The Maryland Department of Health (MDH) has released the Pathways to Health Equity Call for Proposals.
Donor Name: Maryland Department of Health
State: Maryland
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 12/07/2021
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
The Pathways Program is a new two-year grant intended to provide the foundation and guidance for a permanent Health Equity Resource Community program (hereafter, “HERC”) described in the Maryland Code – Title 20, Subtitle 1401-1408.
The purpose of this Call for Proposals is to solicit proposals that present comprehensive, effective, and sustainable plans to achieve the legislative intent and the strategic goals of the Resource Act.
The project plans presented by applicants must demonstrate how their Pathways project will achieve measurable impact in each of the strategic goals of the Recovery Act: 1) to reduce health disparities; 2) to improve health outcomes; 3) to improve access to primary care; 4) to promote primary and secondary prevention services; and 5) to reduce health care costs, and hospital admissions and readmissions.
Strategic Goals of the Pathways Program
Pathways applicants must develop strategies and interventions that will address each of the strategic goals of the Resource Act. The strategic goals of the Resource Act are:
- Reduce health disparities
- Improve health outcomes
- Improve access to primary care
- Promote primary and secondary prevention services
- Reduce health care costs and hospital admissions and readmissions
- Health Equity and the Social Determinants of Health
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to receive a Pathways Program grant, applicants must meet certain requirements as set forth in the Resource Act and defined by this CHRC Pathways to Health Equity Call for Proposals. The following types of organizations are eligible and shall apply as the lead or coordinating organization applicant on behalf of the proposed geographic area:
- Nonprofit community-based organizations;
- Nonprofit hospitals;
- Institutions of higher education;
- Federally Qualified Health Centers; or
- Local government agencies.
- Proposals must be submitted by one lead or coordinating organization of the type listed above. The applicant will need to demonstrate that it has the capability and capacity to serve as the lead or coordinating (i.e., “backbone”) organization on behalf of a coalition of key community stakeholders, community-based organizations, and residents of the proposed geographic area and intended target population. Applicants are strongly encouraged to form a broad coalition of health and community partners which could include non-profit social service agencies, faith-based institutions, charities, schools, local businesses, and municipal and local government entities with demonstrated experience working in the defined geographic area with the target population/ communities. The proposal must clearly define the roles and responsibilities of the lead or coordinating organization, each coalition or participating partner organization, and other groups participating in the proposed Pathways project.
- The lead or coordinating organization applying for this grant will be required to provide evidence to demonstrate that efforts were made to solicit input from residents of the proposed geographic area or target population/communities, including racial and ethnic minority groups when developing their proposal. In addition, applicants should describe how this community involvement will be incorporated in their coalition governance structure to ensure this public input is solicited ongoing during their Pathways project (e.g., through Community Advisory Boards).
For more information, visit Call for Proposals.
