IDPH: Office of Health Promotion

The Illinois Department of Public Health, Violence and Injury Prevention Section, will provide funding to one public or private not-for-profit entity for the purpose to provide technical assistance and training to one to two grantees under the Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program (HBVI) Pilot Project and increase awareness of the HBVI approach to hospitals and communities. The intent of the funding is to address COVID-19 health disparities, health equity, and health literacy among counties with higher rates of violence. The recipient will provide training and technical assistance to assist hospitals in the pilot program in developing or expanding the core components of a HBVI program. A proposal should reflect approaches outlined in national recommendations such as the toolkit on Guidance on Victim Services Funding for Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs created under funding from the Office for Victims of Crime which shared training and technical assistance guidance.

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Outcomes expected • Improved hospital and community capacity and services to implement HBVI programs in the pilot with one to two hospitals. • Increased knowledge and utilization of HBVI programs with the pilot hospitals. • Increased knowledge of the HBVI approach with hospitals and communities not participating in the pilot program. • Reduce violence and COVID-19 related health disparities.

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This is a non-competitive grant funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC), National Initiative to Address COVID-19 Health Disparities Among Populations at High-Risk and Underserved, Including Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations and Rural Communities program and is contingent upon federal funding. The grantee will work in collaboration with the IDPH Office of Health Promotion (OHPm), Division of Emerging Health Issues’ Violence and Injury Prevention Section to ensure alignment with state and federal goals and objectives

Nonprofit Organizations;

Legally recognized organizations entities are eligible to apply for this funding. Applications from individual persons will not be considered. Strong applicants will document past success in providing training and technical assistance to hospitals and communities on the HBVI approach.

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Project Grants

Education

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Applications must be submitted via the Illinois Department of Public Health's Electronic Grants Administration and Management System (EGrAMS), accessible at idphgrants.com. Applications will be reviewed and scored on the following criteria outlined in the Criteria section by the Illinois Department of Public Health, Violence and Injury Prevention Section.

This grant is competitive. Applications will be reviewed by multiple reviewers. Scoring is based on the evaluation criteria listed above. If criteria are met, then application shall be considered successful. The grantee must work closely with CDC and IDPH Office of Health Promotion (OHPm), Division of Emerging Health Issues’ Violence and Injury Prevention Section leadership, attest to meet grant deliverables, provide adequate budget and justification for allocation of project resources.

Applications will be reviewed for content, work plan activities, budget proposals, and required application supplemental material. In addition, based on adherence to prior grant guidelines, timely submission of reports and fiscal monitoring. The Health Equity Checklist is a scored portion of the IDPH grant application. In public health, health equity is the opportunity for everyone to reach their full health potential, regardless of any social determined circumstance. There are seven questions worth 35 points.

Applications must be submitted through the Illinois Department of Public Health Electronic Grants Administration & Management System (EGrAMS) accessible at idphgrants.com. If the applicant encounters technical difficulties with the EGrAMS system, the applicant may contact: IDPH Grants Support E-mail: DPH.GrantReview@illinois.gov

The grant application will be reviewed after grant deadline. Anticipated award announcement is February 2023.

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Cost sharing or matching are not required

Use of Funds. All grant funds must be used for the sole purposes set forth in the grant proposal and application and must be used in compliance with all applicable laws. Grant funds may not be used as matching funds for any other grant program. Use of grant funds for prohibited purposes may result in loss of grant award and/or place the grantee at risk for recouping of those funds used for the prohibited purpose. Expenditure reports must be submitted monthly. To be reimbursable under the Department/Office of Health Promotion Grant Agreement, expenditures must meet the following general criteria: • Be necessary and reasonable for proper and efficient administration of the program and not be a general expense required to carry out the overall responsibilities of the applicant. • Be authorized or not prohibited under federal, state or local laws, or regulations. • Conform to any limitations or exclusions set forth in the applicable rules, program description, or grant agreement. • Be accorded consistent treatment through application of generally accepted accounting principles, appropriate to the circumstances. • Not be allocable to or included as a cost of any state or federally-financed program in either the current or a prior period. • Be net of all applicable credits. • Be specifically identified with the provision of a direct service or program activity. • Be an actual expenditure of funds in support of program activities, documented by check number, and/or internal ledger transfer of funds. • Not be used for research or clinical care. Unallowable Cost List. Unallowable or prohibited uses of grant funds include, but are not limited, to the following: • Political or religious purposes. • Contributions or donations. • Incentives, including but not limited to t-shirts, bags, backpacks, hats, pencils, rulers, coloring books, stress balls, band-aid holders, mugs and cookware. • Fundraising or legislative lobbying expenses. • Payment of bad or non-program related debts, fines or penalties. • Contribution to a contingency fund or provision for unforeseen events. • Food, alcoholic beverages, gratuities or entertainment. • Membership fees. Association dues. • Interest or financial payments or other fines or penalties. • Purchase or improvement of land or purchase, improvement, or construction of a building. • Lease of facility space. • Any expenditure that may create conflict of interest or the perception of impropriety. • Audit expenses. • Equipment. • Prescription drugs. • Conference registration fees, including registration fees to attend or exhibit at events that can be defined as fundraisers. • Exhibit fees. • Subscriptions. • Expenses for credentialing (e.g., CHES certification). • Out-of-state travel. • Airfare.

The Grantee must work closely with IDPH Office of Health Promotion (OHPm), Division of Emerging Health Issues’ Violence and Injury Prevention Section and participate in calls and meetings as scheduled. Grantees are required to submit quarterly performance reports on their work plan objectives and quarterly fiscal reporting in EGrAMS within 30 days after the reporting period. In addition to summary of activities performed, the following performance measures will be included in the report: • Updates on strategic partners. • Updates on trainings and resources for pilot hospitals and strategic partners. • Updates on successes, challenges, and delays. Grantees will also submit quarterly expenditure and reimbursement reports. ‘ Failure to submit required reports in a timely manner will result in delays with approval of reimbursements. The grantee will ensure quarterly reports are submitted in the provided format as follows: • Progress period 1 – (February 15 – May 31, 2023) Due: June 30, 2023

Reports and findings from audits performed under Subpart F—Audit Requirements of this part or the reports and findings of any other available audit

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maximum of $100,000.

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Springfield

https://dph.illinois.gov/topics-services/prevention-wellness/injury-violence-prevention.html

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FY 2023 : $525,000