Pride Foundation Australia - Large Grant Round - 2024

The Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) is proud to announce their first large grant round for 2024, to a total value of $20,000 with a focus on supporting sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia.

Grant applications should be to the value of up to $20,000 over two years (if applicable).

Funding considerations

PFA encourages projects that are led by LGBTQIA+ refugees, people seeking asylum and/or people of colour.

Projects that collaborate between refugee and asylum seeker agencies or groups and LGBTQIA+ agencies or groups are also encouraged. Where an LGBTQIA+ refugee-led group is in partnership with another organisation, PFA encourages equal partnership and co-design.

Projects should aim to support sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) people who are refugees or seeking asylum in at least one of the following areas:

• Improving access to stable housing,
• Enhancing education and/or workforce participation,
• Enhancing support for community connection and improving settlement outcomes,
• Improving health and/or health literacy,
• Supporting links to LGBTQIA+ services and supports,
• Enhancing cultural engagement and development,
• Improving LGBTQIA+ inclusive practice in services.

Types of projects with a duration of up to two years may include any of the following:

• Community development, or
• Education and training initiatives, or
• Health and wellbeing initiatives, or
• Applied, community-led research with tangible outcomes in the field, or
• Events including arts and cultural or conferences.