The Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations (‘the Permanent Commission’ or ‘the Department’) is seeking applications to develop and implement a program or initiative that intentionally addresses at least one (1) SDOH and builds stronger community connections.
Donor Name: Permanent Commission on the Status of Racial, Indigenous, and Tribal Populations
State: Maine
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 06/03/2024
Size of the Grant: $10,000 to $100,000
Grant Duration: 2 Years
Details:
The Permanent Commission recognizes that addressing social drivers of health (SDOH) is critical to improving public health outcomes and that historic disparities in SDOH have led to disproportionate chronic health and disease impacts for racial, Indigenous, and tribal populations, which were amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health researchers have put considerable energy into improving SDOH outcomes for racial and ethnic minorities, yet these disparities persist.
The goals of this program are to:
- Deepen the Permanent Commission’s relationships with CBOs and community leaders whose goals and activities align with the Permanent Commission’s statutory mandate;
- Invest resources directly in the Maine communities most severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic;
- Support CBOs in creating new and innovative community-led approaches to addressing the SDOH for their communities; and
- Increase social capital in historically marginalized communities by supporting community building activities within Maine.
Funding Information
The total grant funding for this program is $300,000. Applicants may apply for a minimum of $25,000 and a maximum of $75,000 in funding to be used over their contract period. The Department anticipates issuing awards for a contract period beginning as early as June 2024 and ending by December 2025. Contracts may not exceed 18 months or extend beyond December 2025.
Allowable Uses of funds
Allowable uses of funds may include but are not limited to:
- Staffing and/or consultant costs associated with the proposed project, including but not limited to:
- Staff/consultant time related to planning, execution, evaluation, and reporting on the proposed project,
- Professional development that is directly related to enhancing the project,
- Community outreach and engagement.
- External communications (storytelling, marketing/PR, website, social media, radio),
- Costs to reduce barriers for community member participation in the proposed project, including but not limited to: participation stipends, travel reimbursement, childcare at events, light snacks at events, interpretation services, and other services that address specific barriers preventing community members from participating in events and activities.
- Material costs associated with the proposed project, such as space rentals, speaker or facilitator costs, and activity costs.
- Indirect costs not to exceed 10% of the overall proposed project cost.
- Additional costs proposed by CBOs specifically approved by the Permanent Commission.
Eligibility Criteria
Given the program goals described above, applicants must demonstrate the following to be eligible for award consideration:
- That the applicant organization meets the definition of a Community Based Organization (CBO) used in this RFA. A CBO is defined as “an organization driven by and accountable to the community and/or population that it serves…, has a physical presence in the community it serves and has clear processes to include community perspectives in determining the priority issues it addresses and the solutions pursued.”
- That the proposed project or initiative is designed to benefit communities located within Maine.
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