Women's Health Initiative

Women's Health Initiative is sponsored by Albany County Department of Health. Provides funding for programs promoting women's health through education, service distribution, and resource promotion, including health screenings and workshops.

# Grant Opportunity: Women's Health Initiative | Albany County, NY Daniel P.

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Individual grant awards will be up to $20,000, depending on the scope and quality of the proposals submitted. **Starting in 2026, all applications must include theNEW - Signed Legislative Grant Acknowledgement Formfor the application to be considered complete. ** Applications should be submitted to the Albany County Legislature via email toGrants.

Legislature@AlbanyCountyNY. gov). ********The application window is Monday, February 2, 2026 - Monday, March 2, 2026.

******** Women's Health Initiative Overview This county-wide initiative is crucial for addressing disparities in health outcomes among women, trans individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals, while also emphasizing the need for better health education for these groups.

Women’s health encompasses a wide range of issues, including menstruation, pregnancy and family planning, sexual and reproductive health, and menopause, as well as prevention and treatment of various chronic illnesses that affect both men and women but disproportionately impact women.

An intersectional approach to women’s health examines how factors such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, sexuality, disability, and nationality create and exacerbate barriers to obtaining equitable and effective healthcare services, resources, and education.

Women encounter various obstacles in accessing healthcare, including sociocultural barriers, like stigma, cultural beliefs, negative attitudes, poor health literacy, and language issues; financial barriers, such as poverty, unemployment, and high service costs; and structural barriers, including inaccessible transportation, lack of insurance coverage, and insufficient information about the healthcare system.

Organizations funded through this initiative should aim to alleviate these barriers, address health disparities faced by women and other historically marginalized groups, provide education on women’s health issues, improve health literacy, and enhance healthcare accessibility.

Priority will be given to organizations that propose evidence-based interventions aimed at reducing health disparities, will demonstrate measurable improvements in health literacy, expand access to women’s health and mental health services, and reduce healthcare disparities, particularly in underserved communities and communities where women have been victims of gun violence.

The inability of many women and marginalized individuals to access proper healthcare services or health education can lead to negative health outcomes. Ensuring that resources, services, and education are readily available for those who need them is a significant step toward addressing health disparities.

This initiative is open to organizations providing services to women, trans and non-binary individuals, and all individuals assigned female at birth who face barriers to healthcare access. The application process for the Albany County Improvement Initiative Grant is multi-step: 1.

Proposal Submissions - When the Albany County Legislature solicits applications from eligible project sponsors, applications must include: * NEW - Signed Legislative Grant Acknowledgement Form * By an authorized representative of your organization * The signing official must be authorized to legally bind the applicant organization to a County legislative contract.

* Executive summary detailing the program * Breakdown of anticipated expenses * Benefits statement as to how the project will help with preventing bullying or peer to peer violence, including projected impact * Overview highlighting the need for assistance * Explanation of how this program will fit into a larger curriculum related to evidence-based intervention and elimination of bullying * Section identifying the demographic groups the proposed program is intended to serve.

(Funded programs will be required to track and report participant demographic data to the County for monitoring and evaluation purposes.) 2. Review and Scoring - Each proposal is reviewed and scored by staff of: * Albany County Legislature * Albany County Department of Health * Albany County Executive’s Office 3.

Funding Recommendations - Based on the reviews of the designated graders, the Albany County Legislature will make recommendations on which projects should be funded. There is no guarantee that any applications received by Albany County Legislature will ultimately be awarded funding.

Community-based organizations, homeless shelters, women’s shelters, private individuals with demonstrated expertise, non-profit organizations, and other non-public entities are eligible to apply for funds to: * Provide pregnancy and family planning education to teens, women, trans individuals, and gender non-conforming individuals * Provide emotional support, counseling, or other related supports to women impacted by gun violence * Launch public health education campaigns * Provide services and implement evidence-based interventions that strengthen perinatal and postnatal support structures * Launch public awareness education on the importance of pre-screenings * Create media awareness campaigns that can reach teens, women, trans, non-binary, and gender non-conforming individuals who are going through menopause, cancers, and other reproductive health barriers (utilizing Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, Snapchat, Threads, etc.) * Create a program to tackle barriers to healthcare access, including cultural stigma, financial limitations, lack of transportation, and poor health literacy.

Applicants are encouraged to collaborate with other eligible organizations to apply collectively for grant funding. All members of a collective application must comply with all eligibility and application criteria. NOTE: Organizations previously awarded may still be eligible to receive funding if the funding is intended to expand beyond the services and outreach provided in the initial proposal.

However, preference will be given to new applicants.

Programs must demonstrate that they will provide at least one of the following: * Education designed for teens, women, trans, non-binary, or gender non-conforming individuals * Promote health screenings, including those for cancer and chronic illnesses * Programs that promote early detection screenings * Implement programs that are grounded in scientific research and have proven effectiveness in addressing health disparities in marginalized communities * Programs that are designed to eliminate health disparities among segments of the population that have higher than average health disparities.

Additionally, all respondents must: * Submit a completed application meeting all requirements * Demonstrate the capacity to administer and implement the program effectively By applying for any Albany County Legislative Grants and contracting with Albany County, the applicant organization agrees to the following: (a) The applicant organization, subsequently referred to as the contracting organization (contractor), is responsible for the efficient and effective administration of the Legislative Grant award through sound management practices.

(b) The contractor is responsible for administering grant funds in a manner consistent with the terms and conditions of the grant contract as well as all information provided by Albany County regarding the parameters of the grant and/or subsequent award.

(c) The accounting practices of the contractor must be consistent with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and include adequate supplemental documentation to verify costs charged to the legislative grant award. (e) When reviewing, negotiating, and approving costs being charged to the grant, the contractor should ensure that the reasonableness of such costs is fully considered and adhered to.

Where wide variations exist in the treatment of a given cost item relative to accepted market-rate pricing (prices for comparable costs in the area), the contractor should provide detailed information to explain the need for the additional expense. (f) The contractor must not earn or keep any profit resulting from the grant award.

When the required program activities are completed in accordance with the terms and conditions of the award, the unexpended funds retained by the contractor are not considered profit. Still, legislative guidance should be sought for the treatment or use of surplus grant funds. (g) Compensation for personal services is not allowed.

This includes all remuneration, paid or accrued for services rendered by employees of the contractor during the period of contract performance under the legislative award, including, but not limited to, wages and salaries.

Fringe benefits to employees also constitute compensation and are not reimbursable under legislative grants (h) Sub-contracting for the performance of approved programming is only permitted with prior written approval by the Legislature. Payments to subcontracting entities must be “arms-length” transactions that don’t benefit the contractor's principals (including payments for labor costs).

Subcontractors must include 1099 Forms in addition to invoices for the work performed under the legislative grant.

**Allowability of Costs** Costs must meet the following criteria to be allowable under the legislative grant: (a) Be necessary and reasonable for the performance of the award; (b) Conform to any limitations or exclusions regarding acceptable expenses under the legislative grant award, (c) Be consistent with policies and procedures that apply uniformly to both Albany County finances and other activities of the contractor.

(d) Be accorded consistent treatment. For example, a cost must not be assigned to the legislative grant award as a direct cost if any other cost incurred for the same purpose in like circumstances has been allocated to other funding assistance, including State and Federal sources. (e) Be determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and adequately documented.

(h) All costs must be incurred during the approved contracting period. At its discretion, the Legislature is authorized to waive any prior written approvals and carry forward unobligated award balances to subsequent periods. Such a waiver must be in writing and issued by the Legislature.

A cost is reasonable if it does not exceed an amount that a prudent person would incur under the circumstances prevailing when the decision was made to incur the cost.

In determining the reasonableness of a given cost, consideration must be given to the following: (a) Whether the cost is generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the contractor’s performance of the legislative award; (b) The restraints or requirements imposed by such factors as sound business practices, arm's-length bargaining, and the terms and conditions of the legislative grant award; (c) Market prices for comparable costs for the geographic area; (d) Whether the procuring individuals concerned acted with prudence in the circumstances, considering their responsibilities to the contractor and the County Legislature; (e) Whether the cost represents a deviation from the contractor’s established written policies and procedures for incurring costs Allocable costs in general: A cost is allocable to the legislative award if it is incurred for the contracted program and all of the relative benefits accrue entirely to the program.

This standard is met if the cost is incurred specifically to accomplish the approved program within the approved financial plan. If a cost is incurred for which the benefit is shared between the legislatively approved program and other programming, then the direct cost allocation principles must be applied.

Direct cost allocation principles: If a cost benefits two or more projects or activities in proportions that can be determined without undue effort or cost, the cost must be allocated to the project’s benefits. However, when those proportions cannot be determined, interrelationships of the work involved, costs may be allocated or transferred to the benefited projects on any reasonable documented basis or methodology.

Note: Grant awards do not allow for the purchase of equipment or other capital assets unless explicitly authorized by written approval of the Legislature. **Prior written approval (prior approval)** The reasonableness and allocability of certain costs under legislative awards may be difficult to determine.

To avoid subsequent disallowance or dispute based on unreasonableness or non-allocability, the contractor may seek the Legislature's prior written approval before incurring the cost. The absence of prior written approval for any element of cost will not, in itself, affect the reasonableness or allocability of that cost unless prior approval is specifically required for allowability under the terms of the contract.

**Collection of unallowable costs** Payments made for costs determined by the Legislature to be unallowable must be refunded. The Legislature will determine the terms of repayment on a case-by-case basis as necessary.

**Required Certifications** Financial reports must include a certification, signed by an official who is authorized to legally bind the recipient, which reads as follows: “By signing this report, I certify to the best of my knowledge and belief that the report is true, complete, and accurate, and the expenditures, disbursements and cash receipts are for the purposes and objectives outlined in the terms and conditions of the Legislative award.

I am aware that any false, fictitious, or fraudulent information, or the omission of any material fact, may subject me to criminal, civil, or administrative penalties for fraud, false statements, false claims, or otherwise.

” February 2 – Application Window Opens for Anti-bullying education; Improving parks and playgrounds; Tobacco use prevention; Women’s health initiatives March 2 – Application Window Closes Beginning of Second Quarter – Grant Awardees notified Early July—1st Reimbursement period deadline (details to follow): Each awardee must submit their 1st set of reimbursement and reporting documentation on this date.

Awardees are required to have expended at least thirty-five (35%) of their award by this date. Mid September—2nd and final reimbursement period deadline. Awardees are required to have expended one hundred percent (100%) of their grant award by this date.

Frequently Asked Questions **What types of organizations are eligible to apply for these grants? ** Private individuals, non-profit organizations, and community-based organizations are eligible to apply. **What types of projects are eligible for Albany County Legislative Grant Funding?

** Please refer to the guidelines in the Grant Application and online for the scope of projects eligible for funding in this grant cycle. **Are there any restrictions on how grant funds can be spent? ** Grant funding cannot be spent on: * Operating Expenses (utilities, payroll, insurance, wi-fi, websites, or rent for a grantee's office) * Expenses not explicitly contracted for.

Any expenses submitted must also comply with the Albany County Legislative Grant’s Policy Guidelines for that expense to be reimbursed. The County will not refund any nonconforming expenses. **Can grant funds be used for operational expenses, such as salaries or office supplies?

** No. Grant funds may not be used to offset operational expenses, which include salaries, new personnel costs, or office supplies. Supplies directly used for program implementation may be reimbursable. **Can the funds be used for capital improvements or construction projects?

** No. Unless specifically provided for in the grant’s scope of service or explicitly approved in writing by the Legislature, grant funds may not be used for capital improvements or construction projects. The County will not reimburse grantee expenses for unapproved capital improvements or construction projects. **Can grant funds be used for fundraising events or promotional materials?

** Yes. Funds may be used to promote new or existing programs related to the grant awarded. **What is the deadline for submitting this grant application?

** The application deadline is indicated in the Grant Application. **Can out-of-county organizations apply for funding? ** Yes.

Out-of-County organizations are eligible to apply, provided: * the program has a physical presence in Albany County * that the program is designed to benefit residents of Albany County * that the program operates within the borders of Albany County **Can I apply for multiple grants in a single year? ** Yes. However, preference is given to first-time applicants.

**What documentation do I need to submit my grant application? ** Applications must include: * NEW - Signed Legislative Grant Acknowledgement Form * Executive Summary of the Program * Detailed Breakdown of Anticipated Expenses * Detailed description of Reporting Metrics * Description of the need for assistance and how the program will benefit the community at large **Do I need to provide a detailed budget for my project? ** Yes.

A detailed budget breakdown of anticipated expenses is required for consideration for funding. Expenses that are not directly allocated in the budget breakdown will not be reimbursed. **How will I know if my grant application has been approved?

** You will be notified of approval via email. **What are the next steps after receiving the award notification email? ** Awardees will receive a contract to sign and return, which will require the recipients to sign and submit: * Two (2) Notarized Copies of the Contract * Albany County Claim Form * A Certificate of Insurance **Do I need to submit progress reports or final reports on the project’s outcomes?

** Yes. All financial documentation and reports on the data you have collected must be sent, along with all expenses claimed during the reporting period, to Grants. Legislature@albanycountyny.

gov. Reporting Metrics and Expenses for grants are submitted twice. **Will there be an opportunity to amend the grant proposal if project circumstances change? ** Only in extraordinary circumstances.

Contact Grants. Legislature@albanycountyny. gov for guidance.

**What happens if my project doesn’t meet the eligibility requirements? ** Email Grants. Legislature@albanycountyny.

govwith your contact information to receive notifications for future grants that may better align with your project. **How does Albany County determine which projects receive funding?

** Preference is given to proposals that: * Clearly define the project’s scope * Provide a detailed breakdown of anticipated expenses * Provide a benefits statement * Provide a clear breakdown of Reporting Metrics * How many people are served by the program * The demographics of the people served by the program * Where in the County the program’s beneficiaries reside * Proposals that address the specifications of the Grant Application **When will the grant funds be distributed, and how is payment handled?

** All awarded grant funding is fully reimbursable. Awardees shall conduct the program awarded under the grant, and then submit both their Reporting Metrics and their Expense Reports to the Albany County Legislature for review. All expenses that are inconsistent with the Legislative Grant Policy Guidelines or are unallowable expenses (see Questions 3, 4, and 5) shall not be reimbursed to the grantee.

**Is there a limit to the amount of grant funding I can request? ** Yes. Grant funding requests are limited to the amount specified in the Grant Application.

Each Grant Application will identify: * The grant’s description * The total amount of funding available * The average amount of grant funding awarded **What happens if I miss the grant application deadline? ** Unfortunately, grant applications received after the deadline will not be considered in this cycle. **Who is the point of contact if I have any additional questions that are not covered in this FAQ?

** **Starting in 2026, all applications must include theNEW - Signed Legislative Grant Acknowledgement Formfor the application to be considered complete. ** Applications should be submitted to the Albany County Legislature via email toGrants. Legislature@AlbanyCountyNY.

gov). ********The application window is Monday, February 2, 2026 - Monday, March 2, 2026. ******** Harold L.

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