§ 244. Transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program.
1. The department, through the AIDS institute, shall establish and
operate a transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program
as authorized pursuant to this section. Such program shall be
established by April first, two thousand twenty-three.

2. The transgender and non-binary (TGNB) wellness and equity program
shall be designed to:

(a) Increase the capacity of grassroots organizations working at the
local level and ensure New York state invests in organizations serving
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.

(b) Increase transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and
intersex cultural competence by investing in cultural competency
programs or curriculums that are designed by, or in consultation with,
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals.

(c) Address inequities in current funding distribution for
organizations serving transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and
intersex individuals, including but not limited to organizations located
outside of the city of New York.

(d) Enable unemployed transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary
and intersex residents of New York to become gainfully employed
taxpayers through job training and job placement services provided by
organizations serving transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and
intersex individuals.

(e) Foster new and emerging transgender, gender nonconforming,
non-binary and intersex leadership through capacity building support.

(f) Decrease homelessness and increase access to social services by
investing in organizations primarily serving transgender, gender
nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals and that provide
housing solutions dedicated to transgender, gender nonconforming,
non-binary and intersex individuals.

3. Subject to appropriation, moneys in the transgender and non-binary
(TGNB) wellness and equity program fund, pursuant to section
ninety-five-k of the state finance law, may be used for the following
purposes:

(a) Identifying community-based organizations involving and serving
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals
and providing them with grants to expand their existing work involving
and serving transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex
individuals.

(b) Providing grants to organizations involving and serving
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals
to create supportive housing solutions and to identify, assist, and
refer transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex
residents of New York state to supportive housing.

(c) Creating or funding existing programs serving transgender, gender
nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals that primarily
coordinate inclusive health care for individuals who identify as
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary or intersex.

(d) Providing grants to organizations involving and serving
transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals
to increase the capacity of health care professionals to effectively
provide gender affirming care. This includes the creation of educational
materials or facilitation of capacity building training.

(e) Providing grants for behavioral health services developed by, or
in consultation with, transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and
intersex individuals that offer mental health and substance use services
for transgender, gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex youth,
adults, seniors, and families.

(f) Providing grants for educational and vocational training programs
developed by, or in consultation with, transgender, gender
nonconforming, non-binary and intersex individuals to increase the
employment status and educational attainment level of transgender,
gender nonconforming, non-binary and intersex residents of New York
state.

(g) Providing funds to improve data collection on gender identity and
expression in New York state with a focus on transgender, gender
nonconforming, non-binary and intersex residents of New York state and
their needs.