For programmatic or technical questions:
Paul Rodriguez
240.453.8208
Paul.Rodriguez@hhs.gov

For grants management or budget questions:
Roscoe Brunson, Jr.
240.453.8822
Roscoe.Brunson@hhs.gov

This program will provide grants for demonstration projects of evidence-based health literacy strategies that are culturally appropriate to enhance COVID-19 testing, contact tracing and/or other mitigation measures in racial and ethnic minority populations and other socially vulnerable populations, including rural communities.

The program goals align with:

• Increase the proportion of adults whose healthcare provider checked their understanding
• Reduce the proportion of adults who report poor patient and provider communication
• Increase the proportion of adults whose healthcare providers involved them in decisions as much as they wanted
• Increase the proportion of people with vaccination records in an information system

Priority is placed on health disparities. Factors that will be considered when reviewing applications include:

• Applicants serving localities with the highest social vulnerability
• Applicants with identified Minority Serving Institution partners
• Equitable geographic distribution

Applicant eligibility is limited to local municipalities, such as city, township, county, and parish governments.

Applicants applying to serve rural areas should use the rural health grants eligibility analyzer.

Rural communities: Approximately 43 awards, up to $3,000,000 each

Urban communities: approximately 30 awards, up to $4,000,000 each

The project period is up to 2 years.

Links to the full grant announcement and the online application process are available through grants.gov.