Grants to USA Nonprofits, Agencies, IHEs, and Native American Entities to Improve Public Health

Grants to USA Nonprofits, Agencies, IHEs, and
Native American Entities to Improve Public Health

Community Health Worker Training Program (CHWTP)

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U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) - Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)

Conf. Date:

05/11/22

Deadline Date:

06/14/22 11:59 PM ET

Description:

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Grants to USA and territories nonprofit organizations, agencies, IHEs, health centers, and Native American entities to improve public health. Applicants are advised that required registrations may take up to one month to complete. The goal of the program is to advance public health, strengthen the public health workforce, reduce health disparities, and help underserved populations achieve health equity.

The purpose of the CHWTP is to support projects that will increase the number of Community Health Workers (CHWs) and Health Support Workers and equip them with the skillsets needed to provide effective community outreach build trust with communities, support connections to and retention in care and support services, and other strategies to increase access to care and to assist individuals in prevention services, and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and other public health emergencies in underserved communities. These combined efforts are intended to advance public health, strengthen the public health workforce, reduce health disparities, and help underserved populations achieve health equity.

Through this program, HRSA plans to train 13,000 new and current CHWs and other health support workers to support essential public health services and to focus on experiential training and employment through registered apprenticeships and job placements. The CHWTP aims to increase access to care, improve public health emergency response, and address the public health needs of underserved communities.

For program goals and objectives, see pp. 5-6 of the NOFO in Attached Files below.

For program requirements and expectations, see pp. 18-21 of the NOFO in Attached Files below.

GrantWatch ID#:

GrantWatch ID#: 202833

Estimated Total Program Funding:

$226,500,000

Number of Grants:

Approximately 75 grants

Estimated Size of Grant:

Up to $3,000,000

Term of Contract:

Period of Performance: September 15, 2022, through September 14, 2025 (3 years)

Eligibility:

County governments
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Private institutions of higher education
Public and State controlled institutions of higher education
See RFP and/or Grant Guidelines for full eligibility
State governments

Additional Eligibility Criteria:

Eligible applicants include:
(A) health professions schools, including an accredited school or program of public health, health administration, preventive medicine, or dental public health or a school providing health management programs;
(B) academic health centers;
(C) State or local governments, including state, local and territorial public health departments; or
(D) any other appropriate public or private non-profit entity such as but not limited to: community colleges, community health centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), and community-based organizations, and tribal entities that train public health workers.

In addition to the 50 states, eligible applicants include the District of Columbia, Guam, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, the U.S. Virgin Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, and the Republic of Palau. Tribes and Tribal organizations may apply for these funds, if otherwise eligible.

Funding Preferences:
- Entities that serve individuals who are from disadvantaged backgrounds (including underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities).
- Graduate/Complete training for large proportions of individuals who serve in medically underserved communities.

Foreign entities and individuals are not eligible for this HRSA award.

For funding restrictions, see p. 37 of the NOFO in Attached Files below.

Pre-proposal Conference:

HRSA will hold a pre-application technical assistance (TA) webinar for applicants seeking funding through this opportunity.

Wednesday, May 11, 2022 from 2 - 4 p.m. ET
Join the webinar: https://hrsa-gov.zoomgov.com/j/1607809787?pwd=UDQ0dXNMUGl6TWQybVlUaDhlOUF0Zz09
Meeting ID: 160 780 9787
Dial-in: 833-568-8864 I Passcode: 25394472

Pre-Application Information:

Date(s) to Apply: 04/14/2022 to 06/14/2022 at 11:59 p.m.ET. HRSA suggests submitting applications to Grants.gov at least 3 calendar days before the deadline to allow for any unforeseen circumstances.

Estimated Award Date: 09/15/2022

The Grants.gov registration process requires information in two separate systems:
• SAM (https://sam.gov/content/home)
• Grants.gov (https://www.grants.gov/)

The UEI, a “new, non-proprietary identifier” assigned by the System for Award Management (SAM.gov), will replace the *Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number.

Registration in all systems may take up to 1 month to complete.

View this opportunity on Grants.gov: https://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=336498

Contact Information:

Before starting your grant application, please review the funding source's website listed below for updates/changes/addendums/conferences/LOIs.

You may request additional information and/or technical assistance regarding business, administrative, or fiscal issues related to this NOFO by contacting:
Nandini Assar, PhD
Grants Management Specialist
Division of Grants Management Operations, OFAM
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Mailstop 10SWH03
Rockville, MD 20857
Phone : (301) 443-4920
Email: nassar@hrsa.gov

You may request additional information regarding the overall program issues and/or technical assistance related to this NOFO by contacting:
Marian Smithey MS, RN, Nurse Consultant, Project Officer
Division of Nursing and Public Health
Attn: CHWTP
Bureau of Health Workforce
Health Resources and Services Administration
5600 Fishers Lane, Room Mailstop 11N-128A
Rockville, MD 20857
Telephone: (301) 443-3831
Email: MSmithey@hrsa.gov

Grants.gov Contact Center
Telephone: 1-800-518-4726 (International callers dial 606-545-5035)
Email: support@grants.gov

HRSA Contact Center
Telephone: (877) 464-4772 / (877) Go4-HRSA
TTY: (877) 897-9910

CFDA Number:

93.516

Funding or Pin Number:

HRSA-22-124

URL for Full Text (RFP):

See the full text of this grant

Attached Files:

202833_PKG00273353-instructions.pdf

Geographic Focus:

USA: Alabama; Alaska; Arizona; Arkansas; California; Colorado; Connecticut; Delaware; Florida; Georgia; Hawaii; Idaho; Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kansas; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri; Montana; Nebraska; Nevada; New Hampshire; New Jersey; New Mexico; New York City; New York; North Carolina; North Dakota; Ohio; Oklahoma; Oregon; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; South Dakota; Tennessee; Texas; Utah; Vermont; Virginia; Washington, DC; Washington; West Virginia; Wisconsin; Wyoming

USA Territories: American Samoa (USA); Guam (USA); Puerto Rico (USA); Virgin Islands (USA); Northern Mariana Islands (USA);

USA Compact Free Associations: The Federated States of Micronesia (USA) Marshall Islands (USA) Republic of Palau (USA)

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