TGI Heāalth is Public Healthā
āāāBackground
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) enthusiastically embraces its responsibility to support the dignity and health of transgender, gender nonconforming and intersex Californians.
The Transgender, Gender Diverse and Intersex Wellness and Health Equity Unit (TGI Unit) is the first-in-the-nation Unit at a state-level department of public health created solely to elevate health equity issues experienced by TGI people caused by systemic discrimination in healthcare settings, housing, employment, and public accommodations.ā
The TGI Unit leads the administration of the Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund (TGI Fund), as established in
Californiaās Health and Safety Code §150900. This first-in-the-nation fund will provide grant support to TGI-serving organizations and their partners to provide supportive housing services, therapeutic arts programs, increase access to gender affirming care, and improve the ability of health care professionals to provide TGI Californians with culturally responsive care.
The California State Legislature appropriated approximately $10.3 million to be used entirely for grants that will fund these activities.
Open Funding Opportunities
Community Care āāāGrants: Track 1
Under this RFA, Grants supporting TGI-Serving Organizations to facilitate therapeutic arts programs, provide supportive housing assistance and programming, and build the capacity of health care providers around TGI-inclusive health care services will be funded up to $1.8 million over a 3-year period. Qualifying applicants for Track 1 must have an operating budget averaging more than $1,000,000 over the past three (3) fiscal years, inclusive of the budgets for any offices, divisions, or other bodies that are part of and subordinate to the organization. Grants will commence approximately February 1, 2024 and end January 1, 2027. The total funding amount will be distributed between up to 4 applicants, with awards totaling up to $450,000 each.
Application Documents:ā
āKey Action Dates:āā
āSeptember 11, 2023
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āRFA Released for Applicationā (PDF)
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āSeptember 14, 2023 4:00 p.m.ā6:00 p.m.
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āPre-Application Conference (Optional)
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āSeptember 20, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*
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āDeadline for Written Question Submission
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āSeptember 25, 2023
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āResponses to Written Questions Published on Website
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āā October 20, 2023 by 11:59:59 p.m.
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āDeadline for Application Submission
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āNovember 17, 2023 (Estimate)
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āNotice of Intent to Award Posted at CDPH
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āNovember 8, 2023 before 5:00pm*
(Estimate)ā
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āDeadline for Written Appeal Letter Submission
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āJanuary 1, 2024
(Estimate)ā
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āGrant agreement begins
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Gender Affāirming Care Clinical Servicesā Grants*
The RFA to award Grants for clinical services related to gender affirming health care was released June 30, 2023. These grants will be funded up to $2.5 million over a 2-year period; grants will commence approximately February 1, 2024 and end January 31, 2026. The total funding amount will be distributed between up to 5 applicants, with awards totaling up to $500,000 each.
*The application period for this RFA is now closed and awards will be announced September 25, 2023.ā
Doācuments:
āKey Action Dates:ā
āJune 30, 2023
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āRFA Released for Application (PDF)
Update ā7/18/2023: RFA 23-10469 Addendum 1 Available (PDF).ā Refer to this document for requirements changes; updated RFA to be posted shortly.ā
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āJuly 10, 2023 4:00 p.m.ā6:00 p.m.
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āPre-Application Conference (Optional)ā
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āJuly 17, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*
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āDeadline for Written Question Submission
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āJuly 24, 2023
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āResponses to Written Questions Published on Websiteā
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āJuly 31, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.*
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āDeadline for Request for Requirements Change
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āAugust 31, 2023 before 5:00 p.m.* |
Deadline for Application Submissionā
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āSeptember 25, 2023
(Estimate)
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āNotice of Intent to Award Posted at CDPH
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āFebruary 1, 2024
(Estimate)
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āGrant agreement beginsā
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Upcomāing Funding Opportunities
We will continue to update this page when new information becomes available.
āCommunity Care āāāGrants Track 2
Upcoming TGI āāUnit Events
Weāre Hiring!
Visit the
Gender Health Equity Sectionās Employment Opportunities Webpage to learn more about current and upcoming recruitments.ā