LGBTQ Health & Wellness Fund RFP Grant

LGBTQ Health & Wellness Fund RFP Grant

Status: ACTIVE
Funder: Our Fund Inc.
Amount: Up to US $40,000
Last Updated: March 21, 2026

Summary

The LGBTQ Health & Wellness Fund RFP aims to enhance health equity for LGBT individuals in South Florida by funding initiatives that address their specific health and wellness needs. This program supports organizations dedicated to closing health disparities caused by social stigma and discrimination. Applicants must be 501(c)(3) non-profits, focusing on LGBTQ populations, and should propose interventions aligned with the Health Promotion Research Report. The goal is to foster healthier, happier lives for the LGBT community.

Overview

Health & Wellness Request for Proposal With health equity as a driving force, Our Fund strives for health and wellness outcomes that allow LGBT people in South Florida to live full, healthy and happy lives. To this end, Our Fund Foundation’s Health & Wellness Fund supports initiatives that address the unique issues affecting the health and wellness of LGBT people in South Florida and close the health and wellness disparities that LGBT people face resulting from social stigma and discrimination. The Health Promotion Research Report (found here) outlines the causes and effects defining the disparities LGBT people face regarding health and wellness. It also provides a framework of interventions that can be enlisted to improve health and wellness concerns. Submitted proposals should correlate to the needs and interventions in the report. Applicants for support from Our Fund’s Health & Wellness Fund should indicate a health and wellness concern(s) and the affected population and provide an intervention program or service that improves the health and wellness of LGBT people in South Florida.

Eligibility

You can learn more about this opportunity by visiting the funder's website. To be eligible, your agency must:Be a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization or provide documentation that the organization is fiscally sponsored by an organization that has 501(c)(3) status.Be either:A LGBTQ-primary organization (defined as an organization whose mission includes the LGBTQ population as the primary focus of their work; whose staff and board predominantly reflect the LGBTQ community; and which primarily serves LGBTQ people); orA non-LGBTQ-primary organizations seeking funding for a LGBTQ-specific program/project.Request support for an organization or program/project in Broward, Miami-Dade or Palm Beach Counties.Please note that an agency may submit or be a partner in only one proposal for an Health & Wellness Fund grant in a grant cycle.

Ineligibility

Please note the following are not eligible for support:Requests for costs incurred prior to the date of the grant awardRequests from government agenciesRequests for capital support, including construction and renovationFundraising event sponsorshipOrganizations with outstanding grant project reports.