Eliminating Health Disparities Initiative
Community Grants Program
Application 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 communitybased participatory approaches and nontraditional
partnerships.
http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dach/chhep/pdf/SDOHworkbook.pdf
EHDI Community Grants Program RFP
FAQ
Eligible Racial/ Ethnic Groups
African Americans/African
American Indians
Asians
Latinos/Hispanics
Priority Health Areas
FAQ
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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)
Eligible Applicants
FAQ
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.
Available Funding-1 Year
FAQ
-$2,787,500-Teen pregnancy
implementation/TANF
-$4,027,808- All other PHAs/CPP
implementation
Grant Amounts
FAQ
Implementation Grants
$100,000-$180,000 per year
38-68 grants
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
Due Date:
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
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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
FAQ
 Disparities Chart-Appendix C
African American/
African
American 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
Priority Health Area
Menu of Activities (Appendix D-K)
Objective B.
Reduce the risk factors that can lead to heart disease and stroke
Required
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.
Encouraged
HDS Activity
B.1.4.
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. ♦♦♦♦♦♦
Implement mechanisms that will connect people with existing effective tobacco cessation
programs, including quitlines, quitting websites, and face-to-face counseling.
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Addresses more than one PHA.
See: Infant Mortality Activities B.3.6. and C.2.3.
♦♦♦♦♦♦ Indicates an activity that will lead to a policy, systems, or environmental change
If you are applying for…
FAQ
 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
Required Application Forms - Appendix N
FAQ
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 Instructions
Project Narrative – Social Determinants Health Area Application Instructions
Staffing Narrative Instructions
Work plan Template
FAQ
http://www.health.state.mn.us/ommh/funding/rfp120227/index
.html
Bolded forms are needed for all applications
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.
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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
•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
TANF
EVALUATION
Types of Applications that Must Include This Document
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Priority health area applications
Community Primary Prevention implementation application
Application Cover Sheet
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Project Narrative InstructionsPHA
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Application Instructions (pg. 22)
FAQ
•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
Application Instructions (pg. 22)
Use Word Processing Software
Note Page Limits
Printed on one-side only
Font Size 12 pt
Pay 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: OMMH
Minnesota Department of Health
PO Box 64975
St. Paul, MN 55164-0975
2012 EHDI RFP
Financial and Budget Area:
Be able to understand financial and budget forms,
before writing your application.
Nyagatare Valens
Grants Specialist
Nyagatare.valens@state.mn.us
651 201 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 points
 The 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 Award
We 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 Award
We 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
Priority Health Area
Statewide
Population
Availability & Flexibility of
Funds
3.
Financial Capacity and Review
4.
Commissioner / ELT
5.
May 22, 2012
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