Pride Foundation Australia has announced its second large grant round for 2025 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).

Refugee and/or people seeking asylum focused means that projects must be specifically focused on forcibly displaced people in Australia, or first-generation people born in Australia but with a refugee background in their family. PFA strongly encourages applicants to work with people with lived experience and relevant organisations. For example, if the applying organisation is refugee-based, they should partner with LGBTQIA+ organisations.

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.

Who can apply? 

• Organisational status that is recognised through incorporation, who are registered as a business or association with an ABN (charity registration and DGR status is not required).
• Organisations who have received a previous grant from PFA are eligible to re-apply for an extension or new project but is required to submit an acquittal for the previously funded project.
• Individuals cannot apply.

The following activities will not be funded:

• Capital and building works, vehicles, furniture or equipment,
• General fundraising,
• Travel, books, religious activities.

• Phone: 03 9412 0412
• Email: grants@communityfoundation.org.au