The Illinois Prostate Screening and Awareness (IL-PSA) program is a statewide initiative to effectively deliver culturally and linguistically appropriate prostate cancer education through local health departments, federally qualified health clinics, and community-based organizations that serve age-appropriate men within African American and Hispanic/Latino communities. This program will increase prostate cancer education, awareness, screening, and linkage-to-care opportunities for African American and Latino communities. Selected partners will demonstrate a history of serving these at-risk male groups within urban, suburban, and/or rural counties with reported high incidence rates of prostate cancer. This opportunity is available to Illinois-based non-profit, 501(c)(3) organizations, federally qualified health clinics, and local health departments that reach African American and Hispanic/Latino men.

Application Deadline: November 11, 2021, 5pm C.S.T.

RFA Link: Illinois Prostate Screening & Awareness RFA

The V-PROTECT: Confidence program aims to address vaccine hesitancy and low uptake rates among Black and Asian refugee, immigrant, and migrant (RIM) communities in Illinois by identifying ethnically and culturally tailored interventions to increase confidence in vaccine products, vaccine providers, and vaccine policy. The Asian Health Coalition seeks partnerships with community-based organizations and regional health centers across Illinois that serve Black and Asian immigrant communities.

Application Deadline: November 11, 2021, 5pm C.S.T
Open RFA

All proposal submissions are reviewed by independent reviewers and internal staff. The review process generally takes 2 weeks from the application deadline date, however there may be slight fluctuations depending on the program.

Review teams are made up of both practitioners and content experts familiar with the field of public health programming and research. The following elements are considered in the evaluation of each proposal:

Suitability of the Partnership: How well the partnership meets the aims and deliverables of the program as described in the RFA.

Focus and Nature of Activities: The overall quality and alignment of the partnership activities in contributing both to local outcomes and the broader community.

Development and Sustainability: The potential of the partnership to develop during the grant and sustain or advance itself beyond the proposed timeline of the program.

Budget and Timeline: The adequacy of the budget and timeline.

Project Team: The potential of the key personnel to do the work of the partnership as described in the proposal.