• Indiana & Anti-LGBT Discrimination: What Does it Mean for Foundations?
  In case you missed it, take a look at Funders for LGBTQ Issues recent article on religious exemptions, anti-LGBTQ discrimination, and what it means for foundations.

• Supporting Non-Profit Fundraising Readiness
  Council on Foundations has announced a program that provides no-cost technical assistance to nonprofits who want to raise money to sustain their programs.

• Human Services for Low-Income and At-Risk LGBT Populations
  The Williams Institute and Mathematica Policy Research have released a new report about what is known about low-income and at-risk LGBT people and their interactions with human services.

• Equaldex: Online Mapping Tool on the Status of LGBT Rights Worldwide
  Equaldex is a collaborative knowledge base and website that aims to crowdsource laws related to LGBT rights to provide a comprehensive, global view of the LGBT rights movement.

• New Research Compares LGBT Rankings of US Metro Areas: 1990 - 2014
  The Williams Institute new report analyzes data from a Gallup ranking of the 50 most populous US metropolitan areas based on their percentage of residents who identified as LGBT in surveys.

• LEAGUE Foundation LGBT Scholarship Program 
  The LEAGUE Foundation LGBT Scholarship Program is now open for high school senior student applicants online. The application deadline for scholarships is April 30, 2015 and awards will be dispersed in the summer of 2015. For more information, click here.

• New York Community Trust
  The 2015 NonProfit Excellence Awards program gives organizations a FREE 360-degree review of their key management strategies. The deadline for applications is May 1, 2015. For more information and to apply,  click here.

• Kaiser Permanente Community Fund at Northwest Health Foundation
  The Kaiser Permanente Community Fund released an RFP to improve the health of communities throughout the Northwest region, with a specific focus on addressing the social determinants of health.  The deadline for Letters of Interest is May 1, 2015. For more information,  click here.

• ViiV Healthcare: Postive Action MSM and Transgender Programme
  

  ViiV Healthcare has launched the Positive Action MSM and Transgender Programme as a new global initiative designed to support and inform the global effort to alleviate the impact of HIV/AIDS. Applications for funding are due by May 8, 2015. For more information,  click here.

Recent Grant Award Announcements

• California Wellness Foundation Announces March 2015 Grants
  California Wellness Foundation recently announced $9.5 million in grants, including a grant of $150,000 to Funders for LGBTQ Issues.

• CDC Announces $185 million to fight HIV GBT people
  The CDC announced more than $185 million in funding to fight HIV among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people - particularly among African Americans and Latinos.

• Civil Marriage Collaborative Grants over $500,000 on Religious Exemptions issue
  The Civil Marriage Collaborative, a project of Proteus Fund, has awarded $575,000 in grants in 2015 for public education efforts on the issue of religious exemptions.

• European Union Announces Support to help LGBTI people in Brazil
  The European Union has given ?500000+ to help LGBTI people in Brazil start their own businesses.

• OSF Announces Documentary Photography Project Recipients
  The Documentary Photography Project of the Open Society Foundations has announced five photographers as grant recipients, including Shahria Sharmin who portraits Bangladeshi hijras-who identify as either "third gender" or transgender women.