You identify as transgender (FTM, MTF, non-binary, genderqueer, gender non-conforming, and all other non-cisgender identities).
You are a Kentucky resident.
You are 18 years of age or older at the time of your surgery.
You have had a consultation with a surgeon.
You have financial need that prevents you from affording gender-affirming surgery.
Self Assessment
This program is intended to help trans Kentuckians who otherwise cannot afford gender-affirming surgery. We ask that you consider your access to healthcare before applying for this grant. Here are some questions to consider:
Do you have health insurance coverage that is trans-inclusive?
Do you have access to healthcare providers who are trans competent, and are able to travel to them to receive care?
Are you employed and able to save money towards surgery?
Are you a citizen or documented immigrant?
Do you consider yourself healthy and able-bodied (i.e., not living with a chronic or long-standing illness)?
Do you identify as white, or do you experience white privilege?
If you answered YES to MOST of these questions, please consider making space for our trans siblings who mostly answered NO. (Even if you answer YES to most or all of these questions, you are still eligible to apply.)
Application Process
Grant cycles open every other month on the following timeline: 1st - Application Opens 30th - Application Closes 15th of the following month – Decisions
2026 Grant Cycles 11/1-11/31 (Decisions on 12/14/26)
2027 Grant Cycles 2/1-2/28 (Decisions on 3/14) 4/1-4/30 (Decisions on 5/14) 6/1-6/30 (Decisions on 7/14) 8/1-8/30 (Decisions on 9/14) 10/1-10/30 (Decisions on 11/14)
What to expect Once the application period ends, our Trans Health Program staff and Trans Advisory Board evaluate every application received. The process is time-intensive, so thank you for your patience!
If our reviewers determine they need more information, you will be contacted shortly after the application window closes. You may be asked to participate in a brief phone or online interview.
If you are selected as a recipient, you will be contacted via email with the full details of your award and any next steps. If do not respond within a week of the decision we will be forced to move on to a different candidate.
If you are not selected as a recipient, we will notify you via email ~2 weeks after the application window closes. You will be welcome to apply again for our next application cycle.