Donor Name: Texas Pride Impact Funds
State: Texas
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/17/2022
Size of the Grant: $10,000
Details:
In their effort to drive support and build capacity in LGBTQ+ communities that have been historically disadvantaged, TPIF has identified Focus Communities and Populations to guide its work and establish funding priorities.
- While they will continue to fund a full range of organizations, projects, and leaders, (particularly through their donor-advised funds) they will prioritize funding within their general and special grant cycles for their Focus Communities and Populations.
- They embrace organizations and projects that address the current and direct needs of communities while also seeking to correct the systemic injustices that unfairly burden people living within these identities and at their intersections.
Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Expression While using the acronym of LGBTQ+ serve the full spectrum of sexual orientations and gender identities and expressions. These include but are not limited to:
- Lesbian
- Gay
- Bisexual
- Queer
- Asexual, Aromantic
- Questioning
- Transgender, Two-Spirit, Transexual, Non-Binary, Gender Non-Conforming, Agender
- Intersex
TPIF places a focus on supporting the safety, rights, health, and well-being of Texas’ people of transgender experience.
Geography While TPIF funds groups that work statewide and in local communities, for the next five years it will seek to build capacity in these geographic areas:
- Rural underserved areas
- Border communities
- Towns and small cities
- Under-resourced areas and neighborhoods within urban centers
Race and Ethnicity TPIF focuses on building the capacity of organizations, projects, and leaders serving communities of color including:
- Black and/or African American
- Native and Indigenous Peoples
- Hispanic/Latino(a)/Latinx
- Asian, Asian American, Pacific Islander, Desi, and Arab (APIDA)
Age TPIF recognizes the difficulties of being LGBTQ+ at each end of the age spectrum and maintains a focus on essential services and social supports for:
- Senior and elderly people
- Youth particularly those who are unhoused
- Young adults 18 – 25
Displaced People TPIF recognizes the complications of the living of displaced people and will concentrate on:
- Immigrants
- Homeless Youth
- Undocumented Persons
- Refugees
- Incarcerated and Formerly Incarcerated Persons
People living with and at higher risk for HIV/AIDS TPIF maintains a focus on organizations and projects that serve PLWHA and communities at higher risk of HIV/AIDS.
People living with Disabilities TPIF maintains a focus on organizations and projects that serve people with disabilities.
For more information, visit 2022 Community Grants.