The Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry is accepting applications for the Public Health AmeriCorps program focuses on recruiting and building a workforce ready to respond to the public health needs of Pennsylvania while providing public health service in local communities.
Donor Name: Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry
State: Pennsylvania
County: All Counties
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline: 10/12/2022
Size of the Grant: $57,000 to $4,644,000
Grant Duration: 2 years
Details:
Public Health AmeriCorps has two main goals:
- Help meet public health needs of local communities by providing needed capacity and support in state and local public health settings and advancing more equitable health outcomes for communities who are currently or historically underserved.
- Provide pathways to good, quality public health-related careers by providing exposure through onsite experience, training, and more, with a focus on recruiting AmeriCorps members who reflect the communities in which they will serve.
PennSERVE Priorities
PennSERVE may also give special consideration in the review process to applicants that meet needs in one or more of the funding priorities included in their 2022-2024 State Service Plan that align with the goals of Public Health AmeriCorps:
- Health
- Mental health
- Access to healthy food
- Reducing alcohol and/or drug abuse
- Ongoing health impacts related to the COVID-19 pandemic
- Economic Opportunity
- Workforce development
- Education/ Health/ Economic Opportunity
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- Empowering individuals and families, including youth and young adults, who are impacted by the juvenile and/or criminal justice system; efforts may include but are not limited to diversion, re-entry, and engaging credible messengers to provide or connect individuals with support, treatment, or other services.
- Program Structure
- Programs that strategically embed the workforce development of AmeriCorps members in program design
- Programs that embed principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion in program design
- Programs that provide a living allowance above the minimum required by the federal AmeriCorps agency
- Geography
- Programs that provide services in low-income and/or under-resourced communities without other AmeriCorps State programs. “Communities” may be defined as neighborhoods, cities or towns, counties, or regions.
Funding Information
- In 2022, award amounts for operating programs ranged from $57,000 to $4,644,000.
- The AmeriCorps agency anticipates making two-year grant awards.
Eligibility Criteria
- The following non-federal entities (as defined in 2 C.F.R. § 200.69) who have DUNS numbers and are registered in system for award management (SAM) are eligible to apply:
- Indian tribes (2 C.F.R. § 200.54);
- institutions of higher education (2 C.F.R. § 200.55);
- local governments (2 C.F.R. § 200.64);
- nonprofit organizations (2 C.F.R. § 200.70); and,
- states (2 C.F.R. § 200.90).
- Programs applying to PennSERVE must operate their program only within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
For more information, visit PDLI.