The Gay Community Endowment Fund at The Akron Community Foundation is accepting scholarship applications from lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and allied students who have positively impacted the LGBT community. Applications are due each year by April 30.

Listen for Good (L4G) invites nonprofits and funders to join in exploring a simple but systematic and rigorous way of getting feedback from the people at the heart of our work. 2017 grantees of L4G will receive $45,000 over two years ($30,000 from Fund for Shared Insight and $15,000 from a nominating co-funder), as well as access to technical assistance to guide their implementation efforts. Proposals from funder-nominated nonprofits will be accepted until Friday, May 26, 2017 at 11:59pm PST.

Pride Foundation Community Grants Program seeks to fund proposed ideas, projects, and strategies from community organizations that work to enhance the lives of and address the needs of LGBTQ youth, adults, and families that are positively impacting local communities in Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and/or Washington. The Foundation is hosting several 30-minute Q & A sessions about the application and process. The application cycle opens  May 1, 2017.

Stonewall Community Foundation is accepting proposals to fund organizations in the New York area that are struggling to respond to the demand for advocacy, support, and services in the face of shifting political realities. One-year grants of up to $10,000 will be awarded in July 2017. An informational call will be held on Wednesday, April 26th at 2:00 p.m. EST to answer questions related to this Request for Proposals. Completed proposals must be received by noon on Wednesday, June 7th, 2017.

The Elton John AIDS Foundation will open a call for proposals for non-profit organizations working on the stated priority areas of the Foundation. More information regarding application requirements and deadlines will be available on May 1st.