Friday, June 17, 2011

Health People 2020 Community Innovations

A Bidders Conference will be held on Monday, June 27, 2011 ( see below for times and links to register)
We are pleased to announce a call for proposals for the Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations Project.  This project, administered by John Snow, Inc. (JSI) as part of a contract it has with the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP), will fund non-profit, community-based organizations with budgets less than $750,000 to implement projects that address Healthy People 2020 overarching goals, topic areas and objectives and integrate at least one of the following Healthy People 2020 Community Innovation Project priorities: environmental justice, health equity, and healthy behaviors across all life stages. As many as 170 projects will be given between $5,000 to $10,000 to conduct projects between December 1, 2011 and May 31, 2012.

The deadline for submitting an application in response to this Request for Proposal (RFP) is Friday, August 5, 2011. More details are included in the attached Healthy People 2020 RFP, which is also available online  here
Eligible applicants in Eastern and Central time zones:  12:00 p.m. EDT/11:00 a.m. CDT 
Please  to register: click here
Dial: 1.877.223.6135; Conference I.D.: 628.55.112

Eligible applicants in Mountain and Pacific time zones:
12:00 p.m. MDT/11:00 a.m. PDT
Please  to register: click here
Dial: 1.877.223.6135; Conference I.D.: 705.32.378

Eligible applicants in Hawaii-Aleutian and Alaska time zones:
10:00 a.m. HAST/12:00 p.m. AKDT
Please  to register: click here
Dial: 1.877.223.6135; Conference I.D.: 705.32.501

During this one hour conference call and webinar, JSI and ODPHP will describe the Healthy People 2020 initiative, review the Healthy People 2020 Community Innovations Project Request for Proposal (RFP), and address any questions that bidders may have.   Thank you for your time. We hope you will work with your staff and partners to apply for this important funding opportunity.