Office of Minority Health
Office of Public Health and Science
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| Name
of Initiative or Program Activity: |
Minority Community Health Coalition
Demonstration Program (continuation) |
| Description
of Initiative: |
The purpose of this Of fice of Minority
Health Program is to improve the health status of targeted minority
populations through health promotion and disease risk reduction intervention
programs. This program is intended to demonstrate the effectiveness
of community-based coalitions in: (1) developing, implementing and
conducting demonstration projects which coordinate integrated community-based
screening and outreach services and include linkages for access and
treatment, to minorities in high-risk, low-income communities; and
(2) addressing sociocultural and linguistic barriers to health care. |
| Eligible
Entities: |
Public and private, nonprofit minority
community-based organizations which represent an established community
coalition of at least three discrete organizations. |
| Type of Funding: |
Non-Competitive Grants |
| Amount of
Funds: |
$748,225 |
| How Many
Grants anticipated: |
5* |
| Date RFA
Expected: |
Not applicable |
| Date Grants
to be Awarded: |
Awards were made in FY 98 with continuation
funding to be provided on 7/1/99 |
| Contact
persons for additional information: |
Cynthia Amis Rockwall II
Suite 1000
5515 Security Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. (301) 594-0769
Fax (301) 443-5655
E-mail: camis@osophs.dhhs.gov
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** Recipient grantees: El Concilio of
San Mateo County, Burlingame, CA;
Partners in Health, Cambridge,
MA;
Asian and Pacific Islander
Wellness Center, San Francisco, CA;
Bienestar Human
Services, Los Angeles, CA;
Esperanza Health Center, Philadelphia, PA
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| Name
of Initiative or Program Activity: |
Minority Community Health Coalition
Demonstration Program (competitive) |
| Description
of Initiative: |
The purpose of this Of fice of Minority
Health Program is to improve the health status, relative to HIV/AIDS,
of targeted minority populations through health promotion and education
activities. This program in intended to demonstrate the effectiveness
of community-based coalitions involving non-traditional partners in:
(1) developing an integrated community-based response to the HIV/AIDS
crisis through community dialogue and interaction; (2) developing
and conducting HIV/AIDS education and outreach demonstration projects
for hardly reached populations; and (3) addressing sociocultural and
linguistic barriers to HIV/AIDS treatment. |
| Eligible
Entities: |
Public and private, nonprofit minority community-based organizations
which represent an established community coalition of at least three
discrete organizations. In order to maximize the use of the limited
resources available for this program and to address prevention where
the HIV/AIDS epidemic is most prevalent, eligible applicants must
be located in one of the following 15 metropolitan statistical areas.
These are the areas identified by the CDC in its HIV/AIDS Surveillance
Reports for 1996 and 1997 as having the highest number of newly
reported AIDS cases in 1995, 1996 and 1997:
| Atlanta, GA |
Miami, FL |
| Baltimore, MD |
New York, NY |
| Boston, MA |
Newark, NJ |
| Chicago, IL |
Philadelphia, PA |
| Dallas, TX |
San Francisco, CA |
| Ft. Lauderdale, FL |
San Juan, PR |
| Houston, TX |
Washington, DC |
| Los Angeles, CA |
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National organizations, universities and schools of higher learning
are not eligible to apply. However, local affiliates of national
organizations which meet the definition of a minority community-based
organization are eligible. Currently funded OMH grantees are not
eligible to apply, as organizations are not eligible to receive
funding from more than one OMH grant program.
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| Type of Funding: |
Competitive |
| Amount of
Funds: |
$500,000 |
| How Many
Grants anticipated: |
3 |
| Dates: |
RFA Expected - 2/9/99
Grants to be Awarded - 9/30/99 |
| Contact persons
for additional information: |
Cynthia Amis Rockwall II
Suite 1000
5515 Security Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. (301) 594-0769
Fax (301) 443-5655
E-mail: camis@osophs.dhhs.gov
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| Name
of Initiative or Program Activity: |
Bilingual/Bicultural Service Demonstration
Program |
| Description
of Initiative: |
The purpose of this Office of Minority
Health Program is to improve and expand the capacity for linguistic
and cultural competence of health care professionals and para-professionals
working with limited-English-proficient (LEP) minority communities;
and improve the accessibility and utilization of health care services
among the LEP minority populations. These grants are intended to demonstrate
the merit of programs that involve partnerships between minority community-based
organizations and health care facilities in a collaborative effort
to address cultural and linguistic barriers to effective health care
service delivery and to increase access to effective health care for
the LEP minority populations living in the United States. |
| Eligible
Entities: |
Public and private, nonprofit
minority community-based organizations or health care facilities which
serve a targeted LEP minority community. A linkage must be in place
between a minority community-based organization and a health care
facility, one of which is the grantee organization. |
| Type of Funding: |
Non-Competitive Continuation |
| Amount of
Funds: |
$500,000 continuation of FY98 funds |
| How
Many Grants anticipated: |
Five:
- Casa Blanca Home of Neighborly Services, Riverside, CA
- African Services Committee, Inc., New York, NY
- Vista Community Clinic, Vista, CA
- Special Services for Groups, Los Angeles, CA
- Hispanic AIDS Committee, San Antonio, TX
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| Date RFA
Expected: |
Not applicable |
| Date Grants
to be Awarded: |
Awards were made in FY98 with continuation
funding to be provided on 9/30/99 |
| Contact persons
for additional information: |
Cynthia Amis Rockwall II
Suite 1000
5515 Security Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. (301) 594-0769
Fax (301) 443-5655
E-mail: camis@osophs.dhhs.gov
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| Name
of Initiative or Program Activity: |
Addressing AIDS in Minority Populations |
| Description
of Initiative: |
The purpose of this Office of Minority
Health Program is to provide ongoing information and programmatic
support to racial/ethnic individuals and organizations addressing
HIV/AIDS in disadvantaged populations. Through various activities,
the program provides timely information and technical assistance on
prevention, service and research issues affecting minority populations.
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| Eligible
Entities: |
National
Minority AIDS Council |
| Type of Funding: |
Non-Competitive Award |
| Amount of
Funds: |
$100,000 |
| How
Many Grants anticipated: |
1 |
| Date RFA
Expected: |
N/A |
| Date Grants
to be Awarded: |
Funds were awarded in FY98 with continuation
funding to be provided on 4/l/99 |
| Contact
persons for additional information: |
Cynthia Amis Rockwall
II
Suite 1000
5515 Security Lane
Rockville, MD 20852
Tel. (301) 594-0769
Fax (301) 443-5655
E-mail: camis@osophs.dhhs.gov
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| Name
of Initiative or Program Activity: |
Office of Minority Health Resource
Center: Minority HIV/AIDS Information Services |
| Description
of Initiative: |
The Office of Minority Health will
expand the capability of the Congressionally-mandated Minority Health
Resource Center to develop an information service dedicated to minority
health related HIV/AIDS information and issues. This initiative will
help assess community needs and make HIV/AIDS resource information
available to community-based organizations for the purpose of expanding
their capability as they promote messages on prevention and state-of-the-art
treatment. The Office of Minority Health Resource Center will have
staff dedicated to HIV/AIDS information services who collect, organize,
and disseminate information concerning National, State, and local
HIV/AIDS programs. Information services will include: identifying:
sources of funds to support HIV/AIDS prevention, research, and treatment
programs for minority populations; programs in minority communities
that have proven to be successful or promising for reducing the occurrence
or severity of HIV/AIDS; strategies for preventing and regimens for
treating HIV/AIDS that have proven effective or promising in minority
populations; data concerning the occurrence of HIV/AIDS in minority
populations; and personnel who have a documented record of expertise
in program management for HIV/AIDS prevention, research, or treatment
for minority populations. This Center will collaborate with DHHS Operating
and Staff Divisions and work actively with community groups to develop
and deliver information concerning HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment
using a wide variety of strategies. |
| Eligible
Entities: |
Minority-Owned Small Businesses |
| Type of Funding: |
Competitive Contract |
| Amount of
Funds: |
$341,000 continuation funding |
| How
Many Grants anticipated: |
One (l) Contract |
| Date Grants
to be Awarded: |
Funding awarded in FY98 with FY99
continuation funding to be provided |
| Contact
persons for additional information: |
Blake Crawford
DIE, Office of Minority Health, OPHS, OS
5515 Security Lane, Suite 1000
Rockville, Md. 20857
Tel (301) 443-5224
Fax (301) 443-5224
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