Pride Foundation Australia 2026 Large Grant Round

Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) is a national philanthropic foundation specifically focused on funding lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, asexual and other (LGBTQIA+) community issues in Australia.

The Foundation advocates for systemic change to advance LGBTQIA+ equity and inclusion and provide direct support to affected communities/individuals.

PFA raises awareness of LGBTQIA+ disadvantage and works to increase philanthropic support for the Australian LGBTQIA+ and allied communities through fundraising, grant giving, collaboration and commissioning projects – prioritising funding to LGBTQIA+ communities traditionally underrepresented and under-resourced.

Supporting forcibly displaced LGBTQIA+ people:
- LGBTQIA+ focused means that projects must be specifically focused on people of diverse sexual orientations, gender identities, gender expression and/or sex characteristics.
- Forcibly displaced people (FDP) are individuals who face forced / involuntary displacement due to persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations, natural disasters and seek safety across borders. This encompasses refugees, asylum seekers, or first-generation people born in Australia 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 FDP-focused, they should partner with LGBTQIA+ organisations.
- Partnerships should be arranged prior to the full grant application being submitted, and ideally, supply of ‘letters of support’ would demonstrate the commitment and should be included in the grant application.

Focuses on supporting sexuality, sex, and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) people who have been forcibly displaced and residing in Australia.

• Projects must aim to support sexuality, sex and gender diverse (LGBTQIA+) people who have been forcibly displaced 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+ inclusivity and culturally appropriate practices in services.

Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
- 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.

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.