Your SWCAHEC Health Update for July 23

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Pathways to Health

July 23, 2024

Did you Know?

About 26 million people a year experience diabetic foot ulcers with an annual cost of between $9 billion and $13 billion. READ ON.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Funding (due 8/5) – Multi-sectoral preventive interventions that address SDoH in populations that experience health disparities. This funding supports projects to test prospective multi-sectoral preventive interventions that address social determinants of health in populations that experience health disparities.
Funding (due 8/15) – Health Center Program New Access Point Grants. Grants to support the establishment of new health service delivery sites under the Health Center Program for underserved populations.
Funding (due 9/19) – Accelerating research through international network-to-network collaborations. Goals of this program are to 1) leverage prior NSF support for building research capacity towards activities that launch international research network of networks (NoN) that will lead to an accelerated advancement of an area of science after the award period and 2) recruit and foster a diverse and internationally competent US-based workforce trained in conducting and leading multi-team international collaboration. Any area funded by the National Science Foundation is eligible
Funding (due 2/26/25) – Strategic prevention framework. The purpose of this program is to help reduce the onset and progression of substance misuse and its related problems by supporting the development and delivery of community-based substance misuse and prevention and mental health promotion services.
Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Hearst Foundations Health Grants. The Hearst Foundations provide grants for organizations working to address access to healthcare for high-need populations, healthcare professional shortages, evolving healthcare demands, and medical research.
Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – National Grassroots Organizing Program. Two-year unrestricted, general operating support grants of up to $30,000 per year, with an average grant size of $20,000 per year, to small, constituent-led grassroots organizations throughout the US and its territories.
Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Economic Development Assistance. Funding to support the implementation of regional economic development, including public works projects and job creation projects. Past projects have included funding for water and wastewater projects in hospitals and healthcare facilities and road infrastructure projects that would support the expansion of healthcare facilities. Rural tribal and other underserved communities are of priority.
Funding (applications accepted on an ongoing basis) – Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Grants for innovative projects that are working to build health equity, ensuring that everyone has access to the care they need and all families have the opportunity to make healthier choices.

WEBINARS, TRAININGS, & CONFERENCE

In-Person: 2024 Colorado Health Symposium, (Re)Writing Narratives: Advancing Equity and Justice - Wed-Fri, July 24-26. Join us for this opportunity to come together and share ideas about how shifting, shaping and expanding narratives can lead to fairer and more inclusive conversations, policies and practices regarding health equity and racial justice. $575 general registration/$300 for nonprofit, education, government.
Online asynchronous course: AgriSafe FarmResponse - This online, on-demand course provides training on competencies that are necessary to provide appropriate mental healthcare for agricultural producers and their families. $150.

NEWS & RESOURCES

Accountable Care Collaborative Phase III Announcement: The Department of Health Care Policy and Financing (HCPF) is pleased to announce that they have officially published the Accountable Care Collaborative (ACC) Phase III Request for Proposal on the Colorado Vendor Self Service website as RFP-UHAA-2024000332-1.
The Rural Health Information Hub has a new resource on finding and acquiring funding, Funding Starting Points, for rural communities.
2024 U.S. National Survey on the Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Young People: The Trevor Project’s national survey amplifies the experiences of more than 18,000 LGBTQ+ young people ages 13 to 24 across the United States. For the sixth year, the U.S. National Survey uncovers the reality that there is a significant association between anti-LGBTQ+ victimization and disproportionately high rates of suicide risk — and that far too many young people struggle to access the mental health care they need.
Call for Proposals: 2024 Annual Colorado Rural Health Conference. Proposals due 7/14. Conference will take place October 2-4 in Broomfield and provides an opportunity for Colorado’s certified Rural Health Clinics (RHCs), rural clinics, and other rural providers and healthcare professionals interested in learning more about rural specific healthcare to convene, learn and network together.
Recorded Webinar: “Implementing Harm Reduction Initiatives in Rural Communities.” Discusses successes and challenges of a harm reduction project in a rural area, including in establishing community buy-in and financial sustainability. Webinar slides.