Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative

Community Grants ProgramApplication Review

Office of Minority and Multicultural Health

March 2, 2012

2010 – Social Determinants of Health

Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) are for applicants that are ready to “move upstream” and collaboratively develop or implement an initiative to address social determinants of health in their communities.

The SDOH are the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age.

Examples of SDOH include: employment, education, early child care, housing, racism, healthy physical environments, and access to resources.

The proposed activities to address the social determinant problem(s) will lead to policy, systems, or environmental change.

The proposal is likely to lead to a reduction in health disparities.

2012 – Community Primary Prevention

Community Primary Prevention (CPP) encourages and enables healthy behavior and safe and healthy environments with a focus on prevention of the risk factors that lead to disease.*

* http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/docs/MDHCommunityBenefitReport.pdf

2012 – Community Primary Prevention

CPP includes processes and initiatives that enable people to increase control over, and to improve their health. CPP includes policy, system and environmental change strategies that encourage healthy lifestyles and foster healthy and safe environments. The purpose of CPP is to create the conditions in a community that will support health and slow or reverse the growth in prevalence of disease and injury by preventing the onset of disease and injury. Policy, system and environment changes take place when community members are engaged, and all stakeholders share the decision making power through true collaboration.

2012 – Community Primary Prevention

The CPP grant will be awarded to proposals with innovative ideas, concepts and approaches in creating partnerships and collaboration among entities that have the potential to impact the conditions that eliminate or reduce disparities in the EHDI PHAs between populations of color and American Indians and the White population.

Building Community Capacity for Prevention:A Plan to Implement Statewide Strategies through

Hospitals and Health Plans Community Benefit Investments

2012 – Community Primary Prevention

In preparing your CPP application, you may want to consult:

“Building Community Capacity for Prevention: A Plan to Implement Statewide Strategies through Hospitals and Health Plans Community Benefit Investments”

http://www.house.leg.state.mn.us/comm/docs/MDHCommunityBenefitReport.pdf

“Promoting Health Equity: A Resource to Help Communities Address Social Determinants of Health,” which offers strategies for community-based organizations seeking to affect community health through community-based participatory approaches and nontraditional partnerships.

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chhep/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf

EHDI Community Grants Program RFP

Eligible Racial/ Ethnic Groups

African Americans/AfricanAmerican IndiansAsiansLatinos/Hispanics

FAQ FAQ

Priority Health Areas

Breast and cervical cancer Diabetes Heart disease and stroke HIV/AIDS and STDs Immunizations for adults and children Infant Mortality Teen Pregnancy Unintentional injuries and violence

Community Primary Prevention (CPP)

FAQ FAQ

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include, but are not limited to, faith-based organizations, social service organizations, community nonprofit organizations, community health boards, tribal governments, and community clinics.

FAQ FAQ

Available Funding-1 Year

-$2,787,500-Teen pregnancy implementation/TANF

-$4,027,808- All other PHAs/CPP implementation

FAQ FAQ

Grant Amounts

Implementation GrantsImplementation Grants

$100,000-$180,000 per year$100,000-$180,000 per year

38-68 grants38-68 grants

FAQ FAQ

Important Dates

Due Dates

Intent to Apply Form March 12, 2012

(physically received – not postmarked)

Applications due April 12, 2012, 4:00 pm

(physically received – not postmarked)

Notice to applicants May 22, 2012

Work begins July 1, 2012

INTENT TO APPLY FORM REQUIRED

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Due Date:Due Date: March 12, 2012 March 12, 2012(physically received – not postmarked)

Letter of Intent will be accepted by:

Fax – 651-201-4986

Email: ommh@health.state.mn.us

Mail (address): 625 Robert St. N, St. Paul, MN, 55164-0975

If you are applying for…

Priority Health Area Implementation Grants

– Identify and address one or more of the 8 Priority Health Areas

– Identify racial/ethnic population(s)– Utilize evidence-based or promising

practices

Priority Health Areas

Disparities Chart-Appendix C

Priority Health AreaAfrican American/

AfricanAmerican Indian Asian American Hispanic/ Latino

Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening

X X X X

Diabetes X X X X

Heart Disease and Stroke

X X

HIV/AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Diseases

X X X X

Immunizations for Adults and Children

X X X X

Infant Mortality X X

Teen Pregnancy X X X X

Unintentional Injury and Violence

X X X X

FAQ FAQ

Menu of Activities (Appendix D-K)

♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indicates an activity that will lead to a policy, systems, or environmental change

Objective B. Reduce the risk factors that can lead to heart disease and stroke

Strategy B.1. Assist people with high blood pressure or high cholesterol, or who use tobacco, to reduce their risk

HDS Activity B.1.1.

Establish policies and procedures that will screen high-risk people for high blood pressure and/or high cholesterol in worksites and other community settings and link them to resources for treatment. ♦♦♦♦♦♦

HDS Activity B.1.4.

Implement mechanisms that will connect people with existing effective tobacco cessation programs, including quitlines, quitting websites, and face-to-face counseling. ♦♦♦♦♦♦

Addresses more than one PHA.See: Infant Mortality Activities B.3.6. and C.2.3.

Required

Encouraged

If you are applying for…

Community Primary Prevention Implementation Grants

– Impact the conditions that eliminate or reduce disparities– Identify the racial and ethnic populations– Utilize partnerships and/or collaborations

“Promoting Health Equity-A Resource to Help Community Address Social Determinants of Health”

http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chhep/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf

FAQ FAQ

Required Application Forms - Appendix N

Application Cover Sheet Background Information Form Budget Form Budget Narrative Instructions Community Involvement, Collaboration, and Partnership Form Financial Capacity and Review Form Focus Area Description – Priority Health Area Applications Intent to Apply Form Other Funding Sources Form Project Narrative – Priority Health Areas Application InstructionsProject Narrative – Social Determinants Health Area Application InstructionsStaffing Narrative InstructionsWork plan Template

Bolded forms are needed for all Bolded forms are needed for all applicationsapplications

FAQ FAQ

FAQ FAQ http://www.health.state.mn.us/ommh/funding/rfp120227/http://www.health.state.mn.us/ommh/funding/rfp120227/index.htmlindex.html

Application Checklists (pg. 24)

E. Community Primary Prevention Implementation Applications

CCP implementation applications must include the documents listed below in the order specified. This list can be used as a checklist to be sure you have included all the required documents in the required order.

Application Cover Sheet (with an original signature on the unbound copy) Background Information Form Project Narrative – Community Primary Prevention Area Applications Work plan Form Community Involvement, Collaboration, and Partnership Form Budget Form Budget Narrative Staffing Narrative Other Funding Sources Form Financial Capacity and Review Form

Application Form Instructions

Types of Applications that Must Include This Document

Priority health area applications

Community Primary Prevention implementation application

•Each form or request for information will be preceded by instructions

•Pay attention to the instructions for each form

•Note special instructions for TANF and Evaluation

TANFTANF EVALUATIOEVALUATIONN

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Project Narrative Instructions-PHA

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Application Instructions (pg. 22)

•Develop your application collaboratively with community partners

•Include all required information and materials

•Do not include extra materials

•Use the checklists (pg. 24) to ensure completeness

FAQ FAQ

Application Instructions (pg. 22)

Use Word Processing SoftwareNote Page Limits Printed on one-side onlyFont Size 12 ptPay attention to document instructions

for spacing, fonts and margins

Intent to Apply Form

DUE: March 12, 2012

Intent to Apply Form

Email: health.ommh@state.mn.us

Subject Line: Intent to Apply Form

Or

Fax: 651-201-4986

Or

Mail: OMMHMinnesota Department of HealthPO Box 64975St. Paul, MN 55164-0975

2012 EHDI RFP

Financial and Budget Area:

Be able to understand financial and budget forms, before writing your application.

Nyagatare ValensGrants Specialist

Nyagatare.valens@state.mn.us651 201 5817

GOALS

Act in a fiscally-responsible manner, including following standard accounting procedures, charging the EHDI grant only for approved activities, spending grant funds responsibly, having accounting systems in place to track EHDI-funded activities separately from other sources, and meeting auditing requirements.

Financial and Budget

Scoring Points-Total 15 pointsThe budget materials are complete, correct, and consistent with the proposed activities. (6 points)

The proposed costs, staffing and technical resources needed are reasonable. (6 points)

A description of the 10% match is included in the budget. These funds can be in-kind contributions or other available Agency funds. (3 points)

Financial and Budget

Forms:– Budget Form– Budget Narrative Form– Other Funding Sources Form – Financial Capacity and Review Form

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Financial and Budget

Technical Assistance After AwardWe will work one-on-one with you to revise and finalize your budget and workplan, and will respond promptly to your requests for prior approval of your expenditures and activities.

Financial and Budget

Technical Assistance After AwardWe will verify your expenditure documentation at least once during the grant period; you will not know in advance which invoice we are going to verify. You may be required to refund any expenditures that you are unable to document.

Financial and Budget

Technical Assistance After Award

We will provide two meetings each year for technical assistance, planning, evaluation, and other essential programmatic issues.

Application Review Process

1. Community Review

2. Equitable Distribution

3. Financial Capacity and Review

4. Commissioner / ELT

5. May 22, 2012

Priority Health Area Statewide

Population Availability & Flexibility of Funds

Questions FAQs

Can an agency be a lead in more than one application?

No, however, your organization may be included as a partner in more than one application.

Can a lead agency apply for more than one of the two types of grants.

No, a lead agency can only propose one type of grant.

Why is the funding for only 1 year?

We are in the second year of the biennium. The new biennium will begin July 2013.

FAQS

Will applicants receive technical assistance from the

MDH during the RFP process?

Yes. Questions regarding this RFP may be submitted by phone or email to Jose Gonzalez to receive an official response. The contact people listed on page 2 of the RFP can respond to questions specific to their content areas.

Frequently-asked questions (FAQs) will be posted on our web

site at www.health.state.mn.us/ommh.

FAQS

Can you apply for more than $180,000 if you are addressing several priority health areas?

No. The chart on page 1 and 2 in the RFP shows that $180,000 is the maximum you can apply for.

Can an agency formally partner with another agency that is also applying (for a different project) in the same or another disease area?

A lead agency can only propose one of the two types of grants: Priority health area implementation grant or Community primary prevention grant. However, your organization may be included as a partner in more than one application and you may choose to serve the same population or a different population.

Application Submission Due Date

Thursday, April 12, 2012 4:00 pm

Submit 1 unbound signed original and 7 bound copies

Freeman Map

http://www.health.state.mn.us/about/freeman.html