The Fund for Trans Generations Rapid Response Fund

_NOTE: We accept requests on a rolling basis. You will receive an update on your application_ _within 6-8 weeks after submission._

The Fund for Trans Generations resources BIPOC, trans-led organizations working to advance community safety, supportive community housing, decarceration, and access to health care and mental health—to build a world in which all people can live with self determination, safety, and joy.

The FTG plays an important role in providing significant resources to emerging trans-led groups that have had limited access to national funding streams. The FTG is committed to growing with organizations and increasing their capacity and leadership development as they meet the needs of transgender, gender non-conforming and nonbinary communities. The Fund provides both general support grants and organizational development grants to their grantee partners.

The FTG’s grantee partners work holistically to address the individual and collective needs of trans people, from survival to thriving to building power.

The FTG was launched in 2016 and has moved more than $12 million in 751 grants to 234 trans-led organizations!

The FTG prioritizes funding for organizations addressing:

• Health and Healing
• Education
• Anti-violence
• Employment
• Housing
• Criminalization
• Leadership Development
• Grassroots Organizing
• Movement Building
• Mutual Aid and Direct Services
• Arts and Culture

What are the values of FTG?

The Fund for Trans Generations is rooted in the following values:

• Moving beyond equality to justice;
• An intersectional feminism grounded in queer, trans, and gender nonconforming communities of color;
• A commitment to addressing the root causes of transphobia, misogyny, racism, classism, and homophobia;
• A focus on the resilience of trans communities and leaders of\\ the trans movement; and
• A commitment to solidarity, collaboration and transparency.

Can you tell me more about the Rapid Response Fund?

Organizations and communities often need additional resources to respond quickly to organized opposition and to unanticipated events. The FTG rapid response fund will provide support for situations that require immediate response and for proactive activities that pursue strategic opportunities.

Budget Criteria

• Project budget should not exceed $600,000; we have no minimum budget requirements. A project based at an organization with a budget larger than $600,000 may apply as long as it is trans-led.
• Organizations or projects may apply for a rapid response grant at any time and may only receive one rapid response grant per every 12-month period. Grant amounts will not exceed $10,000 per organization with an average size grant being $3,000 to $7,000.

Eligibility

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• Organization or project must be trans-led. We adhere to the Trans Justice Funding Project definition, which holds that the majority of the people in charge of the group identify as trans or gender non-conforming. “In charge” includes any of the following examples:
  • The director, if there is one, should identify as trans or gender non-conforming
  • The majority of the governing board collective, advisory committee, or similar governing body, if there is such a body, should identify as trans or gender non- conforming.
  • The majority of any staff members should identify as trans or gender non- conforming.
  • If the organization or project is volunteer-run, the majority of volunteers should identify as trans or gender non-conforming.
• We are only able to fund organizations with their own 501(c)3 status or fiscally sponsored projects based in the United States and US territories.

Ineligibility

• Rapid response funding will not support the following requests:
  • Capital projects
  • Scholarships
  • Projects/organizations that focus solely on providing emotional or social support/ engagement
  • Cash flow challenges