The International Trans Fund (ITF) is pleased to announce 5th grant cycle. ITF warmly welcome applications from trans-led organizations with budgets below $150,000 USD based in any region of the world.

This year the ITF is introducing two grant types:

• SEED Grant (1-year) The SEED grant is a 1-year general support and/or project grant for trans-led organizations that have never been funded by the ITF, or that prefer to apply for this grant instead of the THRIVE Grant. Grants range from $10,000 to $30,000 USD/year.
• THRIVE Grant (2-year) The THRIVE grant is a 2-year general support grant ONLY for trans-led organizations that have been previously funded by the ITF and are in good standing. Grants range from $20,000 to $40,000 USD/year (for a total of $40,000-$80,000 USD).

The ITF was created to mobilize sustainable resources to help build strong, trans-led movements and support collective action, and to address and eliminate funding gaps impacting Trans organizations across the globe. The purpose of the ITF is to:

• Build & Sustain the Fund | Build and sustain a mechanism to support trans-led organizations of different sizes working on a range of issues at the international, regional, country and local levels, with a particular emphasis on organizations with access to fewer resources.
• Resource Trans Movements | Increase resources and enhance access to resources to support trans movements, including:
  • Access to financial resources dedicated to trans-led organizations through grant making.
  • Access to non-financial resources for Trans organizations, such as skills building, organizational strengthening, leadership development and activist support.
  • Access to other and new donors for Trans organizations, beyond the ITF’s direct support.
• Educate Philanthropic Community | Educate peers in the philanthropic community on Trans issues and influence other funders and strategic allies in trans-related commitments and strategies.

Priorities

The ITF has priorities for grant making:

• Fund a diversity of organizations, including different regions, languages, gender identities, strategies, and issues.
• Prioritize Trans communities facing greater levels of marginalization (e.g. racism, classism, ageism, ableism, misogyny and so on).
• Support a trans-led organization whose work are intersectional and contributes to social justice, movement building, and the liberation of Tran’s people.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for funding organizations must meet the following criteria:

• Be trans-led:
  • Trans people must be in decision-making roles, including setting the organization’s strategic and financial priorities, and make up 75% of the staff, spokespeople, and Board or decision-making body.
  • If this is not the case, organizations must demonstrate how Trans people make budget, organizational and strategic decisions.
• Have an operating budget under $150,000 USD.
• Be a group of people (i.e. not an individual).
• Main focus of work is to benefit the Trans community.
• Contribute to movement building, not just providing direct service

For more information, visit International Trans Fund.