Our Amplify Pride & Ignite Pride EOI for FY25 has now closed, and will reopen in November 2025. NEW Spark Pride grants will be announced in 2025.

Rainbow Giving Australia welcomes expressions of interest from LGBTQIA+ not-for-profit organisations and initiatives across Australia that are committed to empowering LGBTQIA+ people and communities.

All of our grants are:

• For anywhere in Australia

• Provided for, and delivered by, LGBTQIA+ communities

• Guided by our evidence base: Where are the Rainbow Resources?

• Underpinned by our Funding Principles, and

• Understood in the context of our Theory of Change

This means the below priorities apply across the board:

• Address an issue or gap at a systemic level

• Are led by and/or substantially include those with lived experience of the relevant target population in design and decision making

• Present an evidence-based solution

• Are bold and innovative

• Build the capacity of not-for-profit organisations and initiatives to be more effective beyond the lifetime of the grant 

• Organisations and initiatives that face barriers to access other funding sources

• Organisations and initiatives that support underrepresented populations (listed below)

• LGBTQIA+ Brotherboys and Sistergirls, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

• Trans and gender diverse communities

• People with variations in sex characteristics, also known as intersex people

• LGBTQIA+ people seeking asylum, refugees and migrants on temporary or permanent visas

• LGBTQIA+ people of colour including those that are ethnically and/or racially marginalised

• LGBTQIA+ rural, regional and remote communities (PFA x RGA grant focus)

• Older LGBTQIA+ people including those living in aged care

• LGBTQIA+ young people (under 35)

• LGBTQIA+ people with disability

• LGBTQIA+ people of faith

Our focus areas apply for all grants too:

• Addressing disadvantage (economic, social support) in LGBTQIA+ communities 

• Challenging discrimination and violence, and their impacts on LGBTQIA+ wellbeing 

• Promoting human rights and justice for LGBTQIA+ communities

• Building the capacity of the LGBTQIA+ community sector and its leaders

• Pride Foundation Australia + RGA grant only - Improving the health and wellbeing, and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people living in regional, rural and remote areas of Australia

As do the below eligibility requirements:

• An Australian charity registered with the ACNC (or auspiced by an Australian charity registered with the ACNC)

• Specifically working with LGBTQIA+ people and communities, and led by LGBTQIA+ people

• Based in Australia and for the benefit of LGBTQIA+ people in Australia

Important note: It is not a requirement to be DGR-1. 

What we don’t fund:

• Organisations that do not meet the above eligibility criteria

• Retrospective activities

• Partisan and/or other non-charitable activities

And the assessment criteria:

• Eligibility: Does the organisation and proposed use of funds qualify for RGA funding?

• Alignment: How strongly does the work align with RGA’s Granting Guidelines, Principles and Theory of Change?

• Capacity: Do the people doing the work have the expertise and/or lived experience to deliver the work effectively? Does the organisation have the capacity and connections to deliver the work effectively?

• Strategy: Is there a clear connection between the activities, outcomes and ultimate benefit to LGBTIQ+ communities? 

• Impact: Does the organisation have a clear articulation of the change being sought and understanding of its role in creating it?

• Time and cost: Are the budget and timeframes reasonable?

Note: Spark grants coming in 2025