Applications open for Health Care Advocates International Fund (US)

Deadline: 30-Sep-2025

Applications are now open for the Health Care Advocates International Fund to support organizations and programs that further HCAI’s mission to end discrimination and support healthy lives for the LGBTQ+ community.

Health Care Advocates International is a non-profit health & advocacy organization dedicated to serving the needs of the LGBTQ+ community through prevention, programs, education, advocacy & treatment. As a medical practice and advocacy group, HCAI embraces the whole health (mental, physical and emotional) of the individuals who seek their help.

The HCAI team’s mission is to assist all those who walk through their doors. If the needs can’t be met within the walls of HCAI, the organization becomes a conduit to services available elsewhere in the community and beyond.

The mission of The HCAI Fund is to provide financial support to organizations that strengthen, serve and advocate for the LGBTQ+ community by addressing basic needs, fostering safety and wellness, fighting stigma and discrimination, and promoting equality and education through programs and services.

Priorities

Priority consideration will be given to organizations that:
- Have reasonable and defined budgets demonstrating that the requested donation amount is aligned with the donation’s purpose
- Complete the grant application with clear detail
- Demonstrate expertise in providing services that address topics detailed in funding parameters for the LGBTQ+ community
- Provide clear details around planning and measurement of goals for use of requested funds consistent with HCAI’s LGBTQ+ mission
- Demonstrate ongoing funding potential to achieve the program goals outside of the HCAI Fund

Eligibility Criteria

Funding will be considered for 501(c)3 organizations whose mission aligns with theirs, and that address one or more of the following areas for members of the LGBTQ+ community:
- Basic needs support and assistance including for homelessness and food insecurity
- Substance abuse that impacts other treatments and care
- Equality in any facet of community life (work, housing, education and access to healthcare)
- Mental health support and services
- Stigma and discrimination
- HIV/AIDS education, prevention and support.

Ineligibility Criteria

Salaries or travel expenses
Individual medical procedures
Endowment campaigns
Partisan, political or denominational programs
General and administrative costs, with certain exceptions for part of a grant
Intermediary funding
Scholarships or individual education costs.

For more information, visit Health Care Advocates International.