• "Out in the South: Building Resources for LGBTQ Advancement in the U.S. South - Part One: Foundation Funding for LGBTQ Issues in the U.S. South"
  Did you know more LGBT adults live in the U.S. South than in any other region of the country? Don't miss the new Funders for LGBTQ Issues report on the relative underfunding of LGBTQ communities in the U.S. South in comparison to the rest of the country.  Click here to see the infographic.

• "Where will LGBT Activism Dollars Go Next?"
  President & CEO Courtney Cuff pens an op-ed on the road ahead for the movement and funding from the Gill Foundation.

• "National Transgender Advocacy Convening (Report)"
  The Arcus Foundation has released a report and video capturing the major highlights and next steps for consideration from their convening of more than 40 transgender activists last November.  Click here to see the video.

• "Discussion Paper on Transgender Health & Human Rights"
  The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has released a new paper that aims to foster greater understanding of the health and human rights issues that impact trans people and consequently influence their social marginalization.

• "LGB Individuals Living in Anti-Gay Communities Die Early"
  Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health find that LGB individuals in communities with high levels of anti-gay prejudice have a shorter life expectancy of 12 years on average compared to peers in the least prejudiced communities.

• "Food Insecurity and SNAP (Food Stamps) Participation in LGBT Communities"
  The Williams Institute has released a new report showing that LGBT people are disproportionately food insecure.

• "Croatia Joins Global Equality Fund to Promote LGBT Rights"
  Croatia joins nine other like-minded governments (including the U.S.), three private foundations and two corporations in a multi-stakeholder initiative which aims to protect the human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons globally.

• David Bohnett Honored with Ira E. Yellin Community Leadership Award from Gov. Jerry Brown
  LGBTQ philanthropist David Bohnett, founder and namesake of the David Bohnett Foundation, received the Ira. E Yellin Community Leadership Award from the American Jewish Committee of Los Angeles, presented by California Governor Jerry Brown. 

• FLGBTQI + ADAM Queer Youth Initiative
  The ADAM Queer Youth Initiative and Funders for LGBTQ Issues are once again partnering on a matching grants program to support LGBTQ public foundations and community foundations with active LGBTQ field of interest funds that serve or address the needs of LGBTQ youth and involve youth in grantmaking decisions. Proposals are due April 14.

• LGBTQ Racial Justice Fund
  A collaborative philanthropic initiative of the Astraea Foundation for Lesbian Justice, the Arcus Foundation, the Ford Foundation, and an anonymous donor, this new fund will support efforts to drive structural, policy and cultural change that ensure core public institutions are welcoming and capable of serving diverse LGBTQ populations. LOIs are due March 3.

• The Adam Foundation
  The Adam Foundation will start accepting grant applications for its 2014 grants cycle on February 28.  AF is looking for projects both big and small that will impact the Triad LGBTQ community.  The deadline for submitting is April 30.

• Social Justice Fund Northwest
  The Social Justice Fund Northwest ias accepting proposals for its various 2014 grant cycles. The first deadline is March 17.

• National Committe for Responsive Philanthropy
  NCRP is accepting nominations for its 2014 NCRP Impact Awards, which celebrate foundations of all shapes and sizes that have shown leadership, innovation and commitment to solving the countries toughtest problems. The deadline is March 1.

Recent Grant Award Announcements

• The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation
  The Gay Community Endowment Fund of Akron Community Foundation has awarded seven grants totaling $25,725 for projects supporting the 2014 Gay Games presented by the Cleveland Foundation.  Last October, the Gay Community Endowment announced a $100,000 commitment to the 2014 Gay Games.

• Brother, Help Thyself
  Brother, Help Thyself has awarded $75,000 to 31 organizations in the D.C. area doing LGBT and HIV/AIDS work. 

• Frameline Completion Fund
  The Frameline Completion Fund has awarded over $25,000 in funding to seven independent LGBTQ films.

• Anonymous Bequest
  Affirmations Community Center in Ferndale, MI has received an anonymous bequest of nearly $800,000.  It is the largest gift to the LGBT community center in its 25 year history, and will help the center retire its remaining mortgage.