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UPDATE TO. FUNDING (see slide 16). UPDATE. TO DEADLINE. FOR INTENT TO APPLY (see slides 25, 26). Community Partnership Fund: Community Health Grant. Grant Application Workshop February 4, 2019. Agenda. Background & Overview Goals & Funding Priorities Eligibility Requirements
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UPDATE TO FUNDING (see slide 16) UPDATE TO DEADLINE FOR INTENT TO APPLY (see slides 25, 26) Community Partnership Fund: Community Health Grant Grant Application Workshop February 4, 2019
Agenda • Background & Overview • Goals & Funding Priorities • Eligibility Requirements • Funding Levels • Proposal Narrative Requirements • Evaluation and Scoring • Submission Requirements & Timeline • Questions
Background • The Community Partnership Fund (CPF) is a competitive grant program for non-profits. • Total FY 2019 budget is $1 million. • CPF priority areas: community health, domestic violence, youth violence, financial security and literacy. • Each priority area is allotted $200,000 and administered by the appropriate Metro Department.
Overview • The Metro Public Health Department (MPHD) seeks grant applications that align with the community’s priority health needs as defined in the Healthy Nashville Community Health Improvement Plan (CHIP). CHIP Priorities • Proposal must address: • One or more of the CHIP priority area goals, • Advance health equity, and • Incorporate a Policy, Systems or Environmental (PSE) change strategy
CHIP Priority Goals • Maximize the Built and Natural Environment Goals: • Increase active transportation, i.e., walking or biking options and utilization. • Improve and protect the quality of air, land and water • Support Mental and Emotional Health Goals: • Provide individuals and families with the support necessary to maintain positive mental well-being • Promote positive parenting & violence free homes
Advance Health Equity Proposals should describe how the project incorporates equity in practices and processes and the social determinants of health. Definitions: • The societal and systematic understanding and appreciation of differences among individuals and populations; where everyone is valued and has the opportunity to achieve optimal health and well-being (2015 Health Equity Recommendations Report). • Both the absence of systemic obstacles and the creation of opportunities for all to be healthy. (MPHD)
Advance Health Equity • Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) • The conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play, affect a wide range of health risks and outcomes. • Addressing SDOH removes barriers and create opportunities to advance health equity for all.
Policy, System and Environmental (PSE) Strategies • Approaches that seek to go beyond programming and into the systems that create the structures in which we work, live and play.
Policy Change • Creating or changing a written statement of an organizational position, decision, or course of action. Made in public, non-profit, and business sectors. • Can be at various levels – organizational, professional, government • Examples: workplace rules, agreements, decisions, agreed upon ways of doing business, standards
Systems Change • Systems change focuses on changing infrastructure within a setting or organization that institutes processes or procedures at the system level. • Unwritten, ongoing, organizational decisions or changes that result in new activities reaching large proportions of people. Can alter how the organization conducts business. • Examples: Procedures between or within organizations such as personnel, resource allocation, programs, processes. Can occur in settings such as schools, parks, worksites or healthcare.
Environmental Change • Environmental change is change made to the physical environment. Physical, social, and economic factors influence people’s practices and behaviors. • Not necessary to pass a policy Examples: • Physical - Structural changes or programs or service; • Social - A positive change in attitudes or behavior about policies that promote health or an increase in supportive attitudes regarding a health practice; • Economic - Presence of financial disincentives or incentives to encourage a desired behavior
Additional Project Priorities • Cross-sector collaboration • Sustainability • Culturally Competent
Eligibility Requirements • 501(c)(3) designation of exemption from federal taxation from the Internal Revenue Service; or incorporation as a non-profit with registration identification number or proof of such exemption as allowed. • At least one (1) year in existence • Must provide a copy of an audit conducted by a certified public accountant for latest complete fiscal year and be in compliance with contract requirements of grant awards from Metro in any previous years. This requirement may be waived for non-profits with annual budgets of less than $50,000 and requests for grants of less than $5,000, per Ordinance No. BL2013-578.
Eligibility Requirements • Non-profits applying for Direct Appropriations are ineligible to submit applications for CPF.
Funding Levels • Non-profits may apply for up to $50,000 for a Community Health grant AND Non-profits may apply for a grant from the other Metro Departments: Dept. of Family Safety for domestic violence, Juvenile Court for youth violence, Library for literacy grants and Social Services for financial security. • In the event that an insufficient number of competitive proposals are received to exhaust the $200,000 budget for Community Health, then the evaluation committee has discretion to award more than $50,000 per non-profit. • Similarly, the evaluation committee can partially fund proposals. In both scenarios, the coordinating Metro department will work with non-profits to revise the proposed scope of work accordingly.
Funding Levels • Capacity Building Grants (up to $25,000 each) • Assessment and Planning grants Projects that require data gathering and/or data analysis to inform and/or advance project planning for implementation. The funding will result in a product and plan of action. • Training and Technical Assistance grants Projects that require additional organizational development, training or technical enhancements to advance organizational readiness for project implementation. These projects are intended to build program/project specific capacity as well as facilitate communication/information sharing within the project network.
Funding Levels • Implementation Grants (up to $50,000) Projects that have a specific plan, strategy, intervention and result in a measurable change in the problem or in factors causing the problem.
Proposal Requirements: Narrative 1. Describe how the project will address policy, systems and environmental changes. 2. Describe the purpose of the proposed project, including other community stakeholders engaged in development and implementation of the project. 3. Provide a description of the community need(s) being addressed and how the proposed project aligns with one or more of the goals of this announcement. 4. Provide details about the project’s goals, objectives and activities, and outcomes a. Goal(s) – what is the intended impact; what does the project seek to improve? b. Objective(s) – what steps will be taken to achieve your goal? These should be stated as SMART c. Activities – what actions are involved that lead to the intended impact? d. Outcomes(s) – what result, effect or consequence will the project create? 5. Describe how the project promotes health equity. 6. Describe how the project will be evaluated.
Proposal Requirements: Narrative 7. Describe the management plan. 8. Describe what will be monitored to determine if the project is being implemented as planned. a. Describe short term outcomes of the project (outcomes expected to occur during the course of the grant or soon after) and how these will be measured? b. Describe long term outcomes (outcomes expected to occur beyond the life cycle of the grant or project). 9. Provide a timeline for completion of the project. 10. Describe how the project will result in sustainable changes including your sustainability plan. 11. Describe the spending plan budget and detail narrative. This includes in-kind contributions and resources including partners. In addition, include the completed spending plan budget and narrative forms in the appendix.
Submission Requirements • Project Narrative Proposal Template • Single-spaced narrative • Arial 11-point font • Limited to 7 pages – We will not score past 7 pages • Budget and Budget Justification using template • Funds may be used to support project activities such as costs related to salaries, design/printing of materials, supplies, etc. but, may not be used for operational support for existing projects and activities that are not directly related to the proposed initiative. • Indirect cost is capped at 10% • Applicant must provide documents that demonstrate eligibility as listed in the RFP. Link to application templates: https://www.nashville.gov/Health-Department/Community-Partnership-Fund.aspx
Submission Requirements • Include any additional materials may that help explain the proposed activities (e.g. educational materials, reports, tools/instruments, logic model etc.). • A presentation will be required of projects awarded and will be scheduled following award announcement. • Intent to Apply • Please email “intent to apply” to celia.larson@nashville.gov by COB, February 15, 2019. Include the following information in the “intent to apply” • In the subject line include: Intent to Apply: Community Health Grant • In the message body include: Organization Name, Contact Person and Proposal Title
Timeline All applications must be received by March 11, 2019. Applications must be submitted via email to: celia.larson@nashville.gov.
Reporting Requirements for Grant Recipients • Reports • Interim reports will be due quarterly. • Final report will be due within 30 days following the end of the grant funding period. • Invoices will occur quarterly. • All reporting forms and processes will be provided at the time of the award.
Website: https://www.nashville.gov/Health-Department/Community-Partnership-Fund.aspx