The Office of African American Health released a new request for proposals (RFP) for the Paths to Black Health (PBH) Grant Program (also known as the African American Health Special Emphasis Grant Program in state statute).
Donor Name: Office of African American Health
State: Minnesota
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 01/22/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 3 Years
Details:
The goal of the program is to invest in community solutions to enhance the vibrant and thriving African American community in Minnesota. This will help reduce the health disparities arising from cumulative and historical discrimination and disadvantages in multiple systems, as well as historical trauma.
The purposes of the program are to:
- Identify disparities impacting African American health arising from cumulative and historical discrimination and disadvantages in multiple systems. These may include, but are not limited to, housing, education, employment, gun violence, incarceration, environmental factors, and health care discrimination; and
- Develop community-driven solutions that incorporate a multisector approach to addressing identified disparities impacting African American health.
The PBH grant program funds are specifically designed to support organizations that work with U.S.-born African Americans. For the purposes of this RFP, Black(s) or African American(s) specifically references the U.S.-born African American population for whom studies indicate that health has been impacted as the result of historical trauma. This trauma includes post-traumatic slave syndrome (PTSS) and epigenetic inheritance.
Funding Information
- Estimated Annual Amount to Grant: $1,000,000
- Estimated Range of Awards: $60,000 – $100,000 annually
Project Period
- The estimated grant start date is May 6, 2024, or when the agreement is fully executed by all parties, whichever is later.
- The projected end date is June 30, 2027.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organizations selected to serve the U.S.-born African American population must possess the unique knowledge and programs to bridge historical trauma and foster the transformation of mind, body, and soul needed after cumulative and historical discrimination and disadvantages in multiple systems.
- Eligible applicants include public or private nonprofit organizations that are culturally specific and/or intentionally designed to serve U.S.-born African Americans. This may include community-based organizations (CBO), faith-based organizations, and other nonprofit entities that intentionally and primarily serve U.S.-born African American communities. Nonprofit healthcare entities that intentionally serve U.S.-born African Americans, such as Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), other community based clinics, cultural wellness organizations, and maternal-health focused organizations such as doula collaboratives are eligible to apply. Early childhood nonprofit organizations that intentionally serve U.S.- born African Americans are also eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Office of African American Health.
