Membership Grants

Membership Grants is sponsored by Global Action for Trans Equality (GATE). GATE offers grants exclusively to member organizations to strengthen the capacity of trans and gender diverse-led organizations.

Membership Grants — GATE | Global Action for Trans Equality GATE’s membership grants respond to the needs of our communities around the world and can vary from year to year, based on shifting priorities of trans and gender diverse organizations. Some of our grants are limited to specific regions based on donor priorities. Learn about GATE’s regional classifications .

NOTE: These membership grants are only open to GATE member organizations. If you are not a member, please find out more about our membership structure and apply for our membership . From January to July 2025, GATE disbursed USD $695,268 in grants to 19 trans-led organizations in 16 countries across the globe.

These grants supported critical initiatives, including: data collection and population size estimates in Indonesia, Mozambique, Nigeria, and Senegal; strategic collaborations through the THRIVE consortium in Eastern Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, Central Asia, and North Africa; urgent responses to anti-gender attacks in contexts such as Kenya, Colombia, Malaysia, Nepal, and Nigeria; and submissions to United Nations mechanisms from organizations in Kenya, Hong Kong, Uganda, Armenia, Panama, and Pakistan.

GATE’s regranting model reflects our commitment to sustainable movement building . Grants are offered exclusively to GATE members and are accompanied by tailored institutional support. Each funded initiative is strengthened with technical assistance that enhances the systems and capacities of trans organizations navigating today’s complex and challenging global context.

Current Membership Grants GATE member organizations can find full details and terms of reference on our grant management platform, available through the GATE Membership App.

Enhancing Trans Engagement in National HIV Responses Amount: Between USD $20,000 and $38,000 annually Type of support: Core and project-based Grant duration: 3-year grant, 2024-2026 GATE’s Community Engagement Strategic Initiative aims to enhance the meaningful participation and inclusion of trans and gender diverse communities in national HIV, malaria and tuberculosis responses.

This project began in January 2018 and has been continuously funded through subsequent grants to date. Under the current grant, this funding supports members in Nepal, Uganda and Zimbabwe to strengthen their engagement in the Global Fund and other national health processes and advocate for the inclusion of trans and gender diverse communities in HIV and other health programming.

Increasing Capacity of Regional Trans-Led Networks Amount: Between USD $26,000 and $85,000 annually Type of support: Core and project-based Grant duration: 2-year grant, 2025-2026 GATE’s THRIVE Consortium is a global coalition of trans-led organizations working together to advance the health, rights, and well-being of trans and gender diverse people.

THRIVE strengthens connections among regional trans-led networks worldwide to build a cohesive international trans movement. The work of THRIVE aims to counter anti-rights agendas, ensure that trans and gender diverse people enjoy a high quality of life, and enhance trans and gender diverse communities’ access to human rights. This project began in 2022 and has continued to be funded through consecutive grants to date.

Under the current grant, this funding supports institutional strengthening, joint advocacy, and coordinated learning across regional members in Africa, Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and Western Europe.

Developing Community-Led Approaches to Trans Population Estimates Type of support: Core and project-based Grant duration: 1-year grant, 2026 Launched in 2024 in partnership with MPact Global Action for Gay Men’s Health and Rights, the project Power in Q Data aims at developing community-led approaches to estimating trans and gender diverse population sizes in Ghana, Indonesia, Mozambique, and Senegal.

The initiative focuses on an improved method to assess and visualize population sizes, targeted technical assistance to strengthen local organizations’ advocacy skills, and highlighting the importance of accurate trans representation in official statistics and of trans leadership in research. Under the current grant, funding supports the development and implementation of community-led estimation approaches in the four target countries.

The Innovation Lab: Social Enterprise Development Grant Amount: Up to USD $10,000. 00 Type of support: Project-based Grant duration: 7-month grant, May – November 2026 The GATE Innovation Lab : Social Enterprise Development Grant provides a structured technical assistance and tailored support program for trans and gender diverse-led member organizations seeking to strengthen their long-term financial resilience.

Through this grant, selected organizations will receive individualized technical assistance and flexible financial support of up to USD $10,000 to develop or strengthen mission-aligned social enterprise models and alternative funding strategies.

This grant is designed for organizations at different stages, from those exploring social enterprise for the first time to those looking to strengthen or scale existing initiatives, with the goal of supporting practical, context-appropriate business planning and greater organizational sustainability. Strengthening Responses to Anti-Gender Movements Amount: Up to USD $20,000.

00 Type of support: Project-based Grant duration: 6-month grant, May – October 2026 GATE provides financial assistance of up to USD $20,000 to strengthen organizational capacity to respond, prevent and mitigate anti-gender attacks.

This funding is informed by the survey analysis conducted by GATE in 2023, which assessed the impact of anti-gender opposition on the work of trans and gender diverse activism, particularly their capacity and advocacy needs in the context of this opposition.

In particular, the funding supports applicants using toolkits developed by GATE to strengthen their capacities in: institutional development and sustainability; advocacy; safety and well-being; and documenting anti-gender opposition. Supporting Civil Society-Led Reporting to UN Human Rights Mechanisms Amount: Up to USD $4,500.

00 Type of support: Project-based Grant duration: 6-month grant, May – October 2026 GATE provides financial assistance of up to USD $4,500. 00 to trans and gender diverse-led organizations, to cover the fees associated with writing reports for submission to UN mechanisms (SDGs, UPR, Treaty bodies, and Special procedures).

This funding can be used for costs related to data gathering, such as desk research, key informant interviews and consultant fees for report writing. The primary focus of the reports is on the human rights situation of trans and gender diverse communities, with the aim of providing specific policy recommendations to improve their conditions.