Under the Building Health Equity Request for Proposals (RFP), bi3 invites proposals that address one of three funding priorities: Maternal and Infant Health; Child and Family Resilience; and Transformational Approaches.
Donor Name: bi3
States: Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana
Counties: Hamilton County (OH), Butler County (OH), Clermont County (OH), Highland County (OH), Warren County (OH), Campbell County (KY), Boone County (KY), Kenton County (KY), Dearborn County (IN)
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 02/17/2022
Details:
Again, populations of focus include those most impacted by health disparities: Black, Indigenous and People of Color; individuals with lower levels of education and income; individuals living with disabilities; immigrants and new Americans; and individuals without health insurance.
The funding priority areas for this request for proposals include:
- Maternal and Infant Health: bi3 has been committed to improving infant mortality for the past decade. They aim to expand this work to include new partners and improve maternal health and well-being. They seek projects that can lead to positive health and social outcomes for women, parents/caregivers and very young children, including building a strong foundation for children’s healthy development and addressing the social determinants of health. Projects supported under this funding priority may seek to:
- Increase access to and expand services to support the prenatal and postpartum period
- Decrease maternal mortality and morbidity with a particular focus on cardiovascular conditions
- Decrease negative birth outcomes such as preterm birth and infant mortality
- Improve perinatal mental health and well-being
- Child and Family Resilience: They seek to promote mental health and well-being for children and their families. They are particularly interested in efforts that seek to build resilience and prevent and mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Projects supported under this funding priority may seek to:
- Increase access and connection to prevention and supportive services
- Support and improve social and emotional skills and resilience
- Increase the availability of trauma-informed services
- Reduce Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and improve caregiver-child relationships
- Improve the mental health and well-being of families and/or build networks of support
- Transformative Approaches to Address Priorities Outlined in the 2021 Community Health Needs Assessment: They seek projects that address the most prevalent health conditions and greatest unmet health needs as identified by the CHNA. They are especially interested in proposals that address the structural barriers to improving health identified in the CHNA, specifically: Limited diversity in the workplace, lack of cultural relevancy, lack of effective cross-sector collaboration and community distrust in the healthcare ecosystem. Projects should consider systemic barriers to improving health such as structural racism. Projects supported under this funding priority will focus on:
- Cardiovascular health
- Mental health
- Strengthening and diversifying the health care workforce pipeline, including building cultural competence and reducing discrimination through implicit bias training
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible to receive a bi3 grant, organizations must:
- Be a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization serving the Greater Cincinnati area, including Hamilton, Butler, Clermont, Highland and Warren Counties in Ohio; Campbell, Boone and Kenton Counties in Kentucky; and Dearborn County in Indiana.
- Address health and/or the social needs and conditions that impact health outcomes
- Work toward reducing racial and health disparities
For more information, visit Building Health Equity.
