93.011: National Organizations of State and Local Officials

93.011

Active

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) [HHS]

Aug. 4, 2022

Aug. 4, 2022

The purpose of the HRSA NOSLO cooperative is to support technical assistance, promotion of best practices and innovative solutions to emerging and ongoing national health priorities such as communicable disease prevention and suppression, childhood obesity, substance use disorders and/or mental health. Award recipients preserve and improve public health by: (1) strengthening the organizational capacities of state and local health departments, state Primary Care Offices (PCOs), state Offices of Rural Health (SORHs), small rural hospitals and clinics, state and local Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program (RWHAP) entities, state Medicaid agencies, and state legislatures through information exchanges and learning communities that support quality improvement and innovative public and private sector initiatives; (2) developing technical assistance materials and training activities that can be used by states, local governments, and their political subdivisions to benefit HRSA award recipients such as health centers, state maternal and child health programs, health professions training programs, state and local RWHAP entities, and state and local public health agencies/entities providing services to underserved communities; and (3) engaging national organizations representing state and local officials to provide education, training and technical assistance to promote integration of primary care, behavioral health, and public health initiatives for their constituencies. By promoting collaboration and partnership among major stakeholder organizations representing state and local public health officials and other HRSA award recipients, this cooperative agreement helps develop and promote public and private sector strategies to improve access to quality services and help to build a skilled health workforce, key tenets of HRSA’s mission and in support of the Secretary’s key principles of service and sustainability. Program Expectations: The NOSLO award recipients will carry out initiatives which: • advise states and their political subdivisions in the prevention and suppression of communicable diseases to carry out public health activities, including establishing and maintaining adequate public health services to protect and improve population health; • focus on health promotion and prevention of disease, illness, and psychosocial problems through quality improvement activities at the state, local, and practice levels using mechanisms such as resource sharing, data collection and analysis of outcome measures and documentation of benefits across sites; • support the organizational capacity for state primary care offices/associations, health centers, and other HRSA award recipients to address the education and training needs of the core safety net provider workforce, including coordination efforts associated with emergency preparedness and response; • help states and local government entities to address the needs of uninsured, underserved and special needs populations in states and local areas, including improving access to quality care; • create useful, effective forms of collaboration with partners, within and beyond the health sector, to facilitate opportunities for program development and implementation of initiatives that support vulnerable and underserved populations; • promote workforce development in state and local public health agencies; and • increase collaborative efforts with federal/state supported resources with a shared goal to improve the capacity and efficiency of the public health and health care systems by leveraging resources to avoid duplication of efforts. Core Functions: The NOSLO program will address three core functions related to the program purpose and expectations: (1) training and technical assistance (T/TA) in program management and operational support; (2) policy, program development/analysis and information exchange; and (3) collaboration, coordination and promoting partnerships. Applicants must outline specific activities under each required core function targeted to strengthening the organizational capacities of state and local health departments, their political subdivisions, and HRSA award recipients. The projects will also address program priorities for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, such as the implementation of the Healthy People 2030, and the evolving health care landscape at the national, state and local levels. This includes projects that can assist states and local governments to achieve improved health outcomes for underserved populations and better services and value for state programs.

B - Cooperative Agreements

Eligible applicants include nonprofit service and/or membership organizations that can provide training and technical assistance on a national level to strengthen the infrastructure capacities of states and local government entities. Applicants must be national in scope with a broad reach, and have established long-term relationships with at least one of the following groups: state and local health departments; state government entities such as state PCOs, SRHAs, and SORHs; state Medicaid Offices; state policymakers; state legislatures; and local county and city government entities.

Eligible beneficiaries include the following entities: Federal; Interstate; Intrastate; State; Local; Public nonprofit institution/organization; Other public institution/organization; Non-Governmental –General; Minority group; Specialized group (e.g., health professionals, students, veterans); Small business (less than 500 employees); Private nonprofit institution/organization; Quasi-public nonprofit institution/organization; Anyone/general public; Native American Organizations; Health professional; Black; American Indian; Spanish origin; Asian; Other non-white; Migrant; U.S. citizen; Refugee/Alien; Veteran/Service; Person/Reservist (including dependents); Women; Disabled (ie., Deaf, Blind, Physically Disabled).

93.528 - National Forum for State and Territorial Chief Executives

93.129 - Technical and Non-Financial Assistance to Health Centers

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