The ACT initiative is also working to convene Latinx-serving LGBTQ+ nonprofits nationwide in an effort to create a unified policy agenda to combat the growing list of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation and to protect the rights of the LGBTQ+ community. To qualify for grants, organizations must serve a majority Latinx constituency, be Latinx LGBTQ-led, have a 501(c)(3) status or have a fiscal sponsor with that status and plans to become a (c)(3), and have been active for at least two years, among other factors. The Miranda Family Fund and Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS have already committed additional support. The funding is intended to strengthen the organizations’ advocacy, services, and infrastructure, and the Hispanic Federation will hold meetings and capacity-building sessions for grantees for at least two years while seeking other potential funders and partners to extend the initiative beyond year 2. The project, Advance Change Together, will support approximately 20 Latinx LGBTQ+ nonprofits through grants of up to $50,000. The Hispanic Federation has announced a new $1 million initiative to fund nonprofit organizations that serve the LGBTQ+ Latinx community.
