Trans Futures Micro Grant
Trans Futures Micro Grant
The Center for Trans Futures is offering five $100 microgrants for trans adults in the Richmond area.
These grants are intended to support immediate everyday needs identified by recipients themselves. This may include food, transportation, medications, utilities, housing expenses, phone bills, gender-affirming care costs, or other urgent needs related to survival and stability.
We recognize that many systems place unnecessary barriers between people and care. This program is intentionally designed to be low-barrier, and rooted in trust.
Eligibility
Applicants must be:
- Trans, nonbinary, or gender nonconforming
- Age 25 or older
- Living within 20 miles of the Richmond metropolitan area
Applications are brief and do not require extensive documentation or public disclosure of personal hardship.
No recipient will be asked to provide testimonials, photographs, or public gratitude in exchange for support.
Selection Process
Applications will be reviewed for basic eligibility. If more than five eligible applications are received, recipients will be selected through a randomized lottery.
This approach helps us avoid creating hierarchies of suffering that require people to perform crisis in order to access care.
Timeline
Applications open: May 25, 2026
Applications close: May 30, 2026, at 11:59 PM
Recipients selected and notified: May 31, 2026
Funds distributed: June 1, 2026
Small financial assistance cannot solve structural inequity, but we hope to offer some breathing room during moments of immediate need for our community.
The Center for Trans Futures believes trans people deserve material support, dignity, and the ability to define their own needs.
Please use this form to apply.