Deadline: 15 February 2020

Applicants are invited to apply for the Trans Justice Funding Project’s 2020 grants program to support trans-led groups with budgets of under $250,000 in the United States.

The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people. They make grants annually by bringing together a panel of six trans justice activists from around the country to carefully review every application they receive. They center the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions.

Over the last seven years, they’ve received 1118 applications, given away 903 grants through their community-led process, and distributed more than $2.7 million.

Grant Information

Their 2020 goal is to give away at least 750,000 dollars with grant sizes of $2500, $5000, and $10,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Is Your Group Eligible for a TJFP Grant?

• Are you a group?
• Are you a grassroots, trans justice group run by and for trans people?
• Is your group’s total budget less than $250,000?
• Are you located in the United States or a U.S. territory?
• Are you centering the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions?
• Are you meeting the needs of different local communities and using organizing and/or providing services to help bring people together?
• Do you see your work as part of a bigger picture of trans-led work that seeks dignity and justice for all people?

Applicants do not need to be a 501c3 non-profit or have a fiscal sponsor to apply!

Ineligibility

• Individuals
• Groups with a budget of more than $250,000
• Groups that are not led by trans or gender non-conforming people
• Groups outside the United States or the U.S. territories
• Programs within an organization (where your group is not fiscally sponsored) with a budget over $250,000

For more information, visit https://www.transjusticefundingproject.org/apply/