Priority Community Programs

Priority Community Programs is sponsored by Quest Diagnostics. This program focuses on community-driven solutions to improve health, with a specific interest in increasing the use of diagnostic testing and screening.

Priority communities | Quest Diagnostics About priority community programs</h2>\r\n<p>Suffolk County (Boston), Massachusetts has been identified as the next community for intentional Foundation funding to advance coalition and community-driven solutions to improve health. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nThis funding opportunity builds on best practices and lessons learned in other communities.

</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-aa09684d8f" class="cmp-text"> Suffolk County (Boston), Massachusetts has been identified as the next community for intentional Foundation funding to advance coalition and community-driven solutions to improve health. This funding opportunity builds on best practices and lessons learned in other communities.

Program expectations</h2>\r\n<p>Foundation applicants are expected to demonstrate the capacity to implement and evaluate community-driven and community-led solutions to meaningfully impact health outcomes with a focus on chronic cardiometabolic conditions and maternal/child health.

<br>\r\n<br>\r\nApplicants are strongly encouraged to:</p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Apply as part of multi-sector coalitions, teams, or partnerships, and</li>\r\n<li>Articulate alignment of efforts to the most recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA)</li>\r\n</ul>\r\n<p>The applicant is expected to describe intended outcomes of the proposed initiatives and illustrate the capacity to leverage local resources and partnerships to sustain program implementation and evaluation efforts.

</p>\r\n<h2>Example outcomes</h2>\r\n<p>Examples include, but are not limited to:</p>\r\n<p> </p>\r\n"}}" id="text-bb4e420598" class="cmp-text"> Foundation applicants are expected to demonstrate the capacity to implement and evaluate community-driven and community-led solutions to meaningfully impact health outcomes with a focus on chronic cardiometabolic conditions and maternal/child health.

Applicants are strongly encouraged to: Apply as part of multi-sector coalitions, teams, or partnerships, and Articulate alignment of efforts to the most recently completed Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) The applicant is expected to describe intended outcomes of the proposed initiatives and illustrate the capacity to leverage local resources and partnerships to sustain program implementation and evaluation efforts.

Examples include, but are not limited to: Community-Clinical Linkages Novel approaches to delivering and coordinating sustainable healthcare and supportive community services for chronic cardiometabolic conditions (eg, diabetes, CVD, hypertension) and maternal/child health.

Types of interventions could include care coordination via community health workers (CHW), promotoras or doulas, telehalth, and mobile care</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-d139ae6ea0" class="cmp-text"> Novel approaches to delivering and coordinating sustainable healthcare and supportive community services for chronic cardiometabolic conditions (eg, diabetes, CVD, hypertension) and maternal/child health.

Types of interventions could include care coordination via community health workers (CHW), promotoras or doulas, telehalth, and mobile care Efforts that emphasize the importance of social drivers of health (eg, food security, transportation) that lead to improved clinical and community health</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-2e952de227" class="cmp-text"> Efforts that emphasize the importance of social drivers of health (eg, food security, transportation) that lead to improved clinical and community health Increased Use of Diagnostic Testing and Screening No-cost testing through Quest Diagnostics to support grant-related activities and increasing patient engagement and activation through health education</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-817eda983a" class="cmp-text"> No-cost testing through Quest Diagnostics to support grant-related activities and increasing patient engagement and activation through health education Education and Workforce Development for Community Impact Initiatives and strategies that leverage education and training to develop a local workforce capable of advancing community health, resilience, and economic stability</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-6e707ccc93" class="cmp-text"> Initiatives and strategies that leverage education and training to develop a local workforce capable of advancing community health, resilience, and economic stability Eligibility for priority community programs</h2>\r\n<p>Applicants must be a recognized tax-exempt organization as defined by the IRS, public charity, or US governmental organization (eg, federally qualified health centers, public schools, universities, public hospitals, public health departments, etc).

<br>\r\n <br>\r\nApplicants may be a <b>national nonprofit organization</b> but must include community-based organizations located in the target geographies.

</p>\r\n"}}" id="text-b4e15e8c8a" class="cmp-text"> Eligibility for priority community programs Applicants must be a recognized tax-exempt organization as defined by the IRS, public charity, or US governmental organization (eg, federally qualified health centers, public schools, universities, public hospitals, public health departments, etc).

Applicants may be a national nonprofit organization but must include community-based organizations located in the target geographies. $100,000 to $1,000,000 per year Estimated period of performance <a title=\"PDF\" href=\"/content/dam/corporate/documents/foundation/Final-Priority-Communities-RFP---Website.

pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Review the full RFP and submission instructions</a></p>\r\n<p> </p>\r\n<p> </p>\r\n"}}" id="text-ed73d48194" class="cmp-text"> Review the full RFP and submission instructions Contact our team by completing the following form.

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