[cultural-health] Fwd: UPDATE: Kaiser Permanente Northwest Oral Health Request for Proposal - Letter of Intent Due: March 15th by 5:00 P.M.

[Ruth A NKEMONTOH]

Hello Partners and Colleagues,
 
Please be advised of the following opportunity. For additional
information please contact
 
Kaiser Permanente Northwest*Community Benefit
c/o Safety Net Partnership Committee 
community.benefit at kp.org
503-813-3575
 
 

Bests, 
 
Ruth Nkemontoh
971/673-1342



>>> <Community.Benefit at kp.org> 2/16/2011 3:54 PM >>>

KAISER PERMANENTE NORTHWEST

REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) ANNOUNCEMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR 
ORAL HEALTH INITIATIVE FOR 
PREVENTION, ADVOCACY, ACCESS TO CARE, AND EDUCATION 

PORTLAND, OR * The Kaiser Permanente Northwest Region (KPNW) is seeking
proposals from qualified community-based organizations, grassroots
advocacy groups, dental care providers, non-service networks, health
centers, and federally qualified health centers that best meet the
qualifications and geographical requirements of the KPNW Region. We
invite proposals from groups who are beginning to be involved in policy
advocacy work as well as those who have been doing this for some time
and are willing and able to take their work to the 
next level. 

KPNW has dedicated a minimum of $750,000 over a three-year period for
this initiative and intends to award a portfolio of five to eight grants
in the $30,000 to $50,000 range annually as a result of this competitive
RFP. Grant size will depend on experience, need, level of community
support, and a clear plan and ability to demonstrate outcomes. Projects
maybe funded for one year or up to three years. Grant awards will not
exceed $50,000 per year, up to a maximum of $150,000 over a three-year
period. Multi-year requests will be considered for up to three years
(ending in 2014). Subsequent years of continual funding will depend on
adequate performance in previous years. 

KPNW is mandated by the IRS to support our service areas in both
Washington and Oregon. These counties include:
Washington:Clark, Cowlitz, parts of Wahkiakum* and Skamania* counties.
Oregon:Clackamas, Columbia, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Washington, parts
of *Columbia,*Hood River,* Linn,* and *Benton counties.

*Organizations may email community.benefit at kp.org to verifythat they
located in a Kaiser Permanente service area.

KPNW Oral Health Initiative RFP will provide funding to assist regional
safety net partners in creating and implementing strategies to support
oral health initiatives that address the following four priority areas:

1. Increase access to oral health care by removing barriers that exist
in health services and/or prevention and educational initiatives. 
2. Policy improvements at the institutional and/or government levels
that will improve oral health in the proposed area.
3. Enhance oral health education and prevention messages and
interventions targeting consumers, public health, and medical
professionals (e.g., pediatricians, dentists, hygienists, health
educators, parents, and guardians).
4. Support the implementation of evidence-based solutions, best and
emerging practices that seek to increase access to oral health care and
create an innovative system, and partnership(s) for providing care. 

To apply:
Step 1:Submit letter of intent via email, maximum length of two pages,
by 5 p.m. PST on Monday, March 15, 2011. Please e-mail to
Community.Benefit at kp.org. 
Step 2:Invited applications will be requested to submit a full
application. See full RFP for detailed instructions. 



Timeline and key dates
Tuesday, February 15, 2011Details posted on KPNW*s Community Benefit
website and sent via e-mail to community partners.
Monday, March 15, 2011
5 p.m. PSTDeadline for receipt of letters of intent.
Tuesday, March 15*21, 2011Letters of intent reviewed by selection
committee.
Tuesday, March 29, 2011Invitations sent to selected candidates to
submit full grant proposals.
Thursday, May 6, 2011
5 p.m. PSTDeadline for receipt of invitedproposals
Friday, May 6*Thursday, June 16, 2011Proposals reviewed by selection
committee.
Thursday, June 23, 2011 Grant recipients notified of 
awards.
Thursday, June 30, 2011Grant funding begins.

We encourage those interested to view the full RFP through: Click HERE
(
http://info.kp.org/communitybenefit/html/our_communities/northwest/our_communities_8_a.html
).
Or copy and paste:
http://info.kp.org/communitybenefit/html/our_communities/northwest/our_communities_8_a.html

For program information contact: 
Kaiser Permanente Northwest*Community Benefit
c/o Safety Net Partnership Committee 
community.benefit at kp.org
503-813-3575
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