CPIMP211247
Project Grant
Overview
Grant Description
Stronger Partnership, Stronger Community: Using Health Literacy to Increase Resilience (STRONGER2) - The Stronger Partnership, Stronger Community: Using Health Literacy to Increase Resilience (STRONGER2) will increase the availability, acceptability, and use of COVID-19 public health information and services by Hispanic/Latinx and Black/African American individuals within five Fairfax County focus areas (Chantilly/Centreville, Herndon/Reston, Bailey's Crossroads, Annandale, Springfield, Seven Corners, Route 1 Corridor, Town of Occoquan). These communities have higher COVID-19 infection rates, a higher proportion of COVID-19 deaths, higher scores on the COVID Vulnerability Index, and lower immunization rates compared to the Fairfax County Health District as a whole.
The STRONGER2 partners will build on foundational programming to implement culturally proficient, intergenerational, community immersion strategies focused on social support, service navigation, culturally appropriate message creation with distribution through trusted channels, and increased provider capacity to address community health issues with their patients. Implementation will result in reaching the following outcomes:
1. Increase the number of COVID-19 vaccinated days (number of people vaccinated multiplied by the number of days vaccinated by zip code) for Black and Latinx members by 20% over what would have been expected otherwise.
2. Improve COVID-19 health literacy by 40%.
3. Improve patient/provider communication by 30%:
A. Increase patient-centered communication.
B. Increase patient participation in decision-making.
C. Increase trust between providers and the community.
4. Increase community resilience by 20%.
5. Increase social support by 20%.
In short, STRONGER2 will ensure that racial/ethnic minorities get vaccinated sooner than would have been expected without the intervention. This will result in increased vaccination uptake, enhanced culturally appropriate health literacy practices among providers and community members, and systemic changes in the healthcare delivery system. The initiative will implement several mutually reinforcing, culturally appropriate strategies to reach five interrelated objectives (Text Box 1), all geared towards advancing HP2030 objectives (HC/HIT 01, 02, and 03) and ensuring equitable health outcomes among racial/ethnic minority communities.
The STRONGER2 partners will build on foundational programming to implement culturally proficient, intergenerational, community immersion strategies focused on social support, service navigation, culturally appropriate message creation with distribution through trusted channels, and increased provider capacity to address community health issues with their patients. Implementation will result in reaching the following outcomes:
1. Increase the number of COVID-19 vaccinated days (number of people vaccinated multiplied by the number of days vaccinated by zip code) for Black and Latinx members by 20% over what would have been expected otherwise.
2. Improve COVID-19 health literacy by 40%.
3. Improve patient/provider communication by 30%:
A. Increase patient-centered communication.
B. Increase patient participation in decision-making.
C. Increase trust between providers and the community.
4. Increase community resilience by 20%.
5. Increase social support by 20%.
In short, STRONGER2 will ensure that racial/ethnic minorities get vaccinated sooner than would have been expected without the intervention. This will result in increased vaccination uptake, enhanced culturally appropriate health literacy practices among providers and community members, and systemic changes in the healthcare delivery system. The initiative will implement several mutually reinforcing, culturally appropriate strategies to reach five interrelated objectives (Text Box 1), all geared towards advancing HP2030 objectives (HC/HIT 01, 02, and 03) and ensuring equitable health outcomes among racial/ethnic minority communities.
Awardee
Funding Goals
NOT APPLICABLE
Grant Program (CFDA)
Awarding Agency
Funding Agency
Place of Performance
Fairfax County,
Virginia
United States
Geographic Scope
City-Wide
Related Opportunity
Analysis Notes
Amendment Since initial award the End Date has been extended from 06/30/23 to 06/30/25.
County Of Fairfax Virginia was awarded
Health Literacy for Resilient Communities: STRONGER2
Project Grant CPIMP211247
worth $3,875,000
from the Office of Minority Health in July 2021 with work to be completed primarily in Fairfax County Virginia United States.
The grant
has a duration of 4 years and
was awarded through assistance program 93.137 Community Programs to Improve Minority Health Grant Program.
The Project Grant was awarded through grant opportunity Advancing Health Literacy to Enhance Equitable Community Responses to COVID-19.
Status
(Complete)
Last Modified 7/25/24
Period of Performance
7/1/21
Start Date
6/30/25
End Date
Funding Split
$3.9M
Federal Obligation
$0.0
Non-Federal Obligation
$3.9M
Total Obligated
Activity Timeline
Transaction History
Modifications to CPIMP211247
Additional Detail
Award ID FAIN
CPIMP211247
SAI Number
CPIMP211247-3142200993
Award ID URI
SAI UNAVAILABLE
Awardee Classifications
County Government
Awarding Office
750SHA OASH OFFICE OF GRANTS MANAGEMENT
Funding Office
75ACC0 OASH OFFICE OF MINORITY HEALTH
Awardee UEI
W2ZUFMBDM378
Awardee CAGE
3J1M6
Performance District
Not Applicable
Modified: 7/25/24