The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health (OASH), and the Office of Minority Health (OMH) announce the availability of funds for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 grant awards for Promoting Equitable Access to Language Services in Health and Human Services (PEALS) initiative that is intended to research, develop, and test methods of informing limited English proficient (LEP) individuals about the availability of language access services.
Donor Name: Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health
State: All States
County: All Counties
U.S Territories: Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands
Type of Grant: Grant
Deadline (mm/dd/yyyy): 07/15/2022
Grant Size: $375,000
Grant Duration: 3 years
Details:
OMH is dedicated to improving the health of racial and ethnic minority populations through the development of health policies and programs that will help eliminate health disparities. Through its demonstration projects, OMH supports the identification of effective approaches for improving health outcomes with the ultimate goal of promoting dissemination and sustainability of these approaches.
This notice solicits applications from public and non-profit private entities to be demonstration sites that identify and implement innovative strategies to enhance language access services through: (1) policy development and implementation; (2) technology utilization; (3) education for individuals with LEP; and (4) education for providers, including medical support staff.
Funding Information
- Estimated Federal Funds Available: $3,000,000
- Award Ceiling (Federal Funds including indirect costs): $375,000 per budget period
- Award Floor (Federal Funds including indirect costs): $300,000
- Estimated Period of Performance: Not to exceed 3 year(s)
Eligibility Criteria
Any public or private nonprofit entity located in a State (which includes one of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, Republic of Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of the Marshall Islands) is eligible to apply for an award under this announcement. Faith-based organizations and American Indian/Alaskan Native/Native American (AI/AN/NA) organizations that are public or non-profit private entities are eligible to apply. Public or non-profit community-based organizations are eligible to apply.
For more information, visit Grants.gov.