Requests for Proposals

NACCHO funding opportunity: The Winnable Battles Collaboration Project
The National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is inviting local health departments (LHDs) to submit applications to participate in The Winnable Battles Collaboration Project. This project will foster collaboration between LHD maternal, child, and adolescent health and LHD chronic disease prevention staff, and enhance their capacity to carry out projects that support the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Winnable Battles related to tobacco and obesity prevention. This Request for Applications process will identify two (2) LHDs currently engaged in evidence-informed or evidence-based efforts to address the Winnable Battles. NACCHO will provide training and technical assistance to the selected LHDs to improve their capacity to conduct cross-cutting efforts, and process and outcome evaluation. The project period is March 15, 2013 - September 20, 2013. Applications are due by Monday, March 11, 2013. Click here for more information and to access the application.

Request for Applications (RFA): Targeted Capacity Expansion Peer-to-Peer (TCE-PTP)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has announced a Request for Applications (RFA) with the purpose of expanding and enhancing service capacity through the provision of addiction peer recovery support services for those individuals with substance use disorders. The funding opportunity is open to state and local governments; federally recognized American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) tribes and tribal organizations; urban Indian organizations; public or private universities and colleges; and community- and faith-based organizations. Click here to view or download the RFA, # TI-13-001. See page 7 of the PDF for language about the goal of reducing tobacco use among individuals receiving direct services under the grant. The application deadline is March 15, 2013.

Recruiting Federally Qualified Health Centers for the Office Champions Tobacco Cessation Project
Building upon the success of the national dissemination project, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) is bringing the Office Champions model to practices in underserved communities, which typically have higher tobacco use rates. The AAFP is now recruiting 20 Federally Qualified Health Centers for the Office Champions Tobacco Cessation FQHC Project. This project will provide practical strategies through an online training module, live teleconferences and assorted materials for making system changes in medical practices to improve tobacco cessation activities. Practices that complete the program will receive $2,000 financial assistance for administrative costs, plus materials for patients and recognition for practices. Click here for more information and to apply. This project is made possible by the support of Pfizer Inc. and the Smoking Cessation Leadership Center. Applications will be accepted through March 22, 2013. Please note that in order to apply and to be considered for this project, the family physician(s) at the FQHC must be members of AAFP.

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