that runs September–August. The deadline to apply is November 2, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
Trans Safety Emergency Fund is accepting applications for needs directly linked to emergency situations from trans, non-binary, genderqueer, agender, gender nonconforming or any other non-cis identity. Emergency situations could include, but aren’t limited to, basic living costs (food, household items, clothing, public transport, etc), monthly bills (electricity, gas, internet, rent/mortgage, water, etc), crucial medical bills (hormones, medical recovery, health casualties, therapy, etc), or safety (self-defense courses, relocation to safer environments). Their funding cycles reopens monthly, this month’s reopen date will be November 1st. The deadline to apply will be November 3, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
The Yéego Action Grant offers grants up to $2500 for individual Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice. The deadline to apply for this month’s funding cycle is November 10, 2026 at 3PM MT. Learn more and apply here.
OUTlast Emergency Assistance offers up to $200 in support for LGBTQ+ individuals in need. The deadline to apply for this month’s funding cycle is November 15, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
Solitary Watch is offering grants to journalists and nonprofit newsrooms working in all media with the goal of expanding public awareness and understanding of solitary confinement in U.S. federal and state prisons, local and tribal jails, immigration detention centers, and juvenile justice facilities. Grants are meant to cover both payments to journalists and reporting expenses, and will range from $1,000 to $3,000. The deadline to apply for this month’s funding cycle is November 30, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
December Deadlines
Last Updated: September 18, 2026
Trans Safety Emergency Fund is accepting applications for needs directly linked to emergency situations from trans, non-binary, genderqueer, agender, gender nonconforming or any other non-cis identity. Emergency situations could include, but aren’t limited to, basic living costs (food, household items, clothing, public transport, etc), monthly bills (electricity, gas, internet, rent/mortgage, water, etc), crucial medical bills (hormones, medical recovery, health casualties, therapy, etc), or safety (self-defense courses, relocation to safer environments). Their funding cycles reopens monthly, this month’s reopen date will be December 1st. The deadline to apply will be December 3, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
The Yéego Action Grant offers grants up to $2500 for individual Native artists and culture bearers who need financial assistance with a specific professional opportunity or towards a hardship that is hindering their creative practice. The deadline to apply for this month’s funding cycle is December 10, 2026 at 3PM MT. Learn more and apply here.
OUTlast Emergency Assistance offers up to $200 in support for LGBTQ+ individuals in need. The deadline to apply for this month’s funding cycle is December 15, 2026. Learn more and apply here.
Rolling Deadlines
Last Updated: September 18, 2026
Inevitable Foundation is accepting applications for their Emergency Relief Fund, a responsive cash grant program for disabled creatives in crisis. The Fund provides grants to disabled writers, filmmakers and writer-producers experiencing financial hardship. This includes creatives who work in narrative, documentary, and unscripted film and television. Need will be considered and includes, but is not limited to, housing costs, health impacts and medical costs, and lost employment. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis and will be prioritized according to need and available funds. Learn more and apply here.
North Star Fund is accepting applications for their Rapid Response Grants to support organizations based in NYC or Hudson Valley developing a response due to an unforeseen shift in the political landscape, or organizations at a critical juncture within a campaign, including organizations working on mutual aid efforts, healing justice and bail funds. This grant is intended to help achievea timely and specific outcome or impact within three to six months, usually as part of a long-term goal to achieve systems-based change.Grant amounts will be $2,500 for immediate actions or organizations may receive $2,500 within a 12-month period. You do NOT have to be a current North Star Fund grantee to apply for Rapid Response funding.North Star Fund staff will review the request and contact you for more information, or share a decision with you within two weeks. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
OUTlast Emergency Assistance offers up to $200 in support for LGBTQ+ individuals in need. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis with each funding cycle open from the 1st to the 15th of each month.
The Arts Gowanus Fellowship program is open to Brooklyn based, low-income, and upwardly mobile artists and creatives working in any medium and at any stage of their career. To qualify for this fellowship, you must demonstrate interest in art-making, commitment to an art practice, and a letter of interest or personal statement describing why you would benefit from this program. Those applying for the Fellowship Program will self-certify that their income does not exceed 50% of the then current Average Median Income (AMI) as defined by the New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD). Applicants will also self-certify that their net worth (retirement accounts, savings, investments, owned real estate, or other assets) does not exceed $50,000. Selected artists must commit to a studio practice of at least 10 hours a week for a period of one year. Artists will participate in Arts Gowanus programming, attend monthly studio visits and/or career development workshops, and hold a public exhibition (supported by and in a space provided by Arts Gowanus) at the end of the fellowship period. One fellow will be selected per each new studio site and applications will remain active until all fellowship studios are awarded. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis until 2027.
Cypress Fund is accepting applications for their Interdependence & Solidarity Fund (ISF) to resource the people, groups, and networks doing mutual aid, care work, safety, organizing, healing, or cultural work across South Carolina with a 501(c)3 status or fiscal sponsorship. ISF will help organizations meet urgent community needs and builds connections with new partners across the region. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Grounded Therapy Grant Program is committed to eliminating financial barriers that often prevent Black and Brown communities from accessing 1:1 therapy. Through this quarterly initiative, a select number of individuals based in North Carolina will receive free therapy, covering an initial assessment appointment and six sessions. This initiative aims to make mental health care more accessible and equitable, fostering healing and support by removing economic obstacles. For this month’s cycle, men (cis and trans) will be prioritized for funding. Applications are accepted on a quarterly basis.
Thriving Transmen of Color is accepting applications for their Gender Affirming Travel Program, designed to help coordinate transportation for transgender individuals who face significant economic challenges to and from out-of-state gender affirming medical appointments and surgeries. Assistance is based on available funding and program capacity.
Black Visioning Group is offering $100 emergency fundgrants to Black trans community members in Philadelphiaexperiencing immediate financial need. Priority will be given to Black Trans Women, Black Trans Femmes, Dark-Skinned Black Trans Folks, Fat Black Trans Folks, Hood Black Trans Folks, and Sex Workers. Funds are limited and will be distributed based on available resources and community need.
The T4T Health Research Team at the Boston University School of Public Health is seeking trans and/or nonbinary people who live in the United States (ages 18+) to share stories of how you’ve made a positive change in your life. They are specifically looking for one of the following: 1) stories of changing how you use alcohol. This could mean getting sober, cutting back on alcohol, changing when or where you drink, or any other positive, intentional change or 2) stories of making changes in romantic relationships. This could mean making different choices about who you date, ending an unhealthy relationship, improving how you and a partner communicate and support one another, or any other positive, intentional change. These stories do not need to be unique, dramatic, or related to being trans/nonbinary, as long as they are important to you. If you are interested in contributing, the first step is to fill out this form with a brief summary of your story, some information about yourself, and your contact information. Based on responses, they will ask roughly six people to contribute their stories where they will select contributors so that the final group of stories represents the diversity of trans/nonbinary people’s experiences. To thank contributors for their time, they will be paid $180 by check or Visa gift card.
The Disability Media Alliance (DMA) Shared Space is an online community platform for disability-led and disability-focused organizations, collectives, artist support programs, festivals, funds, advocacy groups, grassroots initiatives, and informal networks working within nonfiction media. The space was developed to create an accessible ongoing place where organizations can connect with one another between conferences, meetings, and events. The Shared Space also serves as a hub for DMA's collaborative global mapping project, which seeks to better understand and document the organizations, collectives, and community efforts supporting disabled nonfiction media makers around the world. Users can learn about the project, contribute feedback, share information, and participate in future research activities as the work develops. Registration is free for organizations, collectives, and community groups supporting disabled nonfiction media makers.
Athens Pride and Queer Collective is accepting applications for their 2026 Gender Affirming Care Grant. To be considered for this grant, you must be at least 18 years old and a resident of the state of Georgia.
Southern Black Farmers Community-Led Fund is seeking applicants for part-time contract roles as Participatory Action Researchers (PARs) to support a multi-state research and narrative-shift initiative. This participatory action research project, rooted in the legacy of Black land stewardship, Agroecology, and community self-determination, centers the leadership, stories, and solutions of Black rural communities and farmers in Alabama, Mississippi, and Georgia. Through interviews, focus groups, photovoice, and collaborative analysis, PARs will help document how Black farmers and rural residents experience climate change, navigate systemic disinvestment, and uphold culturally rooted agroecological practices. Each PAR is required to successfully complete PAR training before facilitating interviews. At the conclusion of training each PAR will be compensated $275 for time spent in training. Each PAR is expected to complete a maximum of 30 interviews. Compensation for this position is $1,500 total. Learn more and apply here.
The LGBTQ Foundation of Kansascreated a mutual aid fund for people affected by SB244, a law defining gender as sex as assigned at birth, invalidating the state identification (driver’s licenses, birth certificates, etc.) of those who previously changed the gender marker on these documents, and criminalizing multi-gender, multi-occupancy private spaces. Eligibility for mutual aidassistance can include the following needs: cost of Kansas ID replacement fees, cost of alternative Federal IDs such as passports, travel expenses related to Kansas ID replacement, travel expenses related to Federal ID procurement, and out-of-state relocation expenses.
Cage Free Repair is accepting applications for their solidarity fund providing microgrants of $100 to currently incarcerated or recently released trans women. This money can be used to obtain basic items from the prison commissary, support family visitation, and to help in reentry with things like housing assistance. Note: you do not have to be incarcerated with a drug related charge to qualify for assistance. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
Denise! Denise! Ph.D., founder of The House of Denise, is developing a workbook to aid agender, trans, non-binary, and genderfluid people along their name-change journey. Denise looking for anonymous accounts of the who, what, when, where, and how of finding new names to support trans self-exploration and self-determination rooted in intersectional trans kinship, culture, and history. Learn more and submit to Denise's anonymous Google form for name-choosing stories here.
The De|Center Mutual Aid Fund is a no-strings mutual aid fund in the form of cash and in-kind assistance.
Book Industry Charitable Foundation helps bookstore owners, booksellers, and comic store employees and owners with unforeseen emergency financial needs by providing them with a $2,000 grant, which can be used for rental of a storage unit, materials to secure a damaged store, cleaning supplies, or any other immediate need. Store owners do not need to choose between help for the store or help for themselves. Both types of assistance are available to a store owner–store disaster assistance and personal household financial assistance. The Foundation assesses each request to determine how best to provide relief. If approved, grants are typically paid to third-party vendors.
QueerLiberation Network (QLN) Empowerment Microgrant Program offers direct, no-strings-attached financial support to queer and trans individuals, based in Austin, TX, facing hardship. Through their General Assistance Fund, individuals can receive up to $500 annually to help cover urgent needs. QLN is currently accepting applications for their General Assistance Fund to offer immediate financial relief for a range of everyday and emergency needs—covering essentials like groceries, prescriptions, gas, and car repairs, as well as healthcare costs such as therapy, doctor visits, and gender-affirming care. The fund will also support expenses related to debt, emergency travel, pet care, and other critical moments when queer and trans individuals need a financial lifeline.
seeing rainbows is offering food assistance in the form of local grocery gift cards for local trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming community members based in Massachusetts who were recently affected by SNAP suspensions and are otherwise food insecure.
The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation is accepting applications from early-stage, high-impact ventures addressing urgent social and environmental challenges. They’re looking for early-stage social impact ventures, scalable business models with measurable outcomes, strong leadership and community impact, and innovation across any sector driving meaningful change. Recipients will receive $300,000 USD in funding, a 3-year structured fellowship, and strategic support + access to DRK’s global network. Applications are accepted year round.
The #PWNCares Mutual Aid Fund is accepting applications from any trans or cis woman, gender diverse or transgender person living with HIV (over the age of 18) to receive up to $500 of mutual aid funds for healthcare, housing, or whatever you most need. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Note: This fund is not intended to serve as emergency funding in terms of turn-around time; it may take up to 30 days to receive a response from the selection committee regarding the status of your application.
The Global State of Women Relief Fundprovides direct support to women navigating the unemployment crisis. The fund will provide one-time awards between $500 and $1,500.
Nonprofit Quarterly (NPQ) is accepting pitches for We Stood Up to offer workers, builders, activists, and organizers the opportunity to share a first-person story from their work and world. NPQ offers $300 for contributions to this space that is dedicated to showcasing grassroots and worker voices. Submissions are accepted on a rolling basis.
CERF+ offers $3,000 Emergency Relief Grants 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.
Minnesota Home Help Navigation Program provides one-on-one support applying for in-home help through Minnesota's Medical Assistance (Medicaid) program. It's free for Minnesotans living with Long COVID, ME/CFS, and related energy-limiting illness.
The Solidarity Fundis accepting applications from furloughed USAID staffers (US based) seeking cash assistance. Though the grant size may vary based on household size, it will not be less than $650. There is no deadline to apply.
The First Step Fund provides compassionate financial and emotional support to help survivors begin to move forward in rebuilding their lives after the devastating impact of suicide loss. You may apply to the fund if you are an immediate family member who lives in Ohio and lost someone to suicide or you’re a loss survivor whose immediate family member was an Ohio resident. Grants typically average around $500 but may be as much as $1,000. Approved grants must be used to cover or reimburse expenses incurred in Ohio related to the death of a loved one. Expenses may include funeral and memorial services, cremation, grave markings and urns, obituaries, death certificate copies, and bio-cleaning services.
Mahogany Galore, a documentary focusing on Black Sapphic and Black Trans Men spaces across the United States, is looking for folks (21+) involved in social justice, entertainment, artistry, archival work, and businesses to interview for their docu-series. Learn moreand sign up to be interviewed for their docu-series here.
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.
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.
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 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.
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 Foundationisdonating 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 Mama Glow Foundationis providing pro bono doula services to families affected by the LA wildfires.
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.
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. These grants open twice a year: once in January and again in June.
The Greater Sum Foundation is accepting applications for their 2026 virtual incubators, 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.
Black Lives Matter New Hampshire’s Mutual Aid Fundprovides 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 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 and decisions are normally made within a month. 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.
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.
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.
The North Texas TRANSportation Network provides travel grants to North Texas families seeking out-of-state health care for trans and gender-diverse minors.
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 programhere.
The Los Angeles Young Adult Emergency Relief Fundisan 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.
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.
The Black Trans Wellness Fund supports 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.
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 fundinghere.
Gender Affirming Resources and Networks
Last Updated: September XX, 2026
Kentucky Health Justice Network’s Trans Healthy Advocacy Program provides gender-affirming care assistance for Trans Kentuckians seeking support with their transition and associated gender affirming care. This can be requests for material support, such as financial support with co-pays or gender affirming care items. This can also be requests for peer-to-peer support (conversations with one of our trans staff) in navigating your transition and the gender-affirming care landscape. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.
The Guide to Mutual Aid in Chicago(updated August 2026)includes a list of mutual aid groups, services, and resources supporting folks based in Chicago.
Sovereign Futures Talent Networkis a national talent network supporting organizers, strategists, and cultural workers advancing Indigenous sovereignty and justice with no-cost, rapid-response support for those navigating job disruption while continuing movement-aligned work.
Spec Colorways is a newsletter and community space centering queer BIPOC speculative poetry. Submissions will open on May 16 after their first gathering, a drop in live stream for their Patreon subscribers (free or paid), where folks can come chat/write with them. Their call for submissions will be open for prompt-inspired poems by queer and BIPOC (no Patreon suscription required).
Freedom for Immigrants launched an interactive map to track U.S. detention centers and connect families to resources. This new tool compiles information about ICE facilities and offices, resource providers, and news and updates sourced from the larger community.
Herbalista’s Free School is offering a free herbalism course, with a combination of both live classeses and self-paced courses, to help folks build a strong foundation in Community Herbalism. This course weaves together herbal traditions, actions & energetics, personalized approaches to health, diet & digestion, daily rhythms, materia medica, and seasonal kitchen medicine. Students are provided with lectures, handouts, and herbwork, so they’re encouraged not just to learn about herbs, but to use, make, and share them, cultivating practical skills, critical thinking, and a deep sense of care for community.
Garden is a 24/7 virtual community center specifically designed for BIPOC folks who are practicing pandemic safety (i.e. wearing high filtration masks, testing for COVID, avoiding crowds, etc.).
Queer Liberation Library connects LGBTQ+ people with literature, information, and resources that celebrate the unique and empowering diversity of our community.
seeing rainbows is offering food assistance in the form of local grocery gift cards for local trans, nonbinary, and gender nonconforming community members based in Massachusetts who were recently affected by SNAP suspensions and are otherwise food insecure.
WERQ TOGETHER provides travel assistance, safe housing connections with trusted hosts, food, supplies, emergency resources, and community support to trans, nonbinary, and gender diverse people who need help to move to Portland (or anywhere in Oregon).
Care Out Loud has a Caregiver Starter Pack with step-by-step guides, caregiver registries, help lines, local benefits programs, care cost calculators, calendaring, advance directives, and other resources to support caregivers.
seeing rainbows has Ridesharing and Work Pool programs for trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming folks based in Massachusetts.
The LIAM Foundation’s Access Program provides personalized support to help LGBTQ+ individuals in Northern Illinois navigate housing, healthcare, wellness, and community resources.
SONG launched a Member-to-Member Grocery Solidarity Networkto 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.
Philadelphia Lawyers for Social Equity provides free legal advice and representation to low-income Philadelphia residents whose criminal records are holding them back from achieving their social and career potentials.
TransPonder offers free local hormone injection supply drop-off services for those with financial needs and/or transportation issues. Service is currently available in Eugene/Springfield area only. All deliveries are completed via a no-contact drop-off on Wednesdays. Folks can also sign up to receive an at-home HIV testing kit (while supplies last). You do not have to order hormone injection supplies to receive a kit.
Black Girl In Maine Resource Guide includes a robust list of gender-affirming resources in Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and other states across the Northeast. It also includes online/national resources.
The Human(ing) Well Layoff Survival Guide is a practical, step-by-step companion for navigating the uncertainty and stress of job loss. Whether you’ve just been laid off or want to be prepared in today’s unpredictable climate, you’ll find actionable steps you can start using immediately. For a short walk-through of the six core steps in the guide, tune in to Episode 28 of the Human(ing) Well Podcast.
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.
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.
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 Fundhas an extensive catalogue ofresources 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 flightsto transgender individuals seeking gender-affirming care.
Inclusive Therapistshas aHurricanes 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 uphere.
PDX Queer / Death Directoryis 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 Hubprovides 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 HQis 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 submittedhere.
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.
