The Health Foundation of South Florida is seeking to identify, foster and fund several health equity collaboratives in Miami-Dade, Broward and Monroe counties, each comprised of leaders from healthcare and community-based organizations.
Donor Name: Health Foundation of South Florida
State: South Florida
Counties: Miami-Dade County (FL), Broward County (FL), Monroe County (FL)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 11/18/2022
Size of the Grant: $17,500
Details:
The collaboratives can be existing partnerships or ones established for this project, but in all cases their mission should be to develop new ways to integrate social needs and clinical care with the goal of improving health outcomes among low-income and racial and ethnic minorities. The collaboratives should be ideally focused on one the following core areas:
- chronic diseases (e.g. diabetes, hypertension, and asthma);
- access to healthcare; and/or
- Black maternal and infant health.
Funding and Benefits
This initial phase of the funding opportunity will provide up to $17,500 per collaborative to support their participation in the workshop as well as other pilot development and planning activities.
After participating in the workshops and designing the pilot, the collaboratives will have the opportunity to apply for a multi-year implementation grant from the Health Foundation in 2023.
Criteria
Each collaborative should be comprised of at least one healthcare organization or health insurance provider and at least one community-based or social service organization. Participants may represent any of the following sectors:
- hospitals;
- safety net providers / federally qualified health centers;
- community-based clinics;
- health insurance plans/payers;
- community-based social service organizations;
- behavioral health providers; and/or
- public health departments.
The pilot programs the collaboratives wish to develop should also demonstrate:
- A focus on identified population and/or health conditions based on public health, Community Health Needs Assessment, and/or other data showing a racial, ethnic, or other health disparity. Approaches must be data driven and metrics will be developed as part of the planning phase to demonstrate impact and value.
- An understanding of evidence-based strategies and plans to utilize effective strategies to create impact. Approaches must be evidence-based, evidence-informed, or promising practices that address identified health disparities.
- A commitment to equitable engagement and processes and plans to implement inclusive strategies and acknowledge power imbalances to foster equitable engaged processes.
- Technology-enabled solutions and approaches that leverage technological innovations to expand the reach and impact of proposed work.
- Plans for sustainability and early thinking about sustainability and long-term adoption.
For more information, visit Health Equity Collaboratives Grant.
