Opportunity Information: Apply for H NOFO 23 100
The grant opportunity "Countering Stigma and Prejudice Against the Transgender Community" (Funding Opportunity Number: H NOFO 23 100) is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India. It supports a one-year initiative in Hyderabad and Chennai designed to reduce stigma and prejudice against transgender (TG) people by working directly with large private-sector employers. The core idea is to move beyond general awareness campaigns and instead focus on practical, workplace-based change inside corporations where policies, leadership behavior, and day-to-day employee culture can either enable inclusion or reinforce discrimination.
The funded project is expected to engage approximately 15 to 25 business corporations, each with 500 or more employees, and deliver structured workshops and information sessions for multiple audiences inside these organizations. These audiences include employees at all levels, human resources professionals, and corporate leadership. The sessions are intended to build understanding of LGBTQI rights broadly while placing specific emphasis on the experiences, needs, and rights of transgender people. The programming is meant to be hands-on and action-oriented, helping companies recognize how bias shows up in hiring, workplace interactions, benefits access, facilities, record-keeping, grievance processes, and promotion practices, and then guiding them toward concrete fixes.
The opportunity sets out clear outcomes across time horizons. In the immediate term, the initiative should lead to the creation of Pride or Rainbow groups within participating corporations. These internal groups are expected to actively promote awareness about transgender people and their rights, serving as a visible, sustained presence inside the workplace rather than a one-off training event. In the medium term, participating corporations are expected to make measurable changes to existing internal policies, show evidence of activities they have undertaken to foster a more inclusive environment, and develop active recruitment plans aimed at hiring transgender employees. In the longer term, the program aims to increase actual hiring of transgender people by these corporations and contribute to broader acceptance among employees and, indirectly, the general public through the normalization of inclusive workplace practices.
From a funding and eligibility standpoint, the award has a ceiling of $50,000 and the agency anticipated making one award. Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education). The grant is categorized across several activity areas, including community development, education, employment and labor training, health, humanities/cultural affairs, and law/justice-related services, reflecting the fact that transgender inclusion at work touches training, organizational culture, equal opportunity, and rights awareness all at once. The opportunity was created on November 20, 2022, with an original closing date of January 20, 2023.Apply for H NOFO 23 100
- The Department of State, U.S. Mission to India in the community development, education, employment, labor and training, health, humanities (see cultural affairs in cfda), law, justice and legal services sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Countering Stigma and Prejudice Against the Transgender Community" and is now available to receive applicants.
- Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 19.040.
- This funding opportunity was created on Nov 20, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Jan 20, 2023. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
- Each selected applicant is eligible to receive up to $50,000.00 in funding.
- The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 1 candidate(s).
- Eligible applicants include: Public and State controlled institutions of higher education, Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education, Private institutions of higher education.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
What is the name of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Countering Stigma and Prejudice Against the Transgender Community."
What is the funding opportunity number?
The Funding Opportunity Number is H NOFO 23 100.
Which government agency is offering this grant?
This is a discretionary grant offered by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India.
What is the overall purpose of the project being funded?
The project is designed to reduce stigma and prejudice against transgender (TG) people by working directly with large private-sector employers and driving practical workplace-based change.
Where will the project take place?
The initiative is intended to operate in Hyderabad and Chennai.
How long is the project period?
The opportunity supports a one-year initiative.
What makes this opportunity different from general awareness campaigns?
Rather than focusing mainly on broad awareness messaging, the grant emphasizes hands-on changes inside corporations, where policies, leadership behavior, and everyday employee culture can either support inclusion or reinforce discrimination.
What types of organizations is the project expected to engage?
The project is expected to engage approximately 15 to 25 business corporations, each with 500 or more employees.
How many corporations should be involved?
The expected range is about 15 to 25 corporations.
Is there a minimum company size requirement for participating corporations?
Yes. Participating corporations are expected to have 500 or more employees.
Who inside the corporations should the project work with?
The project is expected to deliver structured workshops and information sessions for multiple audiences, including employees at all levels, human resources professionals, and corporate leadership.
What kind of programming is expected under this grant?
The programming is expected to include structured workshops and information sessions that build understanding of LGBTQI rights broadly, with specific emphasis on the experiences, needs, and rights of transgender people.
What workplace issues is the project supposed to address?
The opportunity highlights practical workplace areas where bias can appear, including hiring, workplace interactions, benefits access, facilities, record-keeping, grievance processes, and promotion practices, along with guidance toward concrete fixes.
What are the expected immediate (short-term) outcomes?
In the immediate term, participating corporations are expected to create Pride or Rainbow groups that actively promote awareness about transgender people and their rights and provide a sustained presence inside the workplace.
What are Pride or Rainbow groups expected to do?
They are expected to actively promote awareness about transgender people and their rights within the corporation, serving as an ongoing internal visibility and engagement mechanism rather than a one-time training event.
What are the expected medium-term outcomes?
In the medium term, corporations are expected to make measurable changes to internal policies, show evidence of activities undertaken to foster a more inclusive environment, and develop active recruitment plans aimed at hiring transgender employees.
What does "measurable changes" refer to in this opportunity?
The opportunity indicates that participating corporations should make measurable changes to existing internal policies and provide evidence of inclusion-focused activities and recruitment planning aimed at hiring transgender employees.
What are the expected long-term outcomes?
In the longer term, the program aims to increase the actual hiring of transgender people by participating corporations and to contribute to broader acceptance among employees and, indirectly, the general public through the normalization of inclusive workplace practices.
What is the maximum award amount?
The award has a ceiling of $50,000.
How many awards does the agency expect to make?
The agency anticipated making one award.
Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education).
Are nonprofit organizations eligible?
Yes. Nonprofit organizations with 501(c)(3) status (other than institutions of higher education) are eligible.
Are colleges and universities eligible?
Yes. Both public and state-controlled institutions of higher education and private institutions of higher education are eligible.
Is this a discretionary grant?
Yes. The opportunity is described as a discretionary grant.
What activity areas does the grant fall under?
The opportunity is categorized across multiple activity areas, including community development, education, employment and labor training, health, humanities/cultural affairs, and law/justice-related services.
Why does the opportunity span multiple activity areas?
The opportunity notes that transgender inclusion in the workplace touches training, organizational culture, equal opportunity, and rights awareness, which map to several program activity categories.
When was this opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on November 20, 2022.
What was the original closing date?
The original closing date was January 20, 2023.
What is the core strategy the funded initiative is expected to use?
The core idea is to focus on practical, workplace-based change within large corporations by addressing internal policies, leadership behavior, and day-to-day employee culture to reduce discrimination and improve inclusion for transgender people.
What role do corporate policies and leadership behavior play in this project?
The opportunity explicitly points to policies and leadership behavior as factors that can either enable inclusion or reinforce discrimination, making them key targets for the project’s workshops and action-oriented guidance.
Does the opportunity emphasize transgender-specific content, or LGBTQI content more broadly?
It is expected to build understanding of LGBTQI rights broadly while placing specific emphasis on the experiences, needs, and rights of transgender people.
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