Healthy Chicago Community Seed Grants May 5, 2016 The Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago (PHIMC) in collaboration with the Chicago Department of Public Health (CDPH) is releasing a call for applications from Chicago-based community organizations to seed implementation of Healthy Chicago 2.0 strategies. Healthy Chicago 2.0 details a broad spectrum of strategies for ten priority areas, identified through our community health assessment process, and will guide CDPH and its partners as we address health inequities facing specific neighborhoods and communities. PHIMC will award up to six seed grants ranging from $10,000-$20,000 to launch and or expand community capacity to implement one or more Healthy Chicago 2.0 strategies. Applications will be due on June 6, 2016 by 4pm. Applicants must consider the following when applying: Be a 501c3 located in the City of Chicago Identify the one or more strategies to be launched and/or expanded Identify the priority population and/or community that will benefit (see required target communities on next page) Have the ability to begin on July 1, 2016 and expend all funds by December 31, 2016 Have a plan to continue the work beyond 2016 For questions regarding this opportunity please feel free to contact Ivonne Sambolin, Director of Community Outreach at Ivonne.sambolin@cityofchicago.org or 312-747-9675. For more information regarding Healthy Chicago 2.0, please visit our website at: http://www.cityofchicago.org/health/ Link to Healthy Chicago 2.0: bit.ly/1yhekfi 1 P a g e
Target Communities for Healthy Chicago Community Seed Grants Root Causes of Health Black/African-Americans Children Racial Discrimination Fruit/Vegetable Consumption Obesity Social Cohesion Breast Cancer Mortality Lead Poisoning Perception of Neighborhood Safety Asthma ED Visits Early Childhood Education Perception of School Safety HIV Incidence School Attendance (Homeless) Mistreatment by Criminal Justice Linkage to HIV Care Early Intervention (Developmental Delays) Unemployment Chlamydia Vision Screening Housing Cost Burden Gun-Related Homicide Dental Screening Permanent Housing Racial Discrimination Asthma ED Visits Savings and Assets Mistreatment by Criminal Justice Transportation Early Childhood Education Non-Hispanic Whites Adolescents/Young Adults School Attendance Binge Drinking School Attendance (Homeless) Post-Secondary Enrollment Post-Secondary Enrollment Suicide (LGBTQ) Low Child Opportunity Neighborhoods Latino/Hispanic Depression (Female) Lead Poisoning Health Insurance STI Screening Teen Birth Primary Care Provider Teen Births Racial Discrimination Fruit/Vegetable Consumption High Economic Hardship Neighborhoods Mistreatment by Criminal Justice Soda Consumption Dental Care ED Visits Physical Activity Psychological Distress LGBT Cigarette Smoking Infant Mortality HIV Incidence (AA MSM) E-Cig Use Adult Physical Activity Bullying (Youth) Pap Test Colon Cancer Screening Suicide (Youth) HPV Vaccine Diabetes Hospitalizations Asthma ED Visits Chlamydia Out-of-School Suspensions School Fights Bullying Perception of School Safety 2 P a g e
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Submission Requirements I. Key Point of Contact for this seed grant including name, title, email address and phone number II. Submit a statement of interest summarizing the following that is no more than 3 pages: a. Healthy Chicago 2.0 strategy (s) that you intend to initiative and/or expand b. A statement of your agency s capacity to implement the strategy (s) beginning July 1, 2016 and continuing beyond December 31, 2016 when the funding ends. c. A statement describing your agency s commitment to support further implementation of Healthy Chicago 2.0 d. The target health condition, community area and/or population (see pages 2-4 of this announcement) III. Budget detailing the use of no more than $20,000 to implement the strategy(s) IV. List of Board of Directors All applications must be submitted to rfp@phimc.org with SEED Proposal in the subject line by June 10, 2016 at 4pm. No late submissions will be accepted. Questions concerning this announcement can be directed to Ivonne Sambolin, Director of Community Engagement at Ivonne.sambolin@cityofchicago.org. 5 P a g e