IDPH: Office of Disease Control

This is a one-year noncompetitive grant for $100,000.00 awarded to the East Side Health Department. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a significant public health problem in Illinois. In 2023, Illinois ranked 31st for reported primary and secondary syphilis, 11th for chlamydia, and 13th for gonorrhea in the United States. East Side Health District, East St. Louis, IL, is the lead agency in southern Illinois that provides comprehensive sexual health services to the uninsured and underinsured population. In 2023, 51% of all reported gonorrhea cases in Illinois consisted of African Americans. The Southern Illinois Region, which is more rural and has higher disparities and the highest reported African American to other race STI disparity ratio in Illinois (e.g., African American: White, African American: Hispanic), historically lacks easily accessible medical care that provides comprehensive sexual health services. The East Side Health District area consists of the poorest communities and a lack of health care services for sexual health, and the majority, if not all, of the clientele are African American and/or the uninsured/underinsured population. East Side Health District ranks in the top counties in Illinois for the number of gonorrhea cases reported and is the leading county in the number of morbidity cases in southern Illinois. Clients cross state lines between the East St Louis area and the St. Louis area in Missouri. The disease intervention specialists (DIS) at ESHD counsel and educate all gonorrhea cases positive for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) on STIs and HIV, as well as their health care providers and the community at large. The services provided by this grant opportunity are essential to help prevent further transmission of STIs and the resulting costly medical complications such as pelvic inflammatory disease, ectopic pregnancy, infertility, and neonatal death and disability. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall fund East Side Health District to support STI prevention and containment activities in the East Side Health District (ESHD) jurisdiction within St Clair County, with a focus on gonorrhea prevention for one year (12 months) starting January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026. This grant opportunity shall help the Illinois Department of Public Health STI Section (ISS) accomplish the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Strengthening Sexually Transmitted Diseases Prevention and Control for Health Departments (STD PCHD) federal grant objectives and activities.

CDC-RFA-PS19-1901

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Agency shall deliver the following in the East Side Health District jurisdiction; 1. Provide STI prevention services predominantly among adolescents/young adults, and pregnant women who are people of color, specifically the African American community. 2. Provide STI safety net services for any uninsured and underinsured residents. 3. Provide disease intervention specialist (DIS) counseling, partner services, risk assessment, sex partner referral, treatment and culturally competent STI prevention and medical services for all clients seen at ESHD STI clinic. 4. Provide DIS counseling, partner services, risk assessment, and sex partner referral for at least 80% of ESHD residents reported with an STI and was seen by a healthcare provider located in ESHD jurisdiction as infected with gonorrhea. 5. Conduct disease investigation and intervention for all untreated cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis reported by a healthcare provider located in ESHD jurisdiction. 6. Provide technical assistance to heath care providers and community organizations including but not limited to; initiating, reviewing and transmitting mandatory STI case reports to ESHD and providing community engagement, outreach, and/or educational activities. 7. Promote STI prevention and treatment services according to CDC guidelines. 8. Monitor and report cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis as required by law. 9. Provide an Outbreak Response Plan to ISS by December 31, 2019. a. Plan shall be reviewed by ESHD staff at least annually. b. If there are new or updated content in the ESHD’s Outbreak Response Plan after initial submission during this grant period, an updated plan shall be submitted to ISS. 10. Respond to chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis incidence and prevalence trends and outbreaks as reported by ISS. 11. Develop and utilize targeted approaches that result in programmatic improvement, within their agency, that impact communities with high morbidity.

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Government Organizations;

21 Local Health Department

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Cooperative Agreements

Healthcare

There is only one organizational entity eligible to apply for this grant. This is the final year of a 1 year plus two 1-year renewals.

Organization is registered with Grant Accountability and Transparency Act (GATA)

Submissions via the State of Illinois Grant Management System

State of Illinois Grant Management System

The application will be reviewed, evaluated, and funded based on program needs as demonstrated through the application. Award notices will be made to the agency contact in EGrAMS. The contact will receive an e-mail notification of the availability of the grant agreement for download and for signatures in EGrAMS.

Per the Notice of Funding Opportunity

30 days

None

None, 1-year grants only.

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To increase comprehensive partner services in a jurisdiction disproportionately affected by STIs among people of color.

Monthly reimbursement certification form; monthly partner services monthly report; quarterly summary report

Quarterly review reports; annual fiscal desk audit

Retained in EGrAMS

063-48250-1900-0000

Grants are obligated at Illinois Office of the Comptroller

$75,000

Outlined in routine programmatic reports from the grantee and reviewed by IDPH staff.

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Springfield, IL

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Project is to support Disease Intervention Specialist positions to conduct counseling and partner services for STIs among jurisdictional residents.

9/11/2019

Merit Based Review; Notice of Funding Opportunity; Uniform Agreement;

FY 2017 : $75,000
FY 2018 : $75,000
FY 2020 : $112,500
FY 2021 : $75,000
FY 2022 : $75,000
FY 2026 : $100,000