Opportunity Information: Apply for H NOFO 22 102
The U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India, offered a discretionary grant opportunity titled "Countering Stigma and Prejudice Against the Transgender Community" (Funding Opportunity Number: H NOFO 22 102). The project is designed to work directly with private-sector employers to reduce stigma and prejudice toward transgender people, using structured workplace learning and organizational change efforts as the main levers. The core idea is that improving knowledge, shifting workplace culture, and updating internal policies can translate into safer and more inclusive employment environments for transgender employees and, over time, lead to increased hiring and broader public acceptance.
The proposed program is meant to run for one year and focus geographically on Hyderabad and Chennai. The grantee is expected to engage at least 15 business corporations across these two cities and deliver workshops and information sessions that reach employees at all levels, along with human resources staff and corporate leadership. The content is intended to sensitize participants to LGBTQI rights broadly while paying specific attention to the lived realities, rights, and workplace challenges of transgender persons. In practical terms, the workshops are meant to help employers understand barriers transgender people commonly face in recruitment, onboarding, daily workplace interactions, career progression, and access to benefits, and then translate that understanding into concrete steps companies can implement.
The opportunity emphasizes several layers of outcomes. In the immediate term, participating companies are expected to establish internal Pride or Rainbow groups that can sustain awareness-building efforts and keep conversations about transgender rights and inclusion active within the workplace. In the medium term, the target is measurable organizational change: companies should make updates to existing policies, be able to show what inclusion-related activities they carried out during the program period, and develop active recruitment plans aimed at hiring transgender employees. In the longer term, the broader goal is that participating corporations increase recruitment and hiring of transgender people and contribute to a more accepting environment not only for employees, but also for the wider community through improved norms and reduced prejudice.
From an administrative standpoint, the grant is structured as a single expected award with an award ceiling of $50,000. The eligible applicants listed include public and state-controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, and nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where specified). The opportunity was created on August 11, 2022, with an original closing date of September 12, 2022. The funding activity categories span community development, education, employment and labor/training, health, humanities/cultural affairs, and law/justice/legal services, reflecting that the work combines workplace training, rights awareness, and institutional practice change rather than focusing on only one sector outcome.Apply for H NOFO 22 102
- 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 Aug 11, 2022.
- Applicants must submit their applications by Sep 12, 2022. (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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1) What is the title of this grant opportunity?
The opportunity is titled "Countering Stigma and Prejudice Against the Transgender Community".
2) Who is offering this grant?
This discretionary grant opportunity is offered by the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Mission to India.
3) What is the Funding Opportunity Number (FON)?
The Funding Opportunity Number is H NOFO 22 102.
4) What is the overall purpose of the program?
The program is designed to reduce stigma and prejudice toward transgender people by working directly with private-sector employers. It uses structured workplace learning (such as workshops and information sessions) and organizational change efforts (such as internal policy updates) to create safer, more inclusive workplaces and support longer-term increases in hiring and broader public acceptance.
5) What approach is the program expected to use?
The approach centers on three connected levers: improving knowledge, shifting workplace culture, and updating internal company policies. The program expects these changes to translate into more inclusive employment environments for transgender employees and, over time, increased recruitment and hiring.
6) What is the expected project period or duration?
The proposed program is meant to run for one year.
7) What are the geographic focus areas for implementation?
The program is intended to focus on Hyderabad and Chennai.
8) How many companies is the grantee expected to engage?
The grantee is expected to engage at least 15 business corporations across Hyderabad and Chennai.
9) Who within participating companies should be reached by the program activities?
The program is expected to deliver workshops and information sessions reaching employees at all levels, including human resources staff and corporate leadership.
10) What topics should the workshops and information sessions cover?
The content is intended to sensitize participants to LGBTQI rights broadly, with specific attention to the lived realities, rights, and workplace challenges faced by transgender persons.
11) What workplace barriers should participating employers learn about?
Workshops are meant to help employers understand barriers transgender people commonly face across the employment lifecycle, including:
- Recruitment
- Onboarding
- Daily workplace interactions
- Career progression
- Access to benefits
12) What immediate outcomes are expected from participating companies?
In the immediate term, participating companies are expected to establish internal Pride or Rainbow groups to help sustain awareness-building and keep conversations about transgender rights and inclusion active within the workplace.
13) What medium-term outcomes are expected?
In the medium term, the target is measurable organizational change. Participating companies should:
- Make updates to existing policies
- Be able to show inclusion-related activities carried out during the program period
- Develop active recruitment plans aimed at hiring transgender employees
14) What longer-term outcomes does the opportunity aim to achieve?
In the longer term, the goal is that participating corporations increase recruitment and hiring of transgender people and contribute to broader acceptance by improving norms and reducing prejudice, benefiting both employees and the wider community.
15) How many awards are expected under this opportunity?
The grant is structured as a single expected award.
16) What is the maximum funding amount available (award ceiling)?
The award ceiling is $50,000.
17) Who is eligible to apply?
Eligible applicants listed include:
- Public and state-controlled institutions of higher education
- Private institutions of higher education
- Nonprofits with 501(c)(3) status (excluding higher education institutions where specified)
18) What type of grant is this (competitive vs. discretionary)?
It is described as a discretionary grant opportunity.
19) When was the opportunity created?
The opportunity was created on August 11, 2022.
20) What was the original closing date for applications?
The original closing date was September 12, 2022.
21) What types of activities or sectors does this opportunity span?
The funding activity categories include:
- Community development
- Education
- Employment and labor/training
- Health
- Humanities/cultural affairs
- Law/justice/legal services
22) Why are multiple activity categories included?
The categories reflect that the work combines workplace training, rights awareness, and institutional practice change, rather than focusing on only one outcome area.
23) What is meant by "structured workplace learning" in this context?
Based on the opportunity description, structured workplace learning refers to organized learning activities such as workshops and information sessions delivered to employees, HR staff, and leadership to build knowledge and shift workplace culture related to transgender inclusion.
24) What does the opportunity suggest companies should do after learning about barriers faced by transgender people?
The expectation is that companies translate learning into concrete steps they can implement, including internal culture-building (such as Pride/Rainbow groups), policy updates, inclusion-related activities during the program period, and recruitment plans aimed at hiring transgender employees.
25) Is the program focused only on transgender issues or on LGBTQI rights more broadly?
The content is intended to sensitize participants to LGBTQI rights broadly while paying specific attention to the lived realities, rights, and workplace challenges of transgender persons.
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