Our mission is to reduce sexual shame by fostering sex-positive art and education by making grants to people who self-identify as members of  disadvantaged groups doing work that is grounded in their experiences.  In particular, we are looking to fund ongoing work and one-off projects by people with one or more marginalized identities, including women  (cisgender and transgender), people who are members of  gender/(a)sexuality/relationship minorities, people of color, fat people, neurodiverse people, people with disabilities (mental illness,  chronic illness, cognitive disability or impairment, intellectual disability, and/or other physical disabilities), people who live at or below their state's poverty line, people who are currently or formerly sex workers, and/or people who are currently or formerly incarcerated.

We are interested in funding sex-positive artistic and/or educational projects (long or short term) by individuals, teams, and/or organizations.

Our grant application has now closed for the 2022-2023 grant cycle.

If this online questionnaire is difficult for you to complete because of its format, please contact us about alternative submission methods (info@effing.org). 

For more information about our grant program, please see:

• Our list of past grant recipients
• Our grant funding demographics
• Our core values
• Our Grant Application Resource Guide, which includes Frequently Asked Questions, a text-only version of the application form, and more

If you have questions about our application form or about the grant process, please check out our Frequently Asked Questions. Still not sure? Contact us at info@effing.org.