TGI Health 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
Californiaās Health and Safety Code Ā§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 2
The RFI to award 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 was released October 2, 2023. The grants will be funded up to $6.08 million over a 4-year period. Up to fifteen (15) applicants will receive a distribution of the total funding amount, with each award broken down into $10,000 mini-grants for contract and project development, and program grants up to $395,000, totaling up to $405,000. Mini-Grants will commence approximately January 1, 2024 and Grants will commence approximately February 1, 2024 and end February 1, 2028. The application for this RFI is now closed.
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Community Care Grants: Track 1*
The RFA to award 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 was released September 11, 2023. These grants will be funded up to $1.8 million over a 3-year period; grants will commence approximately January 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.
*The application for this RFA is now closed and awards were announced November 17, 2023.
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Gender Affirming 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 were announced September 26, 2023.
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