Deadline: 14 February 2026 ( midnight Pacific Time)
The Trans Justice Funding Project is a community-led funding initiative founded in 2012 to support grassroots, trans justice groups run by and for trans people in the United States, including U.S. territories.
We make grants annually by bringing together a panel of six trans justice activists from around the country to carefully review every application we receive. We center the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions.
Every penny we raise goes to our grantees with no restrictions and no strings attached because we truly believe in trans leadership.
To kick off another year of funding trans justice, Cycle 1 grant applications open on January 23 and close February 15th at 12am PT/ 3am ET.
Reminder: our grantee portal allows applicants to apply, revise applications and share their payment information all in one place. Our eligibility criteria has not changed and can be view on: transjusticefundingproject.org.
Unable to submit an application during this first cycle? TJFP will be organizing three opportunities for trans-led organizers and activists to apply for funding each year:
- Cycle 1: January 23 – February 14, 2026
- Cycle 2: April 28 – May 16, 2026
- Cycle 3: July 28 – August 15, 2026
Our model
- Community-led means trusting and supporting trans leadership. We keep our grant process simple and quick and we believe that a short application—and a wise and experienced activist panel to read it—is all it takes to make informed funding decisions. We give unrestricted funds because we think our grantees know best how to use that money.
What we fund
- We fund grassroots trans-led groups organizing and fighting for trans justice in the U.S. and U.S. Territories.
What TJFP DOESN’T Fund
- Individuals
- Groups with a budget of more than $250,000
- Groups that are not led by trans or gender non-conforming people
- Groups outside the United States or the U.S. territories
- Programs within an organization (where your group is not fiscally sponsored) with a budget over $250,000
Is Your Group Eligible for a TJFP Grant?
- Are you a grassroots, trans justice group run by and for trans people?
- Is your group’s total budget less than $250,000?
- Are you located in the United States or U.S. Territories?
- Are you centering the leadership of trans people organizing around their experiences with racism, economic injustice, transmisogyny, ableism, immigration, incarceration, and other intersecting oppressions?
- Are you meeting the needs of different local communities and using organizing and/or providing services to help bring people together?
- Do you see your work as part of a bigger picture of trans-led work that seeks dignity and justice for all people?
You do not need to be a 501c3 non-profit or have a fiscal sponsor to apply!