The LGBTQ Fund is designed to support equality, fairness, acceptance, and mutual respect for all.
Donor Name: Greater New Orleans Foundation (GNOF)
State: Louisiana
County: Selected Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 03/21/2025
Size of the Grant: $1000 to $10,000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
Priority Areas
Priority is given to work that aims to:
- Advocate for effective policies that will improve the quality of life for LGBTQ individuals and families.
- Build the cultural competency of “mainstream” organizations that serve LGBTQ clientele, including transgender youth and adults of color, low-income LGBTQ people, and LGBTQ youth of color. This work would provide the staff of “mainstream” organizations with the education, tools, and professional development opportunities that will help improve their knowledge, skills, and attitudes when serving LGBTQ clientele.
- Provide LGBTQ individuals and families with high quality, well-coordinated, and culturally competent direct services related to: primary care, behavioral, and preventive healthcare; crisis management and legal support; workforce development; financial literacy and asset building; transportation; housing and safe spaces to congregate, and social services.
Funding Information
Grant requests should be in the $5,000 to $10,000 range.
Eligibility Criteria
Nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations that serve within GNOF’s 13-parish service area are eligible to apply for funding. Priority will be given to organizations that provide services within Orleans Parish. Organizations that are not tax-exempt but have a fiscal agent relationship with a 501(c)(3) organization are also eligible. The committee may recommend larger or smaller grants.
The LGBTQ Fund will support:
- General operations
- Programs
- Advocacy, including legislative, judicial, or executive advocacy; community organizing; campaigns; leadership development; and policy development
- Capacity building, including technology needs and support, collaboration, professional development, communications training, organizational effectiveness, and evaluation and research.
For more information, visit GNOF.
