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LGBTQ COMMUNITY CENTERS FUND ​

Current Funding Opportunity 

Request for Application (RFA) #26-10466 

Request for Application (RFA) Background and Information: 
​In response to the impacts policy change and significant cuts to existing funding streams on LGBTQ Centers and LGBTQ-serving organizations, CDPH is implementing a new program designed to support and sustain organizations providing critical services to LGBTQ communities throughout California.  

This Request for Application (RFA) provides an opportunity for local LGBTQ Centers and LGBTQ-serving organizations to apply for funds to sustain existing programs and expand services in less-resourced regions, including rural communities. Funding was authorized as part of the Budget Act of 2026 (AB 111), SEC. 96, Item 4265-111-0001, Provision 4. In total, $9,005,000 is available for expenditure through June 30, 2030. 

Eligible activities may include, but are not limited to: 
a. Physical health, behavioral health, HIV prevention and treatment, sexual health, substance use disorder, and gender affirming health care services. ​ 
b. Care coordination, patient navigation, linkage-to-care services, and other activities that improve access to care, care retention, continuity of care, and overall health outcomes. ​ 

c. Services and interventions that address social, economic and structural barriers to health and well-being, including housing stability, homelessness prevention, supportive housing access, housing navigation, intensive care management, workforce development, benefits enrollment, immigration-related services, transportation assistance, food security, outreach, peer support, social connectedness, and other culturally responsive supportive services. ​ 

d. Activities that strengthen grantee operational sustainability and continuity of care, including coordinated service delivery, provider network stabilization, workforce capacity, data security, emergency preparedness, uncompensated care, and responses to funding disruptions, cyberattacks, harassment, violence, and other threats that may impede access to care or disrupt service delivery. Including, but not limited to, rent, mortgage, capital expenses for security improvements, and other expenses that contribute to ensuring that centers are able to continue to operate. ​ 

Eligible organizations MUST possess 501(c)(3) status, or be fiscally sponsored by a 501(c)(3) organization.  
Updates 

Future updates will be posted here. ​

Key Dates 

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  KEY ACTION ​

  October 13, 2026 2:00-3:30p.m. 

  LGBTQ Community Centers Fund Townhall 

  October 20, 2026 

  Deadline for Public Comment 

  February 1, 2027  

  RFA Released for Application 

  February 10, 2027 

  Pre-Application Virtual Conference    (Optional) 

  February 18, 2027 

  Request for Changes Deadline 

  March 31, 2027 

  Deadline for Application Submission 

  May 6, 2027 

  Intent to Award Announced 

  September 1, 2027 

  Grant Agreements Begin  ​

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Contact: 

LGBTQCentersFund@cdph.ca.gov 

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