LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund for England

The LGBT+ Futures: Equity Fund has been enabled with funding from the National Lottery Community Fund and is being managed by Consortium and its community partners.

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Grants of up to £25,000 can support user-led LGBT+ organisations based in England, who are working with targeted under-represented and under-resourced communities in England.

The aims of the fund are to:

  • Support intersectional LGBT+ organisations to grow and influence the LGBT+ voluntary sector in more equitable ways.
  • Ensure intersectional LGBT+ organisations are better equipped to work with their beneficiaries as a result of receiving funding and support.
  • Enable intersectional LGBT+ organisation to gain more confidence to develop relationships with and/or apply for grants through other funders.

Applicants must be an England based non-profit group or organisation that is led by and for LGBT+ people and specifically working with one or more of the following communities of focus.

  • D/deaf, Disabled, Neurodivergent LGBT+ People.
  • LGBTQIA+ Women.
  • LGBT+ People of the Global Majority.
  • Older LGBT+ People.
  • Trans and Non-Binary People.

There is a total funding pot of £500,000 with grants of between £100 and £25,000 available for 2024/25.

The funding can support organisational running costs, projects and organisational / leadership development.

All grants must be fully spent by the end of October 2025

The deadline for applications is 21st November 2024 (12 noon).