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THIS GRANT’S FOCUS: LGBTQ+ Community, LGBTQ+ Youth, Scholarships, Vermont
Deadline: July 31, 2025
“The Samara Fund at the Vermont Community Foundation is a group of Queer and Trans Vermonters committed to a vision of transformational grants and scholarships to the people and groups throughout Vermont who demonstrate their dedication to the empowerment, health, and safety of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and HIV positive (LGBTQ+) people. The Samara Fund grants to LGBTQ+ led projects and organizations in Vermont. Funding Priorities:
- Queer and trans-led projects and organizations
- Projects that center, are led by, and/or prioritize BIPOC and/or trans Vermonters
- Elders and youth
- Queers with disabilities
- Work that is harm reduction (including HIV/AIDS prevention and advocacy)
- Projects meaningfully working beyond Chittenden County
- Smaller budget projects
- Long-term projects
Types of funding:
- General organizational support
- Project-specific support to organizations
- Emergent (unplanned) needs for organizations
- Sponsorship of queer events
- Scholarships for LGBTQ+ high school students committed to positive change for LGBTQ+ people who seek to enroll at a four-year college or university, a career or technical college, or a vocational program.”
Funder: Vermont Community Foundation – Samara Fund
Eligibility: Grants: LGBTQ+ led projects and organizations in Vermont. | Scholarships: Vermont high school students who demonstrate, through personal experiences and/or public commitments, a dedication to the interests of the gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, and questioning community.
Amount: Grants: Up to $5,000 | Scholarships: ~$1,000 – $2,000
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