Applications are now being accepted for the Uplift Fund Microgrant.
Donor Name: OUTMemphis
State: Arkansas, Mississippi, Tennessee
County: Crittenden County (AR), DeSoto County (MS), Fayette County (TN), Shelby County (TN), Tipton County (TN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/12/2025
Size of the Grant: Less than $1000
Grant Duration: Grant Duration Not Mentioned
Details:
The Uplift Fund provides one-time $750 grants for individuals who identify as transgender, nonbinary, or gender expansive who are 18 and older, in support of overcoming financial barriers to opportunity — whether that be a necessary car repair, access to a conference, costs of gender-affirming care or practices, legal expenses, or similar expenses.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants may be awarded a maximum of 1 grant per calendar year and a maximum of 2 grants per three-year period.
- Applicants must identify as transgender, nonbinary, or gender expansive
- Applicants may only apply 1 time per cycle. Multiple applications will not be considered.
- Applicants must be current residents of the following counties: Shelby, DeSoto, Crittenden, Tipton, Fayette
- Applicants must be 18 or older.
- Quality of writing will not be considered whatsoever in evaluation of the application.
For more information, visit OUTMemphis.