LGBTQIA+ Grants

Rainbow Giving Australia is proud to offer funding support to our LGBTQIA+ sector in three ways!

With significant support from Snow Foundation, important partnerships with Pride Foundation Australia and SpencerMaurice, and a committed cohort of community donors, in FY25 Rainbow Giving Australia will be offering over $500,000 in grant funding to the LGBTQIA+ community sector in FY25.

EOI FOR FY25 HAVE NOW CLOSED.

Spark Pride
Grants

Helping leaders seize opportunities and grow their skills. Whether it’s for personal or professional development, conference attendance, or travel, these grants are designed to give you the boost you need. The process is fast and easy—funds get to you quickly, and all we ask is that you let us know how they helped!

Grants between $500 - $2000 available year-round.

Coming 2025

Ignite Pride
Grants

Empowering our communities in doing what they do best—supporting each other! These grants are perfect for local or place-based projects, or those focused on specific groups or populations. The application process is simple, with optional community engagement opportunities to help your initiative to flourish.

Grants between $5,000 and $20,000 available annually.

EOI Closed for FY25

Amplify Pride
Grants

Supercharge initiatives that build the strength and sustainability of our sector. These grants are designed to support organisations across Australia that tackle big, systemic issues. But we don’t stop at funding. We work closely with our partners, providing extra support, connections, and opportunities to help them grow & succeed.

Grants between $30,000 and $60,000 available annually.

EOI Closed for FY25

How to apply:

1. Read this page and find out about which grant sparks your interest, and key dates to keep in mind.


2. Read the Granting Guidelines here to ensure you meet the requirements. *This is really important so that you don’t waste any of your precious time.

3. Fill out the EOI form to express your interest in the grants.

Need some more help?

Get in touch with Jones, Head of Community & Grants, at jones@rainbowgiving.org.au

Tom (he/him),
Designer by day

If you represent an LGBTQIA+ organisation or initiative and are applying for a grant - Welcome! You are in the right place!

Here you will find information about the inaugural FY25 grant opportunities we are excited to offer, guidelines including our priorities and focus areas, and how to apply.

If you would like to learn about other opportunities to get funded, check out GiveOUT Day here and grants available around Australia from other funders here.

Rainbow Giving Australia is proud to partner with our friends and colleagues at Pride Foundation Australia to offer one $20,000 grant within the program, with a focus on improving the health and wellbeing, and inclusion of LGBTQIA+ people living in rural and regional areas of Australia. RGA Granting Guidelines apply.

Key Dates for FY25

  • EOI open: November 19

  • EOI close: December 10

  • EOI assessed: 10 - 20 December

  • EOI outcome: December 20

  • RGA shut down period: December 23 - January 10

  • Full proposals due: January 24

  • Proposal outcome: February 10

  • Grants paid by: End Feb

Jackie Turner (she/her),
trans woman and movement builder

View our Granting Guidelines.

FAQ: What’s changed for Ignite Grants?

  • Our Where are the Rainbow Resources? report was clear. Leaders of grassroots community organisations and initiatives don’t have the time or resources to put into long grant applications. So RGA listened, included the lessons we’ve learnt from our award winning Amplify Pride Grants, and have added an expressions of interest stage and simplified the Guidelines for Ignite Pride.

  • RGA will honour our roots and continue to fund NSW based initiatives, and after 25 years and putting almost $1.5million into the NSW LGBTQIA+ sector, we are so proud to open Ignite to Not-For-Profit organisations and initiatives right around Australia.

  • Your organisation or initiative doesn't need DGR-1 status to apply! We know that many of the LGBTQIA+ organisations we want to fund are not eligible to receive DGR-1 status, and we are working to change that. In the meantime we have built the partnerships needed so that more small grassroots organisations can access our funding without going through the process of applying for DGR-1.

    DGR-1 or Deductible Gift Recipient Status 1, is granted to certain not-for-profit organisations. It allows these organisations to receive tax-deductible donations, meaning donors can claim tax deductions for their contributions.

We have expertise and lived experience in our own communities. If we had appropriate funding and reach, our impact would be huge.

Key Informant Interviewee, Rainbow Resources Report