The LGBTQIA2S+ Equality Fund has been established to cultivate a community that supports, includes, and respects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and non-binary individuals and families.
Donor Name: Omaha Community Foundation
States: Nebraska, Iowa
Counties: Douglas County (NE), Sarpy County (NE), and Pottawattamie County (IA)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 03/01/2022
Size of the Grant: $15,000 to $20,000
Details:
Goals
- Provide LGBTQIA2S+ community members, especially youth and elders, a strong network of support;
- Achieve collective impact by organizing within the LGBTQIA2S+ community and investing in leadership development opportunities;
- Increase visibility and acknowledgement of intersectionality within the queer community, empowering diverse voices and experiences to be heard;
- Foster inclusivity, openness, and acceptance with and within the greater community around LGBTQIA2S+ issues; and,
- Deliver equitable access to critical services (housing, medical care, education) AND address issues of inequity within our current social, economic, political, and justice systems.
Funding priorities include, but are not limited to, support for:
- Workforce Training, Education, and Development LGBTQIA+ Representation (staff, leadership, board), LGBTQIA+ facilitators leading trainings around LGBTQIA+ topics
- Informed, Supportive, and Accessible Health Care Physical and Behavioral Health
- Justice System Involvement/Intervention
- Public Leadership. Advocacy, and Allyship
- Safe Shelter and Homelessness Prevention
Funding Information
Up to $200,000 in grant funding will be awarded each year. The average grant award is $15,000 to $20,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be a public, tax-exempt organization as defined by Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, OR working with a 501(c)(3) fiscal agent who can receive funds on your behalf.
- There is no organizational operating budget limit. Organizations of all sizes that fit the other criteria are eligible to apply.
- Innovative programs, initiatives, services, or other ideas within the above-stated focus areas that serve lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, and non-binary individuals and families in Douglas, Sarpy, and Pottawattamie Counties.
For more information, visit Equality Fund for LGBTQIA2S+.