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2020 SPAL Application

If you have a fabulous idea for creating or furthering radical fat queer and trans community in your area but need a financial jumpstart to get your project off the ground, Nolose is ready to help. Please note: Nolose is unable to fund projects outside of the US.

Maybe you’re thinking, “Gosh, would I love to have a local fat positive event, and I’ve got this great idea!” or “I would love to get some work done on this book/video/performance about awesome fat people!” or “There’s an event happening in my community for LGBTQ+ folks, BIPOC, Disabled folks, or another marginalized group, and I’d really like to contribute something about fat people to this gathering.” If so, PLEASE apply for a SPAL (Small Projects Across the Land) grant!

Nolose is offering grants of $100-$1,000 to support projects, within the US, that expand the reach of fat queer and trans activism. In past years, SPAL projects have included day conferences in New York and Boston, a roller-skating party in Philadelphia, a fat clothing flea in Austin, and Flabulous!, an evening of drag, cabaret, and burlesque in San Francisco.

We are looking for projects that:

  • Support Nolose’s goals and mission
  • Provide resources, access and/or voice to groups, within the US, that have historically been marginalized within fat activist communities and to under-resourced regions with less visible fat activist communities.
  • Explore and celebrate intersectionalities
  • Are challenging, weird, empowering and FUN!

Applications will be reviewed by the Nolose SPAL Review Team and funding recommendations made to the Nolose Board of Directors based on the criteria outlined in the application form. Decisions will be announced in late December 2020. Complete the form below or email your answers to spal at nolose dot org by October 15, 2020. We look forward to hearing about your awesome plans!

The Nolose SPAL review team includes community volunteers as well as board members. If you’re not planning to apply but would like to help review SPAL applications and make recommendations for funding, we’d love the help! It’ll take about 15 hours across October and November 2020. To volunteer, email spal at nolose dot org by September 30, 2020.

SPAL Application Questions

Please submit your answers by October 15, 2020, 11:59PM Pacific Time. Thanks!

SPAL Application

  • Your name or the organization's name (if applicable) and the names of any other project leaders. Please explicitly indicate the person who’ll be fiscally responsible.
  • Email address - your own or the point of contact for the organization
  • Please write a short synopsis, like an elevator pitch. This will help when we are trying to describe the proposal to reviewers.
  • Which historically marginalized communities will this project positively impact? (Check the categories that apply to your project directly - please, don't just choose them all)
  • A brief description of the project: details of the expected community impact, goals, and how it supports Nolose’s mission: to promote intersectional fat justice/liberation or creates vibrant queer/trans fat culture.
  • Tell us about any work, volunteer, social, organizing, or other experience you have that’s relevant to your project.
  • We’d like to know a bit about the demographics of the project’s leadership: How many people are involved in the project leadership? What approximate percentage of people are Black, indigenous, of color, superfat, queer, trans, Disabled, rural/geographically underserved, poor/working class, parents, youth, or elders? Does the leadership reflect the demographics of the people most affected by the project?
  • How much money are you asking for from SPAL ($100-$1,000)?
  • Please describe how you will be using these funds. Please include a basic breakdown of what amount would be going toward which expenses or services.
  • Please describe your project’s proposed timeline and, if you know, when you need funding.
  • How will funding your project help with grassroots momentum or capacity building in your community/organization?
  • Do you have other funders or resources? Is it difficult for you to get other support because of marginalization around fatness, queer or transness, or racism or other forms of oppression?
  • Do you have volunteer or resource/space support?
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