• "2013 National School Climate Survey" 
  GLSEN has released its 8th biennial report on the experiences of LGBT youth in schools.  The full report and an array of infographics can be viewed here.

• "Understanding Issues Facing Bisexual Americans" 
  Movement Advancement Project has released a study on the shocking and signifcant health, safety, and economic disparities facing Bisexual Americans. The study can be read here.

• "How the U.S. Government Can Protect LGBT Immigrant Children"
  This Center for American Progress article explains the risks unaccompanied LGBT immigrant youth are facing and recommendations for the U.S. government. Learn more here.

• SAGE Releases Research Report on Aging Concerns of LGBT Older People
  SAGE has released a comprehensive research report on the aging concerns among LGBT older people, ages 45 - 75. The full report can be read here.

• Participatory Grantmaking for LGBTI Equality: A Success Story
  The Other Foundation has released a report on the about its unique grantmaking process to advance LGBTI equality in Southern Africa. You can read the full report here.

• LGBTQ Youth and School Pushout
  GSA Network released reports that find that compared to their peers, LGBTQ youth, gender nonconforming youth, and youth of color are face disproportionate levels of harsh school discipline, policing , and blame for their own victimization. Read the reports here.

• Elton John puts LGBT community on notice in fight against HIV/AIDS
  Elton John and David Furnish wrote a Washington Post article about the importance of continuing the fight against HIV/AIDS in the wake of marriage wins. Read the full article here.

• "No, The South Isn't a 'New Frontier' for LGBT Rights"
  Southern leaders share an Op-Ed in the Advocate magazine on the dangers of the "new frontier" narrative in thinking about LGBT rights work in the U.S. South. Read more here.

• San Diego Pride
  The application deadline for San Diego Pride's 2014 community grants for organizations serving the LGBT community is October 31. For more information, click here.

• Surdna Foundation
  The Surdna Foundation has issued a request for proposals to individual artists, culture bearers and nonprofit arts organizations to support projects developed in response to communities' specific challenges and to support artists and organizations whose long-term, deeply-rooted work has increased social engagement without necessarily being explicitly "activist." The deadline is November 12. For more details, click here.

Recent Grant Award Announcements

• LGBT groups receive National Park Service grants
  LGBT groups in Kentucky and New York recently received matching grants from the National Park Service as part of an effort to expand the National Register of Historic Places. To read the full story, click here.

• Marguerite Casey Foundation Awards Grant to Help Families & Advocate for Change
  The Marguerite Casey Foundation recently announced it has awarded the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force a grant to support LGBTQ people and families. Read the full story here.

• Fenway Institute Awards $813,000 to Study Sexual Health of FTM Trans People
  The Fenway Institute has approved a $813,000 research funding award to study the sexual health of Female-to-Male transgender people. Read the full story here.

• Racine Community Foundation Announces Third Quarter Grants
  The Board of Directors of the Racine Community Foundation has announced its Third Quarter Grants. To see the grant award list, click here.

• VAWA Outcome: $600,000 to Support LGBT Survivors of Rape & Domestic Violence
  $600,000 in federal funding has been awarded to support Long Island LGBT survivors of rape and domestic violence. This is an outcome of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013. To learn more, click here.

• The Knight Foundation Awards $19,000 to Support LGBT Hmong Artists
  The Knight Foundation has awarded $19,000 to Shades of Yellow to build the Hmong LGBT artist community by creating a studio where artists can create, perform and receive support to creatively share their stories. To see the announcement, click here.

• New York Community Trust Awards $220,000 to LGBTQ Issues in Recent Round
  NYC's Community Foundation gave $7.6 million to 95 nonprofits - including grants to the New York Civil Liberties Union for work on LGBT rights, FIERCE, and Callen-Lorde Community Health Center. This was the Trust's largest round of 2014 grants. To read more, click here.