Grants to Ohio Nonprofits to Improve Health Outcomes and Address Social Disparities is a grant from the Ohio Commission on Minority Health. This program supports Ohio-based nonprofit organizations working to reduce health disparities among economically disadvantaged minority populations, including African Americans, Hispanics, Native American Indians, and Asians.

Funded projects must focus on prevention of conditions such as breast, lung, prostate, or throat cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, substance abuse, violence, or infant mortality. All projects must incorporate clinical and non-clinical measures along with lifestyle modification components. Infant mortality projects must use a doula service delivery model.

Violence and substance abuse projects must target youth in grades 4 through 12. Awards are up to $50,000 for one-year projects.

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detailid=2fbc4772-7b35-f011-8f04-00505680042e) * FIND CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES * HELPFUL TIPS FOR APPLYING * REVIEW PAST OPPORTUNITIES FY26 Competitive Demonstration Grant #### This funding opportunity is for reference only, registration closed on June 2, 2025 Opportunity Number OCMH-DG-FY26 Funding Organization State Opportunity Ohio Funding Opportunity Categories Health & Human Services Application Start Date May 5, 2025 Application End Date June 2, 2025 Project Application Start Date July 1, 2025 Project Application End Date June 30, 2026 Assistance Listing Number / CFDA #-na- Eligible Applicants Non-Profit Opportunity Details The purpose of this program is to support health promotion and disease prevention among minority Ohioans who are economically disadvantaged.

Program funding will support implementation of service delivery that focuses on prevention of one of the following: Breast, lung, mouth, prostate, and throat cancer Cardiovascular disease Diabetes Substance abuse Violence Infant mortality Infant mortality projects must be conducted through a doula service delivery model, which targets the reduction of African American preterm birth, low birth weight, and infant mortality, or a doula/community health worker (CHW) delivery model.

For the purposes of this program, minority groups are defined as African Americans, Hispanics, Native American Indians, and Asians. All projects must contain mandatory clinical and non-clinical measures, as well as lifestyle modification components to include diet, exercise, and screenings.

In particular, projects targeting substance abuse and violence must contain lifestyle modifications, as well as alternative drug-free and violence-free activities. Violence prevention and substance abuse projects must focus solely on youth in grades 4 through 12. Projects must comprehensively address the reduction and elimination of known risk factors in program design.

In most cases, primary prevention activities will be given higher priority than secondary or tertiary plans. Projects that rely heavily on screening services exclusive of interventions for measurable behavior change will not receive high priority. Preference will be given to projects that focus expenses on costs related to program services.

Priority will be given to applicants that are able to provide services to a proportionate number of individuals per fiscal year based on the funding request. All projects, with the exception of doula service delivery, must recruit, retain, and serve a minimum of 100 participants.

For the doula service delivery model or a doula/CHW delivery model only, the program must recruit, retain, and serve a minimum of 50 participants who remain enrolled in the program.

Doula service delivery models must also facilitate efforts to address increased early and adequate access to prenatal health care, timely postpartum visits, increasing safe sleep practices, access to behavioral health services, and the provision of other services that decrease social determinants of health risk factors that negatively impact birth outcomes and disproportionately impact racial and ethnic minorities.

Projects delivering services in a school setting must contain a community component for the summer months. School-based or community-based programming must use a program intake process including input from the family member or guardian, if possible. Refer to page 10 of the NOFA file for additional school-based and community-based programming requirements.

All award recipients must: Develop and establish a management board for the administration of projects, composed of proportionate representation of the population served Participate in the funding agency's Minority Health Month (MHM) kick-off activities Conduct a minimum of two separate in-person or virtual MHM events during MHM in April 2026 Participate face-to-face or virtually in webinars, trainings, and/or conference call meetings with funding agency staff Eligible costs may include personnel or fringe benefits; travel; leasing of equipment; and indirect costs, rent, administrative costs, maintenance, or repair.

Optional technical assistance sessions are scheduled for this program. Refer to the Application section for details. Financial Details An unspecified amount of funding is available to support awards of up to $100,000 per year through this program.

All award recipients must have a fully executed acknowledgement of terms (AOT) within 60 days of award notice. Projects will require immediate startup. Project periods will begin on July 1, 2025, and end on June 30, 2026.

School-based projects must be budgeted and programmed for the entire 12-month period, and may not be limited to the school year. Applicants will be eligible to apply for FY 2027 funding. If applicants receive FY 2027 funding, project activities must continue without a gap in services.

Preference will be given to projects focusing on costs related to project services. Requested costs for agency personnel must be justified. Applicants must budget travel costs, including mileage, meals, and hotel accommodations, to attend the Minority Health Month statewide kick-off ceremony and health expo, which will be held in March 2026.

Indirect costs, as detailed on page 18 of the NOFA file, may not exceed 15 percent of the amount requested. Costs of incentives may not exceed 5 percent of the award amount. Gift cards are allowed up to maximum of $50 per participant with an annual maximum of $5,000 total.

Gift cards must be connected to project implementation. In general, funds may not be used for the purchase of food or beverages, including water as well as refreshments, sit-down meals, or catering services. Costs for food demonstrations for projects that target chronic diseases may be allowable.

Funds may not be used for the purchase of equipment; however, leased equipment is allowable.

Funds may not be used for: Medical treatment and/or counseling services Projects for residential services Conducting research and/or studies independent of service delivery Projects that are legislatively mandated and funded by other public funds Projects exclusively designed to conduct conferences or workshops Doulas to exclusively provide birthing support Out-of-state travel, medication, or cash incentives or awards Using gift cards to reimburse speakers Rent and utilities in some cases, as detailed on page 18 of the NOFA file Regional or statewide projects Refer to pages 5 and 16-17 of the NOFA file for information regarding additional ineligible costs.

### Documents to be Submitted with Application _When applicable, instructions or templates will be provided in the Attachments section above. Only PDF, Microsoft Word, PowerPoint or Excel formats will be accepted. _