TGI He​alth is Public Health​

​​​Background

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.​

The TGI Unit leads the administration of the Transgender, Gender Nonconforming and Intersex Wellness and Equity Fund (TGI Fund), as established in California’s 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 ​​​Grants: 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:​

• ​RFA 23-10732: Community Care Track 1 ​(PDF)
  

• ​Logic Model Template​​ (DOC)
  

• Logic Model Sample​ (DOC)
  

• Budget Template (to be posted)​

​Key Action Dates:​​

Gender Aff​irming Care Clinical Services​ 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.​

Do​cuments:

Upcom​ing Funding Opportunities

We will continue to update this page when new information becomes available.

​Community Care ​​​Grants Track 2

Upcoming TGI ​​Unit Events

• September 14th​, 2023 – Pre-Application Conference for the TGI Fund’s Community Care Grants Track 1 RFA.​ Please register for the Community Care Track 1 RFA Pre-Application Conference. 

We’re Hiring!

Visit the Gender Health Equity Section’s Employment Opportunities Webpage to learn more about current and upcoming recruitments.​

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