GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Native American Language Preservation And Maintenance Department Of Health And Human Services

Opportunity Number:
HHS-2017-ACF-ANA-NL-1235

Opportunity Title:
Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance

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Agency Name: Administration for Children and Families - ANA

Description:The Administration for Children and Families, Administration for Native Americans announces the availability of funds for community-based projects for the Native Language Preservation and Maintenance program. The Native Language Preservation and Maintenance program provides funding for projects to support assessments of the status of the native languages in an established community, as well as the planning, designing, restoration, and implementing of native language curriculum and education projects to support a community's language preservation goals. Native American communities include American Indian tribes (federally-recognized and non-federally recognized), Native Hawaiians, Alaskan Natives, and Native American Pacific Islanders.

Eligible Applicants:
Nonprofits having a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Nonprofits that do not have a 501(c)(3) status with the IRS, other than institutions of higher education
Native American tribal governments (Federally recognized)
Native American tribal organizations (other than Federally recognized tribal governments)
Others (see text field entitled "Additional Information on Eligibility" for clarification)

Additional Information on Eligibility:
Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2991b and 45 CFR 1336.33, eligible applicants under this announcement are: Federally recognized Indian tribes, as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Incorporated non-federally recognized tribes; Incorporated state-recognized Indian tribes; Consortia of Indian tribes; Incorporated non-profit multi-purpose community-based Indian organizations; Urban Indian Centers; Alaska Native villages as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA) and/or nonprofit village consortia; Non-profit native organizations in Alaska with village specific projects; Incorporated non-profit Alaska Native multi purpose, community-based organizations; Non-profit Alaska Native Regional Corporations/Associations in Alaska with village-specific projects; Non-profit Alaska Native community entities or tribal governing bodies (Indian Reorganization Act or Traditional Councils) as recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs; Public and non-profit private agencies serving Native Hawaiians; National or regional incorporated non-profit Native American organizations with Native American community-specific objectives; Public and non-profit private agencies serving native peoples from Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; Tribal Colleges and Universities, and colleges and universities located in Hawaii, Guam, American Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands that serve Native American Pacific Islanders. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement. Faith-based organizations are encouraged to review the ACF Policy on Grants to Faith-Based Organizations at: http: //www.acf.hhs.gov/acf-policy-on-grants-to-faith-based-organizations. Applications from individuals (including sole proprietorships) and foreign entities are not eligible and will be disqualified from competitive review and from funding under this announcement.

One in Nine Adults Experiencing Subjective Cognitive Decline

In 2015, one in nine Americans aged 45 and older, experienced subjective cognitive decline (SCD) – that is, they reported experiencing increased confusion or worsening memory loss over the previous 12 months. And, those cognitive problems had a 
negative impact on everyday life – 40.5 percent had to give up household activities and chores due to their SCD, and 36.5 percent said that SCD interfered with their ability to work, volunteer, or engage in social activities. These data come from a new analysis – conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Healthy Aging Program – of the Cognitive Module from the 2015 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS).

Public Health Road Map Action Item M-02A growing body of evidence shows that SCD is one the earliest warning signs of future cognitive impairment, including Alzheimer’s disease. Individual fact sheets are now available for the 35 states and territories that used the Cognitive Module in their 2015 BRFSS surveys. With these new data, states can see the scope and burden of SCD as well as whether those individuals are talking to a health care provider about their memory problems.

We encourage you to download your state’s fact sheet not only for your own use, but to distribute to health officials, public health practitioners, and state policymakers. Tweet the fact sheet, link to it on your website, blog about it. Data are only useful when used to inform policy and systems change, and that can only happen if the data are widely distributed.

Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions, and Why We Should Care

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Preschool Expulsions and Suspensions, and Why We Should Care

EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTATION AND TRAINING PROGRAM

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December 19^th   12:45 to 2:30 p.m.

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Group viewing of a Zero to Three Webinar

New city-level data to help you work toward better health

Local health data has typically been reported at the county-level, until now. With the 500 Cities Project, cities will be able to dig down to the census-tract level for the prevalence of costly, preventable chronic diseases like obesity and unhealthy behaviors—along with data on prevention practices.

Read more about the power of local data >

Surgeon General’s Report on E-cigarettes

Today, U.S. Surgeon General Vivek H. Murthy published a report on an emerging public health threat affecting our country. E-cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults: A Report of the Surgeon General is the 33^rd Surgeon General’s report in 53 years to address the impact of tobacco on health. It is the first to focus on e-cigarettes. 

This report confirms that there is no acceptable level of nicotine when it comes to our kids. It notes that e-cigarettes are often a delivery system for nicotine, a highly addictive substance that can harm the developing brain. The report also confirms that the aerosol from e-cigarettes is not harmless. It can contain chemicals and particulates that are dangerous to the person using these products (“vaping”) and to anyone who may inhale that aerosol second-hand.

The Surgeon General’s report is available at E-cigarettes.SurgeonGeneral.gov. There you will also find tools for parents and a brand new Public Service Announcement from Dr. Murthy. Please help us promote this important publication by sharing it with your networks. We would also appreciate your help getting the word out on social media. Be sure to use the hashtag #NoEcigs4Kids in your posts.

  

Like previous reports of the Surgeon General, this one discusses the marketing techniques to glamorize e-cigarettes. The Surgeon General calls on the industry to stop advertising practices which encourage young people to try these products. Our children are not an experiment, and we know enough about the risks of e-cigarettes to take action to protect them.

GRANT OPPORTUNITY: Native Youth Initiative For Leadership, Empowerment, And Development (I-LEAD)

Opportunity Number:	HHS-2017-ACF-ANA-NC-1263
Opportunity Title:	Native Youth Initiative for Leadership, Empowerment, and Development (I-LEAD)

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Agency Name:	Administration for Children and Families - ANA
Description:	The Administration for Native Americans (ANA), within the Administration for Children and Families (ACF), announces the availability of Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 funds for the Native Youth I-LEAD. This program will emphasize a comprehensive, culturally-appropriate approach to ensure that all young Native people can thrive and reach their full potential by fostering Native youth resilience, capacity building, and leadership. Native Youth I-LEAD will specifically focus on implementation of community programs that promote Native youth resiliency and foster protective factors such as connections with Native languages and Elders, positive peer groups, culturally-responsive parenting resources, models of safe sanctuary, and reconnection with traditional healing. Projects will also promote Native youth leadership development through the establishment of local models to instill confidence in Native youth of their value and potential, preparation of older youth to be role models for younger peers, and activities that foster leadership and skills-building. In addition, it is intended that Native youth must be actively involved during the planning and implementation phases of the projects to ensure that they are responsive to the needs of Native youth in the communities to be served and to ensure that youth remain engaged throughout the project period.
Grantor Contact Information:	Carmelia Strickland (202) 401-6741   Carmelia.Strickland@acf.hhs.gov

HRSA Funding Opportunity: RURAL HEALTH NETWORK DEVELOPMENT PLANNING GRANT

Purpose: The purpose of the Network Planning program is to assist in the development of an integrated health care network, specifically for entities that do not have a history of formal collaborative efforts, in order to: (i) achieve efficiencies; (ii) expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services; and (iii) strengthen the rural health care system as a whole..

Project Period: June 1, 2017 – May 31, 2018

Application Due Date: January 3, 2017

Eligibility: The applicant organization must be a rural nonprofit or rural public entity that represents a consortium/network of three or more health care providers. Federally-recognized tribal entities are eligible to apply as long as they are located in a rural area. The applicant organization must be located in a non-metropolitan county or in a rural census tract of a metropolitan county, and all services must be provided in a non-metropolitan county or rural census tract.

Network Composition: The networks must be composed of at least three separately owned health care providers that may be nonprofit or for-profit entities. The applicant organization along with each network member who will be receiving any of the grant funds must have separate and different Employer Identification Numbers (EIN). Networks may include a wide range of community partners providing health care including social service agencies, faith-based organizations, mental health agencies, charitable organizations, educational institutions, employers, local government agencies or other entities with an interest in a community’s health care system.

Focus Areas: applicants must clearly identify one of the following focus areas (specifying the sub-category) that your network planning activities will address:

1.      Population Health 

Subcategories  -

i. Care Coordination 

ii. Patient Engagement 

iii. Data Analytics/Health Information Technology

iv. Physician and Health Care Provider-Hospital Alignment

**Networks may concentrate their efforts towards addressing prescription opioid and heroin-related morbidity and mortality

2.      Alleviating Loss of Local Services and Access to Care

Subcategories -

i. Rural Hospital Closure or Conversion

ii. Rural Hospital Financially At-Risk of Closing

iii. Enhancing Sustainable Emergency Medical Services

iv. Telehealth

**Networks may focus their efforts on a health topic being addressed through the collaboration between a federally qualified health center and a critical access hospital.

Planning Activities: you must describe planning activities that support at least one of the three legislative aims described below:

Aim #1: Achieve efficiencies - planning activities may include, but are not limited to:

a) Conducting a community health needs assessments at the regional and/or local level.

b) Updating a health information technology plan.

c) Collaborating with the local hospital to develop an implementation plan to address community needs.

Aim #2: Expand access to, coordinate, and improve the quality of essential health care services. Planning activities may include, but are not limited to:

a) Developing a network business and/or operations plan., which may include:

·         Identifying the degree to which the network members are ready to integrate their functions and share clinical and/or administrative resources.

·         Developing a plan to expand the role of emergency medical services within the community.

·         Developing a plan to ensure access to essential services in communities that have lost a hospital or consider options for ensuring access in areas where the hospital is at risk of closing.

Aim #3: Strengthen the rural health care system as a whole. Planning activities may include, but are not limited to:

a)      Identifying opportunities for the network to better address regional and/or local population health needs.

b)   Identifying and establishing ways to obtain regional and/or local community support/buy-in around the development of the network.

c)    Identify a strategy to leverage broadband connectivity to support health information technology applications in rural communities.

d)   Developing a transition plan that assures seamless access to care across a full range of services, in the event of a hospital closure/conversion.

Funding Opportunity Number:	HRSA-17-016
Due Date for Applications:	January 3, 2017
Anticipated Total Annual Available Funding:	$2,400,000
Estimated Number and Type of Awards:	Up to 24 grants
Estimated Award Amount:	Up to $100,000 per year
Cost Sharing/Match Required:	No
Project Period:	June 1, 2017- May 31, 2018 (1 year)

Link to application guidance:                          Apply at Grants.gov by January 03