NYC to distribute $2 million in emergency funding to organizations serving transgender people

"The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will administer the funding across organizations delivering the most pressing community services, including in the areas of health and wellness, legal advocacy, youth and family support, safety and crisis response, community building, and economic empowerment, according to the mayor's office. Organizations are eligible to receive up to $92,000, which can be used for staff, travel, supplies, and services - so long as most of the clients are transgender, gender non-conforming, or non-binary."

"Organizations seeking to apply for the grant must fill out an application by Monday, Jan. 5 at 5 p.m. CitizensNYC, a non-profit which helps cut through red tape and act as an intermediary between the city and applicants to disburse city funding to various organizations in a timely manner, is partnering with the city to help facilitate the funding, though the city will ultimately determine which organizations receive it."

"After President Donald Trump issued several executive orders early this year targeting funding for LGBTQ organizations and other groups, federal agencies warned non-profits that their budgets could be slashed if they served transgender individuals or conducted what officials described as "equity-related" work. Lambda Legal, which led a lawsuit against the Trump administration in February, later won a court order restoring $6 million in funding for nine nonprofits serving LGBTQ people and individuals living with HIV."

With less than 48 hours remaining in office, outgoing Mayor Eric Adams rolled out a plan to distribute $2 million in emergency funding to 20 organizations serving transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary individuals to counteract federal budget cuts. The Department of Health and Mental Hygiene will administer funds to organizations offering health and wellness, legal advocacy, youth and family support, safety and crisis response, community building, and economic empowerment services. Organizations can receive up to $92,000 for staff, travel, supplies, and services if most clients are trans, gender non-conforming, or non-binary. Applicants must apply by Jan. 5 at 5 p.m., and CitizensNYC will help facilitate disbursement. Earlier federal executive actions had threatened LGBTQ funding, and a court later restored $6 million for nine nonprofits.

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