diff --git a/app/dashboard/management/commands/grant_txn_failed_email.py b/app/dashboard/management/commands/grant_txn_failed_email.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cea356c3898
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/dashboard/management/commands/grant_txn_failed_email.py
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+'''
+    Copyright (C) 2019 Gitcoin Core
+    This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+    it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
+    by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+    (at your option) any later version.
+    This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+    but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+    MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+    GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+    You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+    along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+'''
+from django.conf import settings
+from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
+
+from grants.models import Contribution
+from marketing.mails import grant_txn_failed
+
+
+class Command(BaseCommand):
+    help = 'sends emails for grant contributors whose contribution txns have failed'
+
+    def handle(self, *args, **options):
+        if settings.DEBUG:
+            print("not active in non prod environments")
+            return
+
+        failed_contribs = Contribution.objects.exclude(validator_passed=True)
+
+        for failed_contrib in failed_contribs:
+            grant_txn_failed(failed_contrib.subscription.contributor_profile, failed_contrib.subscription.grant, failed_contrib.tx_id)
diff --git a/app/marketing/mails.py b/app/marketing/mails.py
index 60fc0c3dd22..37154c99132 100644
--- a/app/marketing/mails.py
+++ b/app/marketing/mails.py
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
     render_bounty_expire_warning, render_bounty_feedback, render_bounty_request, render_bounty_startwork_expire_warning,
     render_bounty_unintersted, render_comment, render_faucet_rejected, render_faucet_request,
     render_featured_funded_bounty, render_funder_payout_reminder, render_funder_stale, render_gdpr_reconsent,
-    render_gdpr_update, render_grant_cancellation_email, render_grant_update, render_kudos_email,
+    render_gdpr_update, render_grant_cancellation_email, render_grant_txn_failed, render_grant_update, render_kudos_email,
     render_match_distribution, render_match_email, render_mention, render_new_bounty, render_new_bounty_acceptance,
     render_new_bounty_rejection, render_new_bounty_roundup, render_new_grant_email, render_new_supporter_email,
     render_new_work_submission, render_no_applicant_reminder, render_nth_day_email_campaign, render_quarterly_stats,
@@ -288,6 +288,25 @@ def grant_cancellation(grant, subscription):
     finally:
         translation.activate(cur_language)
 
+def grant_txn_failed(profile, grant, tx_id):
+    from_email = settings.CONTACT_EMAIL
+    to_email = profile.email
+    if not to_email:
+        if profile and profile.user:
+            to_email = profile.user.email
+    if not to_email:
+        return
+
+    cur_language = translation.get_language()
+
+    subject = f"Your Grant transaction failed. Wanna try again?"
+
+    try:
+        setup_lang(to_email)
+        html, text = render_grant_txn_failed(to_email, grant, tx_id)
+        send_mail(from_email, to_email, subject, text, html, categories=['transactional', func_name()])
+    finally:
+        translation.activate(cur_language)
 
 def subscription_terminated(grant, subscription):
     if subscription and subscription.negative: