Blue Hills Community Health Alliance (CHNA 20) Community Grant Information Session April 15, 2016 9:30-11:00 AM Quincy Center for Innovation
CHNA 20 We believe that the path to sustainable change for the health of our communities lies in multi-sector, collaborative, interdisciplinary efforts that address the roots of health disparities, not the symptoms.
Braintree Norwood Canton Quincy Cohasset Randolph Hingham Scituate 13 Communities Braintree Norwood Canton Quincy Cohasset Randolph Hingham Scituate Hull Sharon Milton Weymouth Norwell
CHNA 20 Programs 1. Multi-year Grants 2. Community Grants 3. SA Prevention Coalition Initiative 4. BoH Collaboration Projects 5. Behavioral Health Programs 6. Member Engagement
2016-2017 Community Grant Program Grant Priorities Improve access to care for vulnerable populations Focus on Chronic Disease & Wellness Foster collaborations Potential for sustainability past the grant period $50,000 in funds to allocate Grants up to $5,000 each
Request for Application (RFA) Intent to Apply Narrative Attachments Work plan Budget worksheet Recipient Obligations
What is the problem you plan to address? Narrative Questions What is the problem you plan to address? Are there collaborations that will help the program? What approach (method) will you use to addressing the problem? How you will measure the program’s success (change)?
The How The grants will be read by a team of reviewers who will need to know: HOW you will achieve your project's purpose? HOW you will measure success? HOW you will organize timelines? HOW you will achieve additional core requirements? Try inserting helper phrases: “By doing x, we intend to gain y.” “If we perform task A, it will result in outcome B.”
Intent to Apply 4/29/16 Application Due 5/20/16 Grant Review 6/10/15 Important Dates Intent to Apply 4/29/16 Application Due 5/20/16 Grant Review 6/10/15 Award Notification 6/17/15
Q & A Questions?
Email questions to: chna20@baystatecs.org Kym Williams, CHNA 20 Coordinator kwilliams@baystatecs.org Arlene Goldstein, Program Manager agoldstein@baystatecs.org
Writing the Grant Application Describing the why, how and so what of it all!
Goals & Objectives Goals Objectives Broad Narrow General Specific Intangible Tangible Longer Time Frame Shorter Time Frame May or may not be measurable Measurable
Outputs vs. Outcomes INPUTS OUTPUT OUTCOMES IMPACTS What you do Resources you use Staff Materials Collaborators OUTPUT How much or how many activities you produce or deliver to your audience Events Workshops Direct service Curriculum OUTCOMES What you want to achieve The results of your program Changes in Knowledge Attitudes Skills Behavior IMPACTS Sustainable Change Environmental System Policy
Theory of Change What will change in the lives of individuals, families, organizations, or the community as a result of this program? How will this program made a difference? How will the lives of program participants improve as a result of the program? When will this change happen in the life of the program?
Non-participant Observations Measuring Change See the change Data Record Review Surveys Non-participant Observations Hear the change Focus Groups Interviews
Tools for Measuring Change Post only Pre / Post Time Series Comparative Group Comparative Standard
The How The grants will be read by a team of reviewers who will need to know: HOW you will achieve your project's purpose? HOW you will measure success? HOW you will organize timelines? HOW you will achieve additional core requirements? Try inserting helper phrases: “By doing x, we intend to gain y.” “If we perform task A, it will result in outcome B.”
Providing the How Incomplete Complete We will analyze participant’s experiences. Participants will complete confidential online surveys _X_ times per year We will offer programmatic support to participants. Each participant will receive a printed curriculum resource and training guide for Mental Health First Aid. We will schedule regular follow-up sessions with the parents. Parent satisfaction assessments will be conducted every six weeks between October and April.
Remember Did you answer the “how?” Did you read it from the perspective of the reviewer? Did you complete all sections of the RFA Did you replace: Uncertainties with affirmatives Adjectives with ideas Fillers with data