The CHRC is currently recruiting for the position of Health Equity Resource Communities Project Director.  This position will oversee the CHRC’s Health Equity Resource Communities and Pathways to Health Equity programs.  Applications must be received by August 2, 2022.  The job posting can be found HERE.  

The nine Pathways to Health Equity grantees awarded earlier this year have begun to implement their projects.  Each month, the CHRC newsletter will feature one or more Pathways projects. A press release about the Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) Pathways project is available below under Grantee News.

To sign up for the Health Equity Resource Community (HERC)/Pathways Mailing List, visit Sign Up.

Earlier this month, CHRC Commissioners voted to award $7.2 million to 17 applicants under the FY 2022 Call for Proposals. Click HERE for an overview of these 17 programs.  Grantees were selected from rural, suburban and urban districts throughout the state. The FY 2022 Call for Proposals had three areas of focus: chronic disease, maternal and child health, and behavioral health.  

The CHRC anticipates issuing its FY 2023 Call for Proposals during the fall of 2022. The CHRC will post information about its next grant-making cycle on its website and will highlight the next Call for Proposals in this monthly newsletter. If you have questions about the CHRC's next Call for Proposals, please contact Jen Thayer, CHRC Administrator, at Jen.Thayer@Maryland.gov or 410-260-6086.

For more information about CHRC grants to provide dental care for low-income individuals, click HERE.

Greater Baltimore Medical Center (GBMC) published an article this month related to its Pathways grant.  Under the project, GBMC will expand its Health Partners Primary Care-Jonestown location as well as provide in-home medical care through the Gilchrist Elder Medical Care program to residents of zip codes 21202 and 21218. 

The de Beaumont Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have announced a new funding opportunity, Modernized Anti-Racist Data Ecosystems (MADE) for Health Justice.  Grant funding is available for non-profit organizations to transform their local data systems to become interconnected data ecosystems that are accountable to communities of color and can contribute to just decision-making and drive health equity. Applications are due August 31. For more information, click HERE.

The University of Maryland Global Campus seeks to connect its RN to BSN nurses with public and community health organizations for practice experience.  Students in the program already have their RN credentials and have returned to school to earn a bachelor’s degree.  The practice experience is intended to enable students to apply knowledge they have acquired in the classroom to real-world organizations.  Students will identify health risks within a community, research health systems, and develop an evidence-based plan to address the health need that fits within the existing framework of the agency.  The time commitment for agency hosts is 2-4 hours over the 8-week semester. For more information, contact Shannon Edward at shannon.edward@umgc.edu.

The Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has released a funding opportunity to support the implementation of policies, programs, and processes to increase the use of prevention services through enhanced access to language resources for individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP). Applicants/grantees must address health disparities among racial and ethnic minority populations and demonstrate the impact of their efforts on outcomes and the overarching goal of advancing health equity.  Applications are due July 15 by 6:00 p.m.  For more information, click HERE.

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development is now accepting applications for FY 2023 State Revitalization Program (SRP) grants.  The SRP offers a range of funding to further the revitalization goals of communities across Maryland. The funding is primarily used to support expenses associated with capital projects. The most competitive applications connect a project to the revitalization strategies and goals from their community’s Sustainable Community Action Plan.  First-time applicants are encouraged to contact a regional project manager to determine their eligibility. 

Applications are due by 3:00pm on Wednesday, July 13.  For more information, click HERE.