For many of our movement’s state-based organizations, funding is often stretched too thin.

Groups continue to make progress, but there is always more work to be done and more support than can be provided. Luckily, there is a new opportunity for some of our groups to receive this needed funding.

The Trans Justice Funding Project is accepting applications for their 2015 funding cycle. The Project is committed to supporting groups that are run by and for trans communities with budgets of $250,000 or less. They fund groups, projects and organizations:

• In the U.S. from rural areas to big cities
• That have 501c3 status or fiscal sponsorship
• That don’t have 501c3 status or fiscal sponsorship
• That are established
• That are just getting started

And groups that:

• Are run by and for trans communities.
• Support and encourage trans leadership.
• Are guided by a commitment to trans justice and anti-oppression work.
• Center the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions.
• Collaborate with other local groups and think of themselves as part of a bigger picture of trans-led work that seeks dignity and justice for all people.
• Are meeting the needs of different local communities and using organizing and/or providing services to help bring people together.

Small trans-focused organizations (with budgets of $250,000 or less) are encouraged to apply. The funding panel will be distributing between $50,000-$150,000. Grants will be between $1,000 and $5,000 each.

The deadline to apply is February 15th, 2015 by midnight Eastern Standard Time. Decisions will be made at the end of April 2015, so you can expect to hear back by May 15th.

Click here to learn more and to apply for this wonderful opportunity!