BUILD Health Challenge: Improving Health Through Innovative Collaborations

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Grant Name

Funder

BUILD Health Challenge

Country or Region

United States

Research Field

Community Health

Community or Outreach Programs

Environmental Health

Equal Opportunity

Health Care

Health Care Planning or Policy

Health Economics

Health of Underserved Populations

Health Promotion

Public Health

Deadline

April 5, 2022 (Expired)

Grant Size

Upper $250,000USD Each award includes:- Up to $250,000 in funding over two-and-a-half years- A robust array of coaching and support services- Specialized trainings and capacity building opportunities- Participation in a national network of peers engaged in similar work- Opportunity to spotlight your local work on a national level

Contact Info

info@buildhealthchallenge.org

Eligibility

- The lead applicant must be a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit community organization;
- Assembly of a partnership including (at minimum) a hospital or health system, a local health department, and a nonprofit community organization or coalition of organizations
- Focus activity must be within a defined zip code(s), census tract(s), or neighborhood(s) experiencing significant health disparities within a city of 150,000 residents or more

Description

For this new third cohort, BUILD is looking to support up to 17 innovative collaboratives across the US that include a community-based organization, hospital or health system, and public health department working together in dynamic ways to address upstream challenges and drive sustainable improvements in community health. Inclusion of additional cross-sector partners such as health plans, businesses, foundations, and others that are aligned with the proposed efforts is encouraged.BUILD awards are designed to support collaborations ready to put Bold, Upstream, Integrated, Local, Data-Driven plans into action. Organizations jointly applying for the Award should have a strong track record of working together; have developed their joint priorities and implementation plans with strong levels of community engagement and leadership; and be primed to advance equitable systems-level changes in their community.Key activities should include, but are not limited to:
- Advancing systems level change, including policy solutions that will create more fair and just opportunities for health (e.g., changes in local laws, regulations, or organizational policies; shifts in funding, reimbursements, or resources).
- Collaborating strategically across organizations and sectors to enhance practices and ways of working.
- Expanding the range of committed partners to bring complementary sets of expertise, resources, and capacities to the table.
- Developing robust data-sharing and evaluation processes to inform intervention strategies, strengthen partnerships, improve the initiative, and measure impact.
- Engaging and empowering community members to inform strategy and guide activities. Eligibility - The lead applicant must be a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit community organization;
- Assembly of a partnership including (at minimum) a hospital or health system, a local health department, and a nonprofit community organization or coalition of organizations
- Focus activity must be within a defined zip code(s), census tract(s), or neighborhood(s) experiencing significant health disparities within a city of 150,000 residents or more

Website

http://www.buildhealthchallenge.org/application/

Funding resources
Purdue Grant Writing Lab: Introduction to Grant Writing	Open Link
University of Wisconsin Writing Center: Planning and Writing a Grant Proposal	Open Link

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