Funding-Limited Submission – OSH – Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity (“Partnership”) (MP-CPI-17-001); February 21, 2017

Purpose: The Partnerships to Achieve Health Equity program is intended to demonstrate that partnerships between Federal agencies and organizations with a nationwide or regional reach, focus or impact can efficiently and effectively up to two of the following: (1) improve access to and utilization of care by racial and ethnic minority and/or disadvantaged populations; (2) develop innovative models for managing multiple chronic conditions including health promotion and disease prevention for individuals with multiple chronic conditions that disparately affect racial and ethnic minorities and affect morbidity; (3) increase the diversity of the health workforce including health professionals, health researchers and health scientists through programs at the high school or undergraduate level that focus on racial and ethnic health disparities and health equity, and which include mentoring as a core component; or (4) increase data availability and utilization of data that increases the knowledge base regarding health disparities and facilitates the development, implementation and assessment of health equity activities. Project strategies should include innovative multi-partner collaboration, address social determinants of health, and incorporate the National Standards for Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services in Health and Health Care (National CLAS Standards).

Funding Amount/Period: OMH anticipates funding up to 14 grants for $325,000 to $400,000 each for approximately $4,700,000, for a one year period of performance, for a period of five years.

Link to Funding Opportunity Announcement

Institutional Limit: 1

Internal Competition: To participate in the university’s selection process, please submit the following, assembled into a single PDF file, to the Office of the Vice President for Research at limitedsubmissions@uky.edu with a copy to your Associate Dean for Research by February 21, 2017:

• Names and departments or affiliations of the Project Director and other key personnel or partners;
• Title of program and/or funding opportunity announcement number;
• Brief project description (2 pages maximum)

A committee will be convened to review the material and make a recommendation. For questions, email the limited submission mailbox (limitedsubmissions@uky.edu) or call 257-2861.

Agency Deadlines: March 31, 2017