LGBT+ Futures COVID-19 Response Fund Launched

Thanks to funding from the National Emergencies Trust, Consortium will distribute £350,000 of onward grants to diverse LGBT+ organisations from across the UK.

This important new fund is designed to address the additional needs LGBT+ people and communities have faced as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic. It will support and strengthen LGBT+ organisations that have been impacted by Covid-19 and who are working hard to meet the needs of those most affected.

As part of the launch and responding to the evidenced increase in calls and requests for support through LGBT+ helplines, Consortium are announcing the award of 8 grants totaling £200,000 to helplines supporting LGBT+ people across the UK. This immediate injection of funding will allow them to respond to the huge increase in call volumes so as many LGBT+ people can access the initial support they need.

Applications are now being invited by any UK based organisation working with and for lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans + people and communities.

Grants are for short-term work only and all funds awarded through the programme must be fully spent by 31 May 2021

Funding of up to £15,000 will be available to organisations.

There are no deadlines for this fund. Applications will be considered on a rolling basis until all the funding has been awarded.