Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program

 

Support public and private evidence-based interventions and innovative models to improve the health outcomes of racial and ethnic minority communities. Conduct policy demonstrations which coordinate integrated services, community-outreach and systems navigation to improve access to care for minorities and disenfranchised communities.

Active 93.137 Office of The Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services B - Project Grants Not applicable. Public Health Service Act, Section 1707
42 U.S.C. 301u-6
OMH is authorized to conduct this program under 42 U.S.C. Section 300 u-6 (Section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act, as amended) Any private nonprofit or public entity located in a State is eligible to apply for an award under this NOFO. "State" includes any state of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and any agency or instrumentality thereof exclusive of local governments (45 C.F.R. ?75.2). Eligible entities include private nonprofit or public faith-based organizations, community-based organizations, and American Indian/Alaska Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations. Target populations: American Indian or Alaska Natives; Asians; Blacks or African Americans; Hispanics or Latinos; Native Hawaiians or other Pacific Islanders; economically and/or environmentally disadvantaged; and limited English proficient populations. However, services may not be denied to any otherwise eligible persons. Nonprofit organizations may be requested to provide evidence of tax-exempt status prior to award. When projects involve the collaborative efforts of more than one organization or require the use of services or facilities not under the direct control of the applicant, written assurances of specific support or agreements may be required from the affected parties. Preapplication coordination is required. This program is eligible for coverage under E.O. 12372, "Intergovernmental Review of Federal Programs." An applicant should consult the office or official designated as the single point of contact in his or her State for more information on the process the State requires to be followed in applying for assistance, if the State has selected the program for review. 2 CFR 200, Uniform Administrative Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for Federal Awards applies to this program. To apply, applicants must access the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) thru Grants.gov. Enter the Assistance Listing number and follow the website instructions. Applications submitted after the published deadlines will not be accepted for review. The submission deadline will not be extended absent prior written approval from the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH) Grants Management Officer (GMO). Applications which do not conform to the requirements of the NOFO will be deemed ineligible and not reviewed. Applications may only be submitted electronically via Grants.gov. Any applications submitted via any other means of electronic communication, including facsimile or electronic mail, will not be accepted for review. Applicants must have a valid SAM.gov registration prior to submitting their application to Grants.gov. Final award recommendations will be made by the head of the program office to the Grants Management Officer, using information from the independent merit review panel and the Federal staff reviews. Following a risk assessment as required by 45 CFR part 75, the Grants Management Officer may issue awards. Funded organizations receive a Notice of Award that includes all of the details of their award, and are assigned to a project officer from the program office and a Grants Management Specialist from the OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management Division. Contact the headquarters or regional location, as appropriate for application deadlines From 90 to 120 days. Not applicable. Not applicable. An independent review panel evaluates applications that pass the screening and meet the responsiveness criteria in the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). These reviewers are experts in their fields, and are drawn from academic institutions, non-profit organizations, state and local government, and Federal government agencies. Based on the Application Review Criteria as outlined in the NOFO, the reviewers will comment on and rate the applications, focusing their comments and rating decisions on the identified criteria. In addition to the independent review panel, Federal staff will review each application for programmatic, budgetary, and grants management compliance. Funds will be awarded to eligible organizations to support policy and service demonstrations and to enhance data availability to improve the health outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, economically and/or environmentally disadvantaged, populations. Performance Reports: Recipients may be required to submit program performance reports as specified in the notice of funding opportunity. Audit requirements are specified in 45 CFR part 75, which substantially mirror those found in 2 CFR part 200. In accordance with 45 CFR 75.361, grantees are required to maintain grant accounting records 3-years after the end of a budget period. In any litigation, claim, negotiation, audit or other action involving the records has been started before the expiration of the 3-year period, the records shall be retained until the completion of the action and resolution of all issues which arise from it, or until the end of the regular 5-year period, whichever is later. Statutory formula is not applicable to this assistance listing.

Matching requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing.

MOE requirements are not applicable to this assistance listing. Awards are generally funded in 12-month budget period(s). Awards generally have a period of performance of 1 to 3 years, but may be up to 5 years. Support beyond the first year is contingent upon acceptable evidence of satisfactory progress, availability of funds, continuing program relevance, and best interests of the government. Method of awarding/releasing assistance: Recipients are notified of an award by Notice of Award (NoA) issued by the grants management officer. The NoA will contain instructions for drawing funds electronically from the HHS Payment Management System. In drawing funds from the award, the recipient certifies compliance with the terms of the award and designates whether the draw is a reimbursement or advance. Recipients are notified of an award by Notice of Award (NoA) issued by the grants management officer. The NoA will contain instructions for drawing funds electronically from the HHS Payment Management System. In drawing funds from the award, the recipient certifies compliance with the terms of the award and designates whether the draw is a reimbursement or advance. Program Management Contact: Office of Minority Health , Division of Program Operations, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-453-8444 Grants Management Contact: OASH Grants and Acquisitions Management Division, 1101 Wootton Parkway, Rockville, MD 20852, Telephone (240) 453-8822 Duane Barlow
Office of Grants and Acquisition Management
1101 Wootton Parkway, Plaza Level
Rockville, MD 20852 US
duane.barlow@hhs.gov
Phone: 2404538822

Stacey Williams
1101 Wootton Parkway, Plaza Level
Rockville, MD 20852 USA
Stacey.Williams@hhs.gov
Phone: 240-453-8444 http://www.minorityhealth@hhs.gov 75-0120-0-1-551 (Project Grants) FY 21$305,542,860.00; FY 22 est $55,206,665.00; FY 23 est $43,366,036.00; FY 20$46,821,801.00; FY 19$25,912,600.00; FY 18$22,098,261.00; - FY2024 Proposed Awards range from $310,000 to $2,250,000 Not applicable. Fiscal Year 2018 National Lupus Outreach Training, Outreach, and Clinical Trial Education, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Equity Initiative, Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation, National Workforce Diversity Pipeline, Re-Entry Community Linkages, Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity, Communities Addressing Childhood Trauma Total $22,098,261
Fiscal Year 2019 National Lupus Outreach Training, Outreach, and Clinical Trial Education, American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Equity Initiative, Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation, National Workforce Diversity Pipeline, Re-Entry Community Linkages, Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity, Collaborative Approach for Youth Engagement in Sports, Hepatitis B Demonstration Total $25,912,600
Fiscal Year 2020 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Equity Initiative, Community-Based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families, Empowered Communities for a Healthier Nation, Minority Youth Violence Prevention-II, Re-Entry Community Linkages, Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity, Collaborative Approach for Youth Engagement in Sports, Hepatitis B Demonstration, State/Tribal/Territorial Partnership Initiative to Document and Sustain Disparity-Reducing Interventions, Demonstration to Increase Hydroxyurea Prescribing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Through Provider Incentives, Sickle Cell Learning Network, Cardiac Registry Initiative, National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities.
Fiscal Year 2021 American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) Health Equity Initiative, Community-Based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families, Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity, Collaborative Approach for Youth Engagement in Sports, Hepatitis B Demonstration, State/Tribal/Territorial Partnership Initiative to Document and Sustain Disparity-Reducing Interventions, Demonstration to Increase Hydroxyurea Prescribing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Through Provider Incentives, Sickle Cell Learning Network, Cardiac Registry Initiative, National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program, Family-Centered Approaches to Improving Type 2 Diabetes Control and Prevention, Accessing Social Determinants of Health Data through Local Data Intermediaries Initiative, Framework to Address Health Disparities through Collaborative Policy Efforts: Coordinating Center, Framework to Address Health Disparities through Collaborative Policy Efforts: Demonstration Projects, Center for Indigenous Innovation & Health Equity, Minority Leadership Fellowship Program, National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities, National Hypertension Control Initiative, Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19.
Fiscal Year 2022 Community-Based Approaches to Strengthening Economic Supports for Working Families, Demonstration to Increase Hydroxyurea Prescribing for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Through Provider Incentives, National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program, Family-Centered Approaches to Improving Type 2 Diabetes Control and Prevention, Accessing Social Determinants of Health Data through Local Data Intermediaries Initiative, Framework to Address Health Disparities through Collaborative Policy Efforts: Coordinating Center, Framework to Address Health Disparities through Collaborative Policy Efforts: Demonstration Projects, Center for Indigenous Innovation & Health Equity, Minority Leadership Fellowship Program, Effective Policies To Promote Black Youth Mental Health, Preventive Services Utilization Initiative, National Infrastructure for Mitigating the Impact of COVID-19 in Racial and Ethnic Minority Communities, National Hypertension Control Initiative, Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19.
Fiscal Year 2023 Family-Centered Approaches to Improving Type 2 Diabetes Control and Prevention, Accessing Social Determinants of Health Data through Local Data Intermediaries Initiative, Framework to Address Health Disparities through Collaborative Policy Efforts: Coordinating Center, Framework to Address Health Disparities through Collaborative Policy Efforts: Demonstration Projects, Center for Indigenous Innovation & Health Equity, Effective Policies To Promote Black Youth Mental Health, Community-Driven Approaches to Address Factors Contributing to Structural Racism in Public Health, Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services, Healthy Families Community-Based Perinatal Health Initiative, Health Equity Leadership Development Program, The Initiative to Address Health Disparities Aligned with Leading Health Indicators, National Lupus Outreach and Clinical Trial Education Program, National Hypertension Control Initiative.